The Germanic umlaut (sometimes called i-umlaut or i-mutation) is a type of linguistic umlaut in which a back vowel changes to the associated front vowel or a front vowel becomes closer to /i/ when the following syllable contains /i/, /iː/, or /j/. Umlaute (the actual correct plural for Umlaut in German) are letters in their own right. They are thus ubiquitous, and making an extensive list may take some time. They are thus ubiquitous, and making an extensive list may take some time.
Many special characters from Latin-based languages can be entered on an English keyboard by entering ALT codes via the keyboard's numeric pad. These same international characters can be entered into webpages by using their HTML or ASCII codes.
This chart displays the ALT and HTML codes, both lower case and upper case, for letters in languages such as French, German, and Spanish.
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Instructions for Using Code Chart
The ALT codes are used to enter the characters as text in programs such as MS Word or Adobe Photoshop, but not every letter will work in every software program. To enter an ALT code from your keyboard, make sure Num Lock is on, use the numeric keypad, and keep the ALT key pressed as you type the numbers.
Some letters have HTML names, such as á (á). But you can usually use the number portion of the ALT code preceded by &# as well. For example, acute a could be written as á.
Char | ALT Code | HTML | MAC | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lowercase (MAC: … means release keys before continuing) | ||||
á | ALT + 0225 | á | OPTION + E … A | lowercase a with acute accent |
â | ALT + 0226 | â | OPTION + I … A | lowercase a with circumflex |
à | ALT + 0224 | à | OPTION + ` … A | lowercase a with grave accent |
å | ALT + 0229 | å | OPTION + SHIFT + A | lowercase a with ring / Nordic / Angstrom |
ã | ALT + 0227 | ã | OPTION + N … A | lowercase a with tilde |
ä | ALT + 0228 | ä | OPTION + U … A | lowercase a with umlaut/diaeresis |
æ | ALT + 0230 | æ | OPTION + ' (single quote) | lowercase ae ligature |
ç | ALT + 0231 | ç | OPTION + C | lowercase c with cedilla |
é | ALT + 0233 | é | OPTION + E … E | lowercase e with acute accent |
ê | ALT + 0234 | ê | OPTION + I … E | lowercase e with circumflex |
è | ALT + 0232 | è | OPTION + ` … E | lowercase e with grave accent |
ë | ALT + 0235 | ë | OPTION + U … E | lowercase e with umlaut/diaeresis |
í | ALT + 0237 | í | OPTION + E … I | lowercase i with acute accent |
î | ALT + 0238 | î | OPTION + I … I | lowercase i with circumflex |
ì | ALT + 0236 | ì | lowercase i with grave accent | |
ï | ALT + 0239 | ï | OPTION + U … I | lowercase i with umlaut/diaeresis |
ñ | ALT + 0241 | ñ | OPTION + N … N | lowercase n with tilde |
ó | ALT + 0243 | ó | OPTION + E … O | lowercase o with acute accent |
ô | ALT + 0244 | ô | OPTION + I … O | lowercase o with circumflex |
ò | ALT + 0242 | ò | lowercase o with grave accent | |
ø | ALT + 0248 | ø | OPTION + O | lowercase o with slash |
õ | ALT + 0245 | õ | OPTION + N … O | lowercase o with tilde |
ö | ALT + 0246 | ö | OPTION + U … O | lowercase o with umlaut/diaeresis |
ő | ALT + 0337 | ő | lowercase o with double acute accent | |
œ | ALT + 0156 | œ | OPTION + Q | lowercase oe ligature |
ú | ALT + 0250 | ú | OPTION + E … U | lowercase u with acute accent |
û | ALT + 0251 | û | OPTION + I … U | lowercase u with circumflex |
ù | ALT + 0249 | ù | OPTION + ` … U | lowercase u with grave accent |
