Accent Letters (á é ñ ü)
Copy accented letters for Spanish, French, German and Portuguese, one click each.
How to type these symbols
| Symbol | Name | Windows (Alt code) | Mac | HTML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| á | a with acute accent | Alt+0225 | Option+E then A | á |
| é | e with acute accent | Alt+0233 | Option+E then E | é |
| í | i with acute accent | Alt+0237 | Option+E then I | í |
| ó | o with acute accent | Alt+0243 | Option+E then O | ó |
| ú | u with acute accent | Alt+0250 | Option+E then U | ú |
| ñ | n with tilde | Alt+0241 | Option+N then N | ñ |
| ü | u with umlaut / diaeresis | Alt+0252 | Option+U then U | ü |
| ç | c with cedilla | Alt+0231 | Option+C | ç |
| ß | sharp s (eszett) | Alt+0223 | Option+S | ß |
Windows Alt codes need the numeric keypad with Num Lock on. No keypad? Copying from this page is faster anyway.
Copy any accented letter
Click any letter above and it lands on your clipboard, ready to paste into a name, an essay, a message, or a form. Each one is a standard Unicode character, so it pastes cleanly into any app, document, or website on any device. The sets cover Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, and the Nordic languages, in lowercase and uppercase.
Spanish accent marks
The five vowels take the acute accent when a syllable is stressed against the normal rule: á, é, í, ó, ú. The ñ is a letter in its own right in the Spanish alphabet, with its own place between n and o. The ü shows up in words like pingüino and vergüenza, where it tells you the u is actually pronounced.
How to type accents on Windows
The quickest keyboard method is an Alt code: hold Alt, type the four digits on the numeric keypad with Num Lock on, then release. Alt+0225 gives á and Alt+0241 gives ñ. If you type accents often, switch to the US-International keyboard layout in Windows settings. Then the apostrophe key followed by a vowel gives the acute accent, so ' then a gives á, and ~ then n gives ñ.
How to type accents on a Mac
Press and hold a letter and a small picker appears with every accented version, numbered so you can tap the one you want. There are also dead-key combos: Option+E then the vowel adds an acute accent, so Option+E then A gives á. Option+N then N gives ñ, Option+U then U gives ü, and Option+C gives ç.
U with umlaut and n with tilde
The ü is U+00FC and the ñ is U+00F1, the two accented letters people search for by name most often. In German the umlaut on ü changes the vowel sound to a rounded front vowel. In Spanish the same two dots are a diaeresis, and they do a different job: they mark that the u is pronounced rather than silent, as in pingüino. The character is identical, U+00FC, in both languages.
On iPhone and Android
Long-press the base letter on the on-screen keyboard and a row of accented options pops up. Hold a and you get á, à, â, ä and more; hold n for ñ; hold u for ü. Slide onto the one you want and let go.
Frequently asked questions
How do I type Spanish accents on Windows?
Use an Alt code: hold Alt, type the digits on the numeric keypad with Num Lock on, then release. Alt+0225 gives á, Alt+0233 é, Alt+0237 í, Alt+0243 ó, Alt+0250 ú, and Alt+0241 ñ. If you type accents a lot, switch to the US-International keyboard layout, where ' then a vowel gives an acute accent (' then a is á) and ~ then n gives ñ.
How do I type accents on a Mac?
Press and hold the base letter and an accent picker appears; tap the numbered option you want. Or use the dead-key combos: Option+E then a vowel adds an acute accent (Option+E then A is á), Option+N then N gives ñ, Option+U then U gives ü, and Option+C gives ç.
What is the Alt code for ñ?
Alt+0241 gives the lowercase ñ, and Alt+0209 gives the uppercase Ñ. Hold Alt, type the digits on the numeric keypad with Num Lock on, then release. Copying from this page works on laptops without a keypad.
What is the difference between the German umlaut and the Spanish diaeresis on ü?
They are the same character, U+00FC, with two different jobs. In German the umlaut changes the vowel sound to a rounded front vowel. In Spanish the diaeresis marks that the u is pronounced rather than silent, as in pingüino.
Will accented letters paste anywhere?
Yes. These are standard Unicode Latin-1 characters with near-universal font support, so they paste cleanly into documents, forms, usernames, messages and code on any device.