The letter J takes an accent in two forms: the lowercase ĵ and the uppercase Ĵ, both carrying a circumflex. Neither has a genuine Windows Alt code, so the quickest reliable routes are copying the glyph, using the Word Alt+X method (type 0135 or 0134, then press Alt+X), or the Character Map. Tap or click a character below to copy it, then paste it wherever you need.
Reference table for J with a circumflex
This table lists both accented J characters with the values you need across editors and the web. Because there is no numeric Windows Alt code for either glyph, the Word Alt+X column gives the practical desktop route instead.
| Glyph | Character name | Unicode | Windows Alt code | Word Alt+X | HTML |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ĵ | Latin small letter j with circumflex | U+0135 | No standard Windows Alt code; Word: 0135 then Alt+X | type 0135, then Alt+X | ĵ |
| Ĵ | Latin capital letter j with circumflex | U+0134 | No standard Windows Alt code; Word: 0134 then Alt+X | type 0134, then Alt+X | Ĵ |
What the circumflex is and how the two forms relate
The mark on both characters is the circumflex, a small angular cap that sits above the letter. It is the same accent used on letters like â, ê, and ô, applied here to the base letter J.
The two glyphs are a case pair, not two different accents. Ĵ (U+0134) is the uppercase form and ĵ (U+0135) is the lowercase form, and they sit at adjacent code points for exactly that reason.
Choosing between them follows normal capitalization rules: use the uppercase Ĵ to start a sentence, a proper noun, or an all-caps heading, and the lowercase ĵ everywhere else. The accent stays the same in both cases; only the letter height changes.
How to type ĵ and Ĵ on every platform
Each method below is written to complete the task on its own. Pick the one that matches the app you are in, and fall back to copy and paste anywhere a dedicated method is missing.
Windows
There is no numeric Alt code for either character, so ignore any five-digit number you may have seen. Open Character Map (search “charmap” in the Start menu), tick Advanced view, type 0135 or 0134 in the “Go to Unicode” box, then Select and Copy.
If you have enabled hex Unicode input in the registry, you can also hold Alt, press + on the numeric keypad, and type the hex value. For most people the Character Map or a quick copy from this page is faster and needs no setup.
Mac
Open the Character Viewer with Control+Command+Space, search for “circumflex” or paste the code point 0135, then double-click the glyph to insert it. This is the most dependable route since standard US layouts do not always produce ĵ from the circumflex dead key.
If your layout does support it, the circumflex dead key (Option+i on a US keyboard) followed by j will produce the accented letter. When nothing appears combined, drop back to the Character Viewer.
Microsoft Word
Word has the cleanest method on Windows. Type 0135 for ĵ or 0134 for Ĵ, then immediately press Alt+X and Word converts the code into the character.
You can also go to Insert > Symbol > More Symbols, set the “from” box to Unicode (hex), and type the code point to find the glyph in the grid. Alt+X also works in reverse: place the cursor after the character and press it to reveal the code.
Excel and PowerPoint
Neither app supports the Alt+X shortcut, so use Insert > Symbol, switch the code box to Unicode (hex), enter 0135 or 0134, and click Insert. In Excel you can also build the character with a formula: =UNICHAR(309) returns ĵ and =UNICHAR(308) returns Ĵ.
When you just need the glyph once, copying it from Word or this page and pasting it into a cell or slide is quicker than opening the Symbol dialog.
Google Docs and Sheets
In Docs, choose Insert > Special characters, then either draw the accent or type circumflex or the hex value 0135 into the search box and click the result. Sheets has no special-character menu, so use a formula: =CHAR(309) gives ĵ and =CHAR(308) gives Ĵ.
Pasting works in both apps too, which is handy when you need the same character in many cells.
iPhone and Android
Mobile keyboards rarely offer a circumflex option when you long-press the J key, so long-pressing usually will not help here. The reliable approach is to copy ĵ or Ĵ from this page and paste it into your message or document.
If you type these characters often, save them as a text-replacement shortcut (Settings > General > Keyboard > Text Replacement on iPhone, or a personal dictionary entry on Android) so a short trigger expands to the glyph.
Chromebook
ChromeOS has built-in Unicode input. Hold Ctrl+Shift+U, type 0135 or 0134, then press Enter or Space, and the code becomes the character. This works in most text fields across the system and the browser.
Notion, Slack, Discord, and Canva
None of these apps ship a dedicated accent picker for the letter J, but all of them accept pasted Unicode text without trouble. Copy ĵ or Ĵ once, then paste it into a Notion page, a Slack or Discord message, or a Canva text box.
On desktop you can also lean on the operating-system method first (Word Alt+X on Windows, the Character Viewer on Mac) and paste the result into the app.
Precomposed characters versus combining marks
The characters in the table are precomposed: ĵ (U+0135) and Ĵ (U+0134) are each a single code point that already includes the accent. There is another way to build the same appearance by placing a plain j next to a combining circumflex (U+0302), which produces two code points that render as one glyph.
The two versions can look identical on screen yet behave differently underneath. A search box, a filename, or a form field compares code points, so a precomposed ĵ will not match a composed j + combining mark unless the text has been normalized.
This is why copied text sometimes fails to match what looks like the same word. Normalizing to NFC (composed) form collapses the two representations into the precomposed character, while NFD (decomposed) splits it back into a base letter plus a combining mark. When in doubt, prefer the precomposed characters from the table, since they are the ones most systems store and expect.
Troubleshooting
If the character shows as a box, a question mark, or a blank rectangle, the font in use does not include the glyph. Switch to a broad Unicode font such as Segoe UI, Arial, or Noto Sans, and the accent should appear.
Getting the wrong letter, like î or ĉ instead of ĵ, usually means a code was mistyped or a dead key landed on the wrong base letter. Double-check that you entered 0135 or 0134 exactly, and confirm the base letter is J before applying an accent.
If an Alt+number sequence produces nothing, that is expected: these characters have no standard Windows Alt code, so use the Word Alt+X method or Character Map instead. On laptops, remember that the classic Alt-code approach also needs a real numeric keypad, which many keyboards lack.
When a keyboard layout will not produce the accent at all, the layout simply has no key for it rather than being broken. Fall back to copy and paste or a Unicode input method. And if a search or filename match keeps failing, the cause is almost always a normalization mismatch between precomposed and combining forms, which normalizing the text to NFC resolves.
Quick examples
To place both forms side by side, copy ĵ and Ĵ from the buttons above and paste them together, for example as the pair “Ĵ ĵ” in a heading and its lowercase note.
In Word, type 0134 and press Alt+X to open a title with Ĵ, then continue with 0135 plus Alt+X wherever the lowercase ĵ is needed. In a spreadsheet, drop =UNICHAR(309) into a helper cell in Excel or =CHAR(309) in Google Sheets to generate ĵ on demand.
Related guides
For a shortcut you can reuse across letters, try the accent keyboard tool, which lets you click and copy accented characters directly. You can also browse the full collection of accented-letter guides or start with the complete guide to typing accented letters for the methods that apply to every character.
If you work with nearby letters, these focused walkthroughs help too: typing I with accents on Windows, Mac, and mobile, how to type G with an accent mark, every way to type H with an accent, every way to type K with an accent, and typing L with accents on Windows, Mac, and mobile.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a Windows Alt code for ĵ or Ĵ?
No. Neither the lowercase ĵ nor the uppercase Ĵ has a standard Windows Alt code. Use the Word Alt+X method (type 0135 or 0134, then press Alt+X) or the Character Map instead.
What accent is on the letter J in ĵ and Ĵ?
It is a circumflex, the same angular cap seen on â or ô. Both the lowercase and uppercase forms carry this identical mark; only the case of the base letter changes.
How do I type Ĵ in Microsoft Word?
Type 0134 and immediately press Alt+X. Word converts the code into the uppercase Ĵ. For the lowercase form, type 0135 and press Alt+X.
Why does my search not find a word containing ĵ?
The text is probably stored as a base j plus a combining circumflex rather than the single precomposed character, so the code points do not match. Normalizing the text to NFC form merges them into ĵ and restores the match.
How can I get ĵ on my phone?
Long-pressing the J key usually offers no circumflex option, so copy ĵ from this page and paste it. If you use it often, set up a text-replacement shortcut so a short trigger expands to the character.
What is the HTML code for these characters?
Use ĵ for the lowercase ĵ and Ĵ for the uppercase Ĵ. These numeric entities render correctly in any modern browser.
Do ĵ and Ĵ work in Slack, Discord, and Canva?
Yes. None of them have a built-in accent picker, but all accept pasted Unicode text. Copy the character once and paste it into a message or text box.