How to Type Macrons on a Keyboard (ā ē ī ō ū)
Used in linguistics, te reo Māori, Japanese romanization, and more — here’s every platform method A macron is the horizontal bar placed above a vowel — ā, ē, ī, ō, ū — that indicates a long vowel sound. You’ll encounter them in te reo Māori, Latin, Old English, Japanese romanization (Hepburn system), Hawaiian, and various …