Letter Accent Shortcuts
Use letter accent shortcuts when typing in non English and Western European Languages.
When it comes to typing in a different language, accented letters are a necessity. Use the chart below to identify and learn how to type the letters you need.
Windows Alt Codes (for PC users)
Click into your text box, hold down the ALT key and press the combination in the number pad (NOT the numbers above the QWERTY keyboard).
Uppercase Vowel | Alt-Code | Lowercase Vowel | Alt-Code |
À | Alt + 0192 | à | Alt + 0224 |
 | Alt + 0194 | â | Alt + 0226 |
Ä | Alt + 0196 | ä | Alt + 0228 |
È | Alt + 0200 | è | Alt + 0232 |
Ê | Alt + 0202 | ê | Alt + 0234 |
Ë | Alt + 0203 | ë | Alt + 0235 |
Î | Alt + 0206 | î | Alt + 0238 |
Ï | Alt + 0207 | ï | Alt + 0239 |
Ô | Alt + 0212 | ô | Alt + 0244 |
Œ | Alt + 0140 | œ | Alt + 0156 |
Ù | Alt + 0217 | ù | Alt + 0249 |
Û | Alt + 0219 | û | Alt + 0251 |
Ü | Alt + 0220 | ü | Alt + 0252 |
Ÿ | Alt + 0159 | ÿ | Alt + 0255 |
Symbols (for PC users)
Symbol | Code |
Ç | Alt + 0199 |
ç | Alt + 0231 |
¿ | Alt + 0191 |
¡ | Alt + 0161 |
º | Alt + 0186 |
ª | Alt + 0170 |
€ | Alt + 0128 |
« | Alt + 0171 |
» | Alt + 0187 |
Mac Opt Codes (For Apple Users)
To get the accent codes on an Apple device, please use the codes below.
Symbol | Code |
¡ | Opt +1 |
¿ | Opt + shift +? |
Accent | Code | Character |
` Grave | Opt + ` + character | À, È, Ì, Ò, Ù | à, è, ì, ò, ù |
´́ Acute | Opt + e + character | Á, É, Í, Ó, Ú, Ý | á, é, í, ó, ú, ý |
^ Circumflex | Opt + i + character | Â, Ê, Î, Ô, Û | â, ê, î, ô, û |
~ Tilde | Opt + n + character | Ã, Ñ, Õ | ã, ñ, õ |
̈ Umlaut | Opt + u + character | Ä, Ë, Ï, Ö, Ü | ä, ë, ï, ö, ü |
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