F With Accent (ḟ ƒ Ƒ Ḟ) — How to Type “f” With Marks on Any Keyboard

When people search “f with accent”, they usually mean one of these characters:

Most common:

• ḟ (f with dot above)
• Ḟ (F with dot above)
• ƒ (f with hook — also called florin)
• Ƒ (F with hook)

Sometimes people also mean:

• ℉ (degree Fahrenheit symbol) — not an accented “f”, but it looks like one

This guide shows the fastest ways to type them on Windows, Mac, Word, Excel, Google Docs, and mobile.

Refer to this accent keyboard for more accented letters.

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Pick the Exact “F with Accent” You Need

1) ḟ / Ḟ — F with dot above

Looks like an f or F with a dot on top.

• Lowercase: ḟ
• Uppercase: Ḟ

2) ƒ / Ƒ — F with hook (florin)

Looks like an f with a hook.

Common uses:

• The florin sign in older currency contexts
• Math/function notation in some textbooks
• Design/typography
• Lowercase: ƒ
• Uppercase: Ƒ

3) ℉ — Degree Fahrenheit symbol

This is a temperature symbol, not an accent letter.

• ℉

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How to Type “F with Accent” on Windows

Method 1: Windows Alt Codes (Best if you have a numeric keypad)

How to use Alt codes

1. Open MS Word.
2. Turn Num Lock ON
3. Hold Alt
4. Type the code using the numeric keypad
5. Release Alt

Alt codes for F with accent (Works in MS Word only)

• ḟ → Alt 7711
• Ḟ → Alt 7710
• ƒ → Alt 402
• Ƒ → Alt 401
• ℉ → Alt 8457

If you’re on a laptop with no numpad: jump to the Character Map method below.

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Method 2: Character Map (Works in any Windows app)

If Alt codes don’t work, this one always does.

1. Press the Windows key
2. Search Character Map
3. Open it
4. Tick Advanced view
5. Search for:
   • “f with dot above”
   • “f with hook”
   • “florin”
   • “fahrenheit”
6. Click the character → Select → Copy
7. Paste anywhere

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How to Type “F with Accent” on Mac

Method 1: Character Viewer (Best for all variants)

1. Press Control + Command + Space
2. Search:
   • “f with dot above”
   • “f with hook”
   • “florin”
   • “fahrenheit”
3. Double-click the character to insert

Works in Word (Mac), Google Docs, Pages, Notes, etc.

Method 2: Set up a quick text shortcut (super useful)

If you type these often:

1. Open System Settings → Keyboard → Text Replacements
2. Add shortcuts like:
   • \fdot → ḟ
   • \Fdot → Ḟ
   • \florin → ƒ
   • \Fhook → Ƒ

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How to Type “F with Accent” in Microsoft Word

Method 1 (Windows): Alt codes

Use the Alt codes above. Word usually supports them very well.

Method 2 (Windows): Unicode → Alt + X (my favorite Word trick)

1. Type the Unicode value
2. Press Alt + X

Examples:

• Type 1E1F then Alt + X → ḟ
• Type 1E1E then Alt + X → Ḟ
• Type 0192 then Alt + X → ƒ
• Type 0191 then Alt + X → Ƒ
• Type 2109 then Alt + X → ℉

Method 3 (Windows/Mac): Insert Symbol

1. Insert → Symbol → More Symbols
2. Look under Latin Extended / Letterlike Symbols
3. Select → Insert
4. Optional: add a Word shortcut (Windows Word often allows this)

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How to Type “F with Accent” in Google Docs