It is called C with cedilla (capital Ç).

Which languages use ç?

Turkish, French, Portuguese, Albanian and Azerbaijani.

Use the Copy ç button at the top of this page — Copy Ç for the capital. It is placed on your clipboard, ready to paste.

How do I type ç on an English or US keyboard?

Open the prefilled PolyType keyboard linked above and type or click. On a Mac you can also press and hold the base key and pick ç; on Windows press Win + . (emoji & symbols).

How to type Ç ç — C with cedilla

Type it on our keyboard

Open the field already filled with ç — type or click more, then copy. No install, works offline:

Turkish keyboard →

Codes

Reference	ç	Ç
Unicode	U+00E7	U+00C7
HTML entity	`ç`	`Ç`
CSS escape	`\00E7`	`\00C7`
macOS — Unicode Hex Input	`⌥` 00E7	`⌥` 00C7
Windows — Word	00E7 `Alt + X`	00C7 `Alt + X`

macOS hex input needs the “Unicode Hex Input” source enabled (System Settings → Keyboard). The Windows Alt + X trick works in Word and Outlook; elsewhere use the panel below.

On a Mac

Quick combo: press ⌥C.
Press and hold the c key — an accent menu pops up; pick ç.
Character Viewer: ⌃⌘Space, search “c with cedilla”, double-click it.

On Windows

Emoji & symbols: Win + ., switch to symbols, find ç.
Character Map (search it in the Start menu) → find ç → Copy.

With PolyType installed

If you run the PolyType app or browser extension, type the base letter then the diacritic — no layout switch (the directive accents the letter immediately before it):

c;cedilla␣

The instant cycle ;;c also works (repeat to cycle variants). This inline syntax needs PolyType running; without it, use a method above.

Learn more

Background and language use on Wikipedia: Ç ç.

How to type ç