K With Accent (ḱ, ǩ, ķ, ƙ, ḳ, ḵ, ⱪ — Ḱ, Ǩ, Ķ, Ƙ, Ḳ, Ḵ, Ⱪ) — How to Type It on Keyboard

“K with accent” means the letter K/k written with an extra mark (called a diacritic) or a modified shape. People usually need these letters for languages, names, transliteration, phonetics, or academic writing.

This guide shows the easiest ways to type ḱ ǩ ķ ƙ ḳ ḵ ⱪ and Ḱ Ǩ Ķ Ƙ Ḳ Ḵ Ⱪ on Windows, Mac, Microsoft Word, and Google Docs—plus quick copy/paste.

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What “K With Accent” Can Mean

When people search “k with accent,” they often mean one of these:

ḱ / Ḱ = k with acute
ǩ / Ǩ = k with caron
ķ / Ķ = k with cedilla
ƙ / Ƙ = k with hook
ḳ / Ḳ = k with dot below
ḵ / Ḵ = k with line below
ⱪ / Ⱪ = k with descender

Method 1 (Windows): Type K With Accent Using Alt Codes

Alt codes let you type special characters by holding Alt and entering a number on your number keypad. It’s fast once you know the code, but some apps may not support every Alt code.

Steps:

Open MS Word.
Turn Num Lock ON.
Hold down the Alt key.
Type the Alt code using the number keypad (not the number row above the letters).
Release Alt.

Alt codes (Windows):

Alt + 7729 → ḱ (k with acute)
Alt + 489 → ǩ (k with caron)
Alt + 311 → ķ (k with cedilla)
Alt + 409 → ƙ (k with hook)
Alt + 7731 → ḳ (k with dot below)
Alt + 7733 → ḵ (k with line below)
Alt + 11370 → ⱪ (k with descender)
Alt + 7728 → Ḱ (K with acute)
Alt + 488 → Ǩ (K with caron)
Alt + 310 → Ķ (K with cedilla)
Alt + 408 → Ƙ (K with hook)
Alt + 7730 → Ḳ (K with dot below)
Alt + 7732 → Ḵ (K with line below)
Alt + 11369 → Ⱪ (K with descender)

For more alt codes, check out this Alt codes finder.

If it doesn’t work:

Many laptops don’t have a full number keypad. If yours doesn’t, try Character Map (Windows) or the Word method (Unicode + Alt+X) below.
Some Alt codes work in Word but not in every app. If it fails in your browser/app, use copy/paste or Unicode + Alt+X in Word.

Method 2 (Mac): Character Viewer (Emoji & Symbols)

On Mac, the most reliable way to type less-common accented letters is Character Viewer. You can search the letter by name and insert it in most apps.

Steps:

Press Control + Command + Space to open Emoji & Symbols (Character Viewer).
Search for the name, for example:
- “k with acute”
- “k with caron”
- “k with cedilla”
- “k with hook”
- “k with dot below”
- “k with line below”
- “k with descender”
Double-click the character to insert it.

Quick alternative:

Copy and paste from the “Quick Copy & Paste” section above.

Method 3 (Microsoft Word): Unicode Code + Alt+X (Most Reliable)

In Microsoft Word, this is usually the most dependable method. You type a Unicode code (like 1E31) and Word converts it into the character when you press Alt + X.

Steps:

Type the Unicode code (numbers/letters).
Press Alt + X.
Word converts it into the accented character.

Unicode + Alt+X (Word):

Type 1E31 then press Alt+X → ḱ
Type 01E9 then press Alt+X → ǩ
Type 0137 then press Alt+X → ķ
Type 0199 then press Alt+X → ƙ
Type 1E33 then press Alt+X → ḳ
Type 1E35 then press Alt+X → ḵ
Type 2C6A then press Alt+X → ⱪ
Type 1E30 then press Alt+X → Ḱ
Type 01E8 then press Alt+X → Ǩ
Type 0136 then press Alt+X → Ķ
Type 0198 then press Alt+X → Ƙ
Type 1E32 then press Alt+X → Ḳ
Type 1E34 then press Alt+X → Ḵ
Type 2C69 then press Alt+X → Ⱪ

Method 4 (Google Docs): Insert Special Characters

Google Docs has a built-in character picker. This is perfect if you don’t want to remember codes—just search and insert.

Steps:

Go to Insert → Special characters.
In the search box, type what you need (for example: k with acute, k with cedilla, k with caron, etc.).
Click the character to insert it.

Quick alternative:

Copy/paste from the top of this page.

Method 5 (Windows): Character Map (Built-In Tool)

Character Map is helpful if your keyboard doesn’t have a number keypad, or if Alt codes don’t work in your app. You can manually find the letter and copy it.

Steps:

Open Character Map (search it from the Start menu).
Choose a common font like Arial or Calibri.
Find the character (try searching by scrolling, or copy/paste the symbol into the “Search” area if available).
Click Select → Copy, then paste.

Technical Details (Unicode + HTML Codes)

Use these if you’re working with websites, HTML, coding, or you want the exact technical identity of each letter.

ḱ (k with acute)

Unicode: U+1E31
HTML (hex): <code>ḱ</code>
HTML (dec): <code>ḱ</code>

ǩ (k with caron)

Unicode: U+01E9
HTML (hex): <code>ǩ</code>
HTML (dec): <code>ǩ</code>

ķ (k with cedilla)

Unicode: U+0137
HTML (hex): <code>ķ</code>
HTML (dec): <code>ķ</code>

ƙ (k with hook)

Unicode: U+0199
HTML (hex): <code>ƙ</code>
HTML (dec): <code>ƙ</code>

ḳ (k with dot below)

Unicode: U+1E33
HTML (hex): <code>ḳ</code>
HTML (dec): <code>ḳ</code>

ḵ (k with line below)

Unicode: U+1E35
HTML (hex): <code>ḵ</code>
HTML (dec): <code>ḵ</code>

ⱪ (k with descender)

Unicode: U+2C6A
HTML (hex): <code>ⱪ</code>
HTML (dec): <code>ⱪ</code>

Ḱ (K with acute)

Unicode: U+1E30
HTML (hex): <code>Ḱ</code>
HTML (dec): <code>Ḱ</code>

Ǩ (K with caron)

Unicode: U+01E8
HTML (hex): <code>Ǩ</code>
HTML (dec): <code>Ǩ</code>

Ķ (K with cedilla)

Unicode: U+0136
HTML (hex): <code>Ķ</code>
HTML (dec): <code>Ķ</code>

Ƙ (K with hook)

Unicode: U+0198
HTML (hex): <code>Ƙ</code>
HTML (dec): <code>Ƙ</code>

Ḳ (K with dot below)

Unicode: U+1E32
HTML (hex): <code>Ḳ</code>
HTML (dec): <code>Ḳ</code>

Ḵ (K with line below)

Unicode: U+1E34
HTML (hex): <code>Ḵ</code>
HTML (dec): <code>Ḵ</code>

Ⱪ (K with descender)

Unicode: U+2C69
HTML (hex): <code>Ⱪ</code>
HTML (dec): <code>Ⱪ</code>

Quick Recap (Best Method by Device)

Fastest overall: Copy/paste from the top of this page
Windows: Alt codes (or Word Unicode + Alt+X if Alt codes fail)
Mac: Character Viewer (Control + Command + Space)
Word: Unicode + Alt+X (most reliable)
Google Docs: Insert → Special characters