Latin character N with caron
About this character
The character ň is known as Latin character N with caron and carries the Unicode code point U+0148, which is 328 in decimal. It belongs to the Latin Extended-A block (U+0100–U+017F), which gathers the accented letters of Central and Northern European languages missing from Latin-1, such as Polish, Czech and Hungarian.
In memory, ň takes 2 bytes in UTF-8 (0xC5 0x88) and 1 in UTF-16 (0x0148). That difference is why badly configured forms or databases garble this character: they assume one byte per character.
How to type ň
| System | What to do |
|---|---|
| Windows | In Word or WordPad, type 0148 and press Alt + X to turn the code into the character. |
| macOS | On a Mac, open the Character Viewer with Ctrl + ⌘ + Space and search for “Latin character N with caron”. |
| Linux | On Linux (GTK), type Ctrl + ⇧ + U, 0148 then press Enter. |
| HTML / Web | In an HTML page, write ň. Use \0148 in CSS, \u0148 in JavaScript and \u0148 in Python. |
| On this site | The simplest route is the Copy button above: the character goes straight to your clipboard, ready to paste anywhere. |
Keyboards that include ň
This character sits directly on the following ClavierVirtuel layouts, where you can click it with the mouse:
Codes and encodings
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+0148 |
| Unicode block | Latin Extended-A (U+0100–U+017F) |
| Decimal | 328 |
| Hexadecimal | 0x0148 |
| Octal | 0510 |
| Binary | 101001000 |
| UTF-8 bytes | 0xC5 0x88 |
| UTF-16 units | 0x0148 |
| Named HTML entity | None |
| Decimal HTML entity | ň |
| Hex HTML entity | ň |
| CSS escape | \0148 |
| JavaScript escape | \u0148 |
| Python escape | \u0148 |
| URL encoding | %C5%88 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the Unicode code for ň?
Its code point is U+0148, which is 328 in decimal and 0510 in octal. In HTML you can write it as ň or ň.
Why does ň show up as a box or a question mark?
An empty box means the font has no glyph for U+0148. The character is still in the text: switching to a font that covers the block (Noto, DejaVu or Segoe UI Symbol) makes it appear.
Can I use ň in a filename, a URL or a password?
In a URL it must be encoded as %C5%88. Modern filesystems accept it, though it is still risky when moving files between systems. For passwords, some forms reject non-ASCII characters outright.