ü | ALT + 0252 | ü | OPTION + U … U | lowercase u with umlaut/diaeresis |
ű | ALT + 0369 | ű | lowercase u with double acute accent | |
ý | ALT + 0253 | ý | lowercase y with double acute accent | |
ÿ | ALT + 0255 | ÿ | OPTION + U … Y | lowercase y with umlaut/diaeresis |
Char | ALT Code | HTML | MAC | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
Uppercase (MAC: … means release keys before continuing) | ||||
Á | ALT + 0193 | Á | OPTION + E … SHIFT + A | uppercase A with acute accent |
 | ALT + 0194 |  | OPTION + I … SHIFT + A | uppercase A with circumflex |
À | ALT + 0192 | À | OPTION + ` … SHIFT + A | uppercase A with grave accent |
Å | ALT + 0197 | Å | OPTION + SHIFT + A | 'A' with ring / Nordic / Angstrom |
à | ALT + 0195 | à | OPTION + N … SHIFT + A | uppercase A with tilde |
Ä | ALT + 0196 | Ä | OPTION + U … SHIFT + A | uppercase A with umlaut/diaeresis |
Æ | ALT + 0198 | Æ | OPTION + SHIFT + ' (single quote) | uppercase AE ligature |
Ç | ALT + 0199 | Ç | OPTION + SHIFT + C | uppercase C with cedilla |
É | ALT + 0201 | É | OPTION + E … SHIFT + E | uppercase E with acute accent |
Ê | ALT + 0202 | Ê | OPTION + I … SHIFT + E | uppercase E with circumflex |
È | ALT + 0200 | È | OPTION + ` … SHIFT + E | uppercase E with grave accent |
Ë | ALT + 0203 | Ë | OPTION + U … SHIFT + E | uppercase E with umlaut/diaeresis |
Í | ALT + 0205 | Í | OPTION + E … SHIFT + I | uppercase I with acute accent |
Í | ALT + 0206 | Î | OPTION + I … SHIFT + I | uppercase I with circumflex |
Ì | ALT + 0204 | Ì | uppercase I with grave accent | |
Ï | ALT + 0207 | Ï | OPTION + U … SHIFT + I | uppercase I with umlaut/diaeresis |
Ñ | ALT + 0209 | Ñ | OPTION + N … SHIFT + N | uppercase N with tilde |
Ó | ALT + 0211 | Ó | OPTION + E … SHIFT + O | uppercase O with acute accent |
Ô | ALT + 0212 | Ô | OPTION + I … SHIFT + O | uppercase O with circumflex |
Ø | ALT + 0216 | Ø | OPTION + SHIFT + O | uppercase O with slash |
Õ | ALT + 0213 | Õ | OPTION + N … SHIFT + O | uppercase O with tilde |
Ö | ALT + 0214 | Ö | OPTION + U … SHIFT + O | uppercase O with umlaut/diaeresis |
Ő | ALT + 0336 | Ő | uppercase O with double acute accent | |
Œ | ALT + 0140 | Œ | OPTION + SHIFT + Q | uppercase OE ligature |
ß | ALT + 0223 | ß | OPTION + S | eszett (sz), sharp / double 's' |
Ú | ALT + 0218 | Ú | OPTION + E … SHIFT + U | uppercase U with acute accent |
Û | ALT + 0219 | Û | OPTION + I … SHIFT + U | uppercase U with circumflex |
Ù | ALT + 0217 | Ù | OPTION + ` … SHIFT + U | uppercase U with grave accent |
Ü | ALT + 0220 | Ü | OPTION + U … SHIFT + U | uppercase U with umlaut/diaeresis |
Ű | ALT + 0368 | Ű | uppercase U with double acute accent | |
Ý | ALT + 0221 | Ý | uppercase Y with acute accent | |
Ÿ | ALT + 0159 | Ÿ | OPTION + U … SHIFT + Y | uppercase Y with umlaut/diaeresis |
Other Symbols (MAC: … means release keys before continuing) | ||||
¿ | ALT + 0191 | ¿ | SHIFT + OPTION + ? | inverted question mark |
¡ | ALT + 0161 | ¡ | SHIFT + OPTION + 1 | inverted exclamation point |
‹ | ALT + 0139 (or 8249) | ‹ | left single angle quotation mark | |
› | ALT + 0155 (or 8250) | › | right single angle quotation mark | |
« | ALT + 0171 | « | left double angle quotation mark | |
» | ALT + 0187 | » | right double angle quotation mark |
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Many special characters from Latin-based languages can be entered on an English keyboard by entering ALT codes via the keyboard's numeric pad. These same international characters can be entered into webpages by using their HTML or ASCII codes.
