How to Type D with an Accent Mark (Win, Mac & Docs)

D with an accent is ď (lowercase) or Ď (uppercase). Both carry a caron, the small v-shaped mark.

Neither has a Windows Alt code, so the quickest routes are: in Word type 010F then press Alt+X, or copy the glyph below. On Mac, use the Character Viewer, since there’s no default Option shortcut for the caron.

The mark on top is a caron (also called a háček). It’s the same shape whether the letter is upper or lowercase, but the two are separate Unicode characters with their own code points, so you type each one on its own. Below is every code you need, then the exact steps per platform.

D with accent: quick reference table

Glyph	Name	Unicode (hex)	Windows Alt code	Word Alt+X (hex)	HTML
ď	Latin small letter d with caron	U+010F	No standard Windows Alt code; Word: 010F then Alt+X	Type 010F, then Alt+X	ď
Ď	Latin capital letter D with caron	U+010E	No standard Windows Alt code; Word: 010E then Alt+X	Type 010E, then Alt+X	Ď

Two things to note from the table. The Unicode values are written in hexadecimal, and the Word method uses those same hex digits. Do not try them as Alt codes: 010F then Alt+X in Word is not a real shortcut and produces the wrong character or nothing.

For math or typesetting, LaTeX builds these with the caron command: \v{d} gives ď and \v{D} gives Ď.

Type ď and Ď on Windows

There’s no Alt code for either letter. Alt codes only reach characters that sit in the old code-page tables, and the D-with-caron letters aren’t in them. So skip the numeric keypad here and use one of the two routes below.

Character Map

1. Open the Start menu, type Character Map, and open it.
2. Tick Advanced view, then type 010F (or 010E) into the Go to Unicode box.
3. Select the character, click Copy, and paste it wherever you need it.

Emoji panel

Press Win+. to open the emoji and symbol panel, then use its search box.

The panel covers many Latin letters, though not every field accepts it. If your app rejects the panel, fall back to Character Map or a paste.

If you type accented letters often, a keyboard tool that maps them to easy keys saves the copy-paste dance. Our on-screen accent keyboard lets you click ď or Ď straight into the clipboard.

Type ď and Ď on Mac

Mac has no Alt codes, and the caron isn’t one of the standard Option dead keys, so you won’t find a plain Option combination for it. Use the Character Viewer instead.

1. Press Ctrl+Cmd+Space to open the Character Viewer.
2. Search for caron or d with caron, or paste the code point 010F into its search field.
3. Double-click the glyph to insert it.

If you write Czech or Slovak regularly, add that keyboard layout under System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources. On those layouts the caron sits on a dead key, so you press it then d. For occasional use, the Character Viewer is faster than switching layouts.

Type ď and Ď in Word

Word has the fastest desktop method. Type the hex code, then convert it in place.

1. Type 010F for ď, or 010E for Ď.
2. With the cursor right after those characters, press Alt+X.
3. The code flips to the letter. Pressing Alt+X again toggles it back if you need to check it.

The Insert → Symbol → More Symbols dialog also works: set the subset to Latin Extended-A and pick the glyph. The same Alt+X trick works in Outlook and OneNote. The identical Insert → Symbol route also works in PowerPoint, so you don’t need a separate method there.

If you type ď constantly, set up an AutoCorrect entry (File → Options → Proofing → AutoCorrect Options) so a short trigger like dv expands to ď. Note that Alt+X does not work in Excel or Google Docs, so don’t carry it into those apps.

Type ď and Ď in Excel, PowerPoint, and Google tools

Excel has no Alt+X. Use the UNICHAR function or Insert → Symbol.

• Excel formula: =UNICHAR(271) returns ď and =UNICHAR(270) returns Ď. Those numbers are the decimal Unicode values. Copy the cell and paste as values if you need plain text.
• Excel menu: Insert → Symbol, set the subset to Latin Extended-A, pick the letter.

In Google Docs, use Insert → Special characters, then either search d with caron or draw the shape in the sketch box and click the match.

Google Sheets has no Insert → Special characters menu at all. Use =UNICHAR(271) or =UNICHAR(270) in a cell, or paste the glyph in. If you want to run an OS-level input method inside a cell, press F2 first to enter edit mode.

Type ď and Ď on iPhone and Android

Both phone keyboards hide accented letters behind a long-press, but the caron on D isn’t offered on the default English layout. Two reliable options:

• Add a language: install a Czech or Slovak keyboard (iPhone: Settings → General → Keyboard → Keyboards; Android: Settings → System → Languages & input). Long-press d on that layout to reveal ď.
• Text replacement: create a shortcut so a trigger you type expands to ď. On iPhone it’s Settings → General → Keyboard → Text Replacement; on Android it’s the personal dictionary in your keyboard settings. Paste ď once during setup, and it’s always a few taps away after that.

Type ď and Ď on a Chromebook

ChromeOS has no Alt codes, and adding a USB numpad won’t change that. Use the Unicode input shortcut instead.

1. Press Ctrl+Shift+U. An underlined u appears.
2. Type the hex code — 10f for ď or 10e for Ď, with no U+ prefix.
3. Press Enter or Space to confirm.

Some web text fields swallow the shortcut. If nothing appears, use the symbol picker at Launcher+Shift+Space (a dedicated Quick Insert key on newer models), or just paste the character.

Type ď and Ď in Notion, Slack, Discord, and Canva

None of these apps has a built-in caron shortcut. The practical answer is the same across all four: paste the glyph from the copy buttons at the top of this page, and make it permanent with a text replacement.

• Notion, Slack, Discord, Canva: paste ď or Ď directly. They render in any Unicode font these apps use.
• Make it stick: set an OS-level text replacement (macOS System Settings → Keyboard → Text Replacements; Windows via PowerToys or the Microsoft touch keyboard) so your trigger expands to ď in every app at once, these four included.

Slack has no symbol menu, so don’t hunt for one. The paste-plus-replacement approach is faster than any workaround.

Use ď and Ď on the web (HTML and CSS)

In HTML you have three ways to write each letter, and all render the same glyph:

• Named entity: ď for ď, Ď for Ď.
• Decimal: ď and Ď.
• Hex: ď and Ď — note the x.

In CSS content values, escape with the hex code point: content: "\10F". If a page saved as UTF-8 shows a box or question mark, the file encoding or font is the problem, not the character, see troubleshooting below.

Precomposed vs combining: why identical-looking ď can behave differently

There are two ways to encode ď. One is the single precomposed character U+010F.

The other is a plain d followed by a combining caron, U+030C. On screen they can look the same, but the bytes underneath differ.

This matters more than it sounds. A search box may match one form and miss the other.

A filename, username, or form field can reject or duplicate a value because two “identical” strings aren’t byte-equal. Copy-paste between systems sometimes silently converts one to the other.

The fix is normalization. Converting text to NFC (Normalization Form C) collapses the combining sequence into the single precomposed U+010F, which is what most software expects. When in doubt, prefer the precomposed character from the copy buttons above, and run user input through NFC before comparing or storing it.

Troubleshooting ď and Ď

• You see a box (□) or question mark. The current font lacks the glyph. Older or decorative fonts sometimes cover plain d but not d-with-caron. Switch to a broad font such as Arial, Segoe UI, Calibri, or Noto Sans, which all include Latin Extended-A.
• 010F then Alt+X in Word does nothing. That isn’t a Windows Alt code. There is no Alt code for these letters — use Character Map, the emoji panel, or the Word Alt+X method.
• Word inserts the wrong character after Alt+X. The digits before the cursor must be exactly 010F or 010E with nothing else touching them. A stray letter or space bundled in changes the result. Delete and retype the four characters cleanly.
• The caron looks like an apostrophe attached to the D. On some fonts the lowercase ď and Ď render the caron as a tall stroke to the right of the letter rather than a v on top. That’s a correct typographic form, not an error.
• Two copies of the same name won’t match. This is the precomposed-vs-combining problem above. Normalize both strings to NFC before comparing.
• Long-press shows no caron on your phone. The default English keyboard doesn’t offer it. Add a Czech or Slovak layout, or set a text replacement.

What ď and Ď are used for

The caron on D appears in the Latin alphabets of several Central European languages, where ď and Ď are treated as their own letters. You’ll meet them in Czech and Slovak names, place names, and dictionary entries.

Practically, most people reach for these when they need to spell a name correctly, quote a title, or fill a form that stores the original spelling. Getting the exact character right, rather than a plain d, keeps records searchable and correct.

Related letters people mix up with ď

• The caron is easy to confuse with other diacritics. See how carons and cedillas sit on other letters in typing C with accents.
• Vowels take the widest range of marks, acute, grave, circumflex, and more, covered in every way to type E with an accent and how to type A with an accent.
• Consonant marks are rarer and often trip people up, so it’s worth seeing how they work on B with an accent and F with accents.

Frequently asked questions

Is there really no Alt code for ď?

Correct. The D-with-caron letters sit outside the legacy code-page tables that Alt codes draw from, so no numeric-keypad shortcut exists. Use Word’s Alt+X, Character Map, or a paste instead.

What’s the difference between a caron and a breve on a D?

The caron (háček) is a v-shape that points down in the middle. A breve is a smooth u-shaped curve. They look similar at small sizes, but they’re different marks with different code points, and only the caron is used on ď and Ď in this set.

Why does the caron on lowercase ď appear beside the letter instead of above it?

For tall lowercase letters like d, l, and t, the caron is conventionally drawn as a small vertical stroke to the upper right rather than a v on top. It’s the intended design, not a rendering fault.

My ď pastes fine into Word but breaks in a database. Why?

The database column probably isn’t set to a Unicode encoding like UTF-8, or the two strings you’re comparing use different normalization forms. Store text as UTF-8 and normalize input to NFC before saving.

Can I type ď without adding a foreign keyboard layout?

Yes. On Windows use Character Map or Word’s Alt+X; on Mac use the Character Viewer; on Chromebook use Ctrl+Shift+U then 10f. A layout switch only pays off if you type the letter constantly.

Which HTML form should I use, named or numeric?

On a UTF-8 page you can paste ď directly and skip entities entirely. If you prefer an entity for safety, the numeric ď is the most portable, since not every parser recognizes the named ď.

Does UNICHAR work for these in Excel and Sheets?

Yes. =UNICHAR(271) returns ď and =UNICHAR(270) returns Ď in both. The number is the decimal Unicode value, not an Alt code, so don’t reuse it on a numeric keypad.

Related guides and tools

For the full picture of marks, letters, and methods across the alphabet, start with our complete guide to typing accented letters, then browse every letter in the accented-letters section. When you just need a character fast, the accent keyboard tool puts ď, Ď, and the rest one click from your clipboard.