Modifier Letter Circumflex Accent

Part of Windows Extended Codes: 0128 to 0255

On Windows, hold Alt and type 0136 on the numeric keypad to insert modifier letter circumflex accent.

Alt code
Alt+0136
HTML entity
ˆ
Unicode
U+02C6

About this symbol

ˆ is the modifier letter circumflex, the accent mark of ê by itself. Windows’ Western character set, Windows-1252, included it so the accent could be shown on its own, separately from the caret ^ used in maths and programming.

Unicode facts

Official name
MODIFIER LETTER CIRCUMFLEX ACCENT
Type
Modifier letter
Unicode block
Spacing Modifier Letters
Unicode group
Miscellaneous phonetic modifiers
Added in
Unicode 1.1 (1993)
Unicode notes
  • Rising-falling tone, falling tone, secondary stress, etc.
Related
^ Circumflex Accent U+005E
◌̂ Combining Circumflex Accent U+0302
ꞈ Modifier Letter Low Circumflex Accent U+A788

Click the symbol or any value at the top of the page to copy it. See the full Windows Extended Codes: 0128 to 0255 chart for related characters.

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