This chart displays the ALT and HTML codes, both lower case and upper case, for letters in languages such as French, German, and Spanish.
○ Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, we may earn a small commission if you click through and make a purchase. ○
Instructions for Using Code Chart
The ALT codes are used to enter the characters as text in programs such as MS Word or Adobe Photoshop, but not every letter will work in every software program. To enter an ALT code from your keyboard, make sure Num Lock is on, use the numeric keypad, and keep the ALT key pressed as you type the numbers.
Some letters have HTML names, such as á (á). But you can usually use the number portion of the ALT code preceded by &# as well. For example, acute a could be written as á.
Char | ALT Code | HTML | MAC | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lowercase (MAC: … means release keys before continuing) | ||||
á | ALT + 0225 | á | OPTION + E … A | lowercase a with acute accent |
â | ALT + 0226 | â | OPTION + I … A | lowercase a with circumflex |
à | ALT + 0224 | à | OPTION + ` … A | lowercase a with grave accent |
å | ALT + 0229 | å | OPTION + SHIFT + A | lowercase a with ring / Nordic / Angstrom |
ã | ALT + 0227 | ã | OPTION + N … A | lowercase a with tilde |
ä | ALT + 0228 | ä | OPTION + U … A | lowercase a with umlaut/diaeresis |
æ | ALT + 0230 | æ | OPTION + ' (single quote) | lowercase ae ligature |
ç | ALT + 0231 | ç | OPTION + C | lowercase c with cedilla |
é | ALT + 0233 | é | OPTION + E … E | lowercase e with acute accent |
ê | ALT + 0234 | ê | OPTION + I … E | lowercase e with circumflex |
è | ALT + 0232 | è | OPTION + ` … E | lowercase e with grave accent |
ë | ALT + 0235 | ë | OPTION + U … E | lowercase e with umlaut/diaeresis |
í | ALT + 0237 | í | OPTION + E … I | lowercase i with acute accent |
î | ALT + 0238 | î | OPTION + I … I | lowercase i with circumflex |
ì | ALT + 0236 | ì | lowercase i with grave accent | |
ï | ALT + 0239 | ï | OPTION + U … I | lowercase i with umlaut/diaeresis |
ñ | ALT + 0241 | ñ | OPTION + N … N | lowercase n with tilde |
ó | ALT + 0243 | ó | OPTION + E … O | lowercase o with acute accent |
ô | ALT + 0244 | ô | OPTION + I … O | lowercase o with circumflex |
ò | ALT + 0242 | ò | lowercase o with grave accent | |
ø | ALT + 0248 | ø | OPTION + O | lowercase o with slash |
õ | ALT + 0245 | õ | OPTION + N … O | lowercase o with tilde |
ö | ALT + 0246 | ö | OPTION + U … O | lowercase o with umlaut/diaeresis |
ő | ALT + 0337 | ő | lowercase o with double acute accent | |
œ | ALT + 0156 | œ | OPTION + Q | lowercase oe ligature |
ú | ALT + 0250 | ú | OPTION + E … U | lowercase u with acute accent |
û | ALT + 0251 | û | OPTION + I … U | lowercase u with circumflex |
ù | ALT + 0249 | ù | OPTION + ` … U | lowercase u with grave accent |
ü | ALT + 0252 | ü | OPTION + U … U | lowercase u with umlaut/diaeresis |
ű | ALT + 0369 | ű | lowercase u with double acute accent | |
ý | ALT + 0253 | ý | lowercase y with double acute accent | |
ÿ | ALT + 0255 | ÿ | OPTION + U … Y | lowercase y with umlaut/diaeresis |
Char | ALT Code | HTML | MAC | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
Uppercase (MAC: … means release keys before continuing) | ||||
Á | ALT + 0193 | Á | OPTION + E … SHIFT + A | uppercase A with acute accent |
 | ALT + 0194 |  | OPTION + I … SHIFT + A | uppercase A with circumflex |
À | ALT + 0192 | À | OPTION + ` … SHIