Hungarian ő and ű are the long forms of ö and ü. The mark on top is a double acute, and the characters are U+0151 and U+0171. A tilde (õ) or a circumflex (û) looks close, but those are different letters, and Hungarian doesn't use them.
| Letter | Sounds like | Example |
|---|---|---|
| ő | ö held longer, the vowel in German schön | őt (him or her), idő (time) |
| ű | ü held longer, like German ü | tűz (fire), fűt (heats) |
The length matters. Öt is five and őt is him or her, and the whole difference is the length and the mark. means he or she is a doctor.
- ődouble acuteU+0151õtildeU+00F5ötwo dotsU+00F6The double acute is two slanted strokes, both leaning the same way. Õ has a wavy tilde, and ö has two dots.
- űdouble acuteU+0171ûcircumflexU+00FBütwo dotsU+00FCÛ has a roof-shaped circumflex. Hungarian uses ű for the long sound and ü for the short one.
- ŐcapitalU+0150ŰcapitalU+0170The capitals are U+0150 and U+0170, as in Őrség (a region) and Űr (space).
The wrong forms come from an old character set, ISO 8859-1, where the tilde and circumflex letters sat in the same places that Hungarian text needs for ő and ű. The newer set, ISO 8859-2, puts the double acute letters there. Unicode has both, so copy the right one from here.
Copy them from the box above, or use one of these. These steps were checked against the official pages listed below in November 2026.
- iPhone and iPadIn Settings, tap General, Keyboard, Keyboards and Add New Keyboard, then choose Hungarian. Switch to it with the globe key.
- AndroidAdd Hungarian in your keyboard's language settings. In Gboard, touch and hold o or u to see more options, and slide to the one with the double acute.
- MacPress the Fn or globe key and E, search for the letter's name, such as o with double acute, and click it.
- WindowsAdd a Hungarian keyboard under Settings, Time & language, and press the Windows key and the space bar to switch to it. On a Hungarian keyboard, the ű key often sits next to Enter or Backspace.
- Word on WindowsType 0151 for ő or 0171 for ű, select just those four characters, and press Alt and X together.
- Google DocsChoose Insert, then Symbols, then Special characters, and type the code in the search box: 0151 for ő or 0171 for ű.
Tap the Hungarian words above to hear them. Once the letters feel easy, the best apps to learn Hungarian lists what you can use next.
Is Hungarian Ő the Same as Ö?
No. They are two letters, and ő is held longer. In a word list, ő is filed with ö, but in speech and spelling they are different.
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Sources
- Wikipedia, Hungarian alphabet (Ő and Ű are letters in their own right; ő is a longer, more closed ö; ű is a longer ü; the pair öt and őt; the ű key sits next to Enter or Backspace on many keyboards)
- Wikipedia, Double acute accent (Ő ő is U+0150 and U+0151, Ű ű is U+0170 and U+0171; in ISO 8859-2 they take the place of the similar-looking Õ õ and Û û of ISO 8859-1)
- Unicode Character Database, NamesList (U+0151 LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH DOUBLE ACUTE, U+0171 LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH DOUBLE ACUTE, U+00F5 and U+00FB)
- Microsoft Learn, Windows keyboard layouts (Hungarian and Hungarian 101-key are separate layouts; page dated 28 September 2026)
- Apple, iOS and iPadOS feature availability (the QuickType keyboard list includes Hungarian)
- Apple Support, Add or change keyboards on iPhone (Settings, General, Keyboard, Keyboards, Add New Keyboard)
- Google, Use your keyboard (on Android, touch and hold a key to find accents and more options)
- Google, Type in a different language with Gboard
- Apple Support, Use emoji and symbols on Mac (Fn or Globe key and E opens the Character Viewer; search by word)
- Microsoft Support, Insert ASCII or Unicode character codes in Word (type the code, then press Alt+X)
- Google Docs Help, Insert special characters (Insert, Symbols, Special characters; find a character by category, Unicode value or drawing)
