Accented Letters Copy and Paste

Copy accented letters, compare their codes, and learn reliable typing methods for computers, phones, documents, and websites. The directory includes common Western European characters plus frequently needed Central European and Nordic letters.

a with acute

a with grave

a with circumflex

a with diaeresis

a with tilde

a with ring

e with acute

e with grave

e with circumflex

e with diaeresis

i with acute

i with grave

i with circumflex

i with diaeresis

o with acute

o with grave

o with circumflex

o with diaeresis

o with tilde

o with stroke

u with acute

u with grave

u with circumflex

u with diaeresis

n with tilde

c with cedilla

sharp s

ae ligature

oe ligature

l with stroke

s with caron

z with caron

Codes for Accented Letters

Letter	Name	Unicode	HTML	Windows Alt code
á	a with acute	`U+00E1`	`á`	`Alt + 0225`
à	a with grave	`U+00E0`	`à`	`Alt + 0224`
â	a with circumflex	`U+00E2`	`â`	`Alt + 0226`
ä	a with diaeresis	`U+00E4`	`ä`	`Alt + 0228`
ã	a with tilde	`U+00E3`	`ã`	`Alt + 0227`
å	a with ring	`U+00E5`	`å`	`Alt + 0229`
é	e with acute	`U+00E9`	`é`	`Alt + 0233`
è	e with grave	`U+00E8`	`è`	`Alt + 0232`
ê	e with circumflex	`U+00EA`	`ê`	`Alt + 0234`
ë	e with diaeresis	`U+00EB`	`ë`	`Alt + 0235`
í	i with acute	`U+00ED`	`í`	`Alt + 0237`
ì	i with grave	`U+00EC`	`ì`	`Alt + 0236`
î	i with circumflex	`U+00EE`	`î`	`Alt + 0238`
ï	i with diaeresis	`U+00EF`	`ï`	`Alt + 0239`
ó	o with acute	`U+00F3`	`ó`	`Alt + 0243`
ò	o with grave	`U+00F2`	`ò`	`Alt + 0242`
ô	o with circumflex	`U+00F4`	`ô`	`Alt + 0244`
ö	o with diaeresis	`U+00F6`	`ö`	`Alt + 0246`
õ	o with tilde	`U+00F5`	`õ`	`Alt + 0245`
ø	o with stroke	`U+00F8`	`ø`	`Alt + 0248`
ú	u with acute	`U+00FA`	`ú`	`Alt + 0250`
ù	u with grave	`U+00F9`	`ù`	`Alt + 0249`
û	u with circumflex	`U+00FB`	`û`	`Alt + 0251`
ü	u with diaeresis	`U+00FC`	`ü`	`Alt + 0252`
ñ	n with tilde	`U+00F1`	`ñ`	`Alt + 0241`
ç	c with cedilla	`U+00E7`	`ç`	`Alt + 0231`
ß	sharp s	`U+00DF`	`ß`	`Alt + 0223`
æ	ae ligature	`U+00E6`	`æ`	`Alt + 0230`
œ	oe ligature	`U+0153`	`&oelig;`	Use Unicode or copy
ł	l with stroke	`U+0142`	`ł`	Use Unicode or copy
š	s with caron	`U+0161`	`&scaron;`	Use Unicode or copy
ž	z with caron	`U+017E`	`&zcaron;`	Use Unicode or copy

Typing Methods That Work Across Devices

Windows

Use the listed Alt code with the numeric keypad when one is available. In Microsoft Word, type the hexadecimal digits from the Unicode value and press Alt + X.

Mac

For common accents, press and hold the base letter to open the accent menu. You can also open Character Viewer with Control + Command + Space.

Chromebook and Linux

Press Ctrl + Shift + U, enter the hexadecimal Unicode value without U+, and press Enter. Compose-key sequences may also be available on Linux.

iPhone and Android

Press and hold the base letter, slide to the accented form, and release. Copying from the table is useful when a keyboard layout does not offer the character.

When These Characters Are Used

These letters appear in personal names, place names, borrowed words, academic writing, multilingual websites, and everyday text in many European languages.

Accents are part of correct spelling, not decorative extras. Omitting one can change pronunciation, meaning, or grammatical form. Preserve the intended character when copying names, addresses, quotations, and foreign-language text.