How to type Ž ž — Z with caron (háček)

Type it on our keyboard

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

Serbian keyboard →Croatian keyboard →Bosnian keyboard →

Codes

Reference	ž	Ž
Unicode	U+017E	U+017D
HTML entity	`ž`	`Ž`
CSS escape	`\017E`	`\017D`
macOS — Unicode Hex Input	`⌥` 017E	`⌥` 017D
Windows — Word	017E `Alt + X`	017D `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

Press and hold the z key — an accent menu pops up; pick ž.
Character Viewer: ⌃⌘Space, search “z with caron (háček)”, double-click it.

On Windows

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

z;caron␣

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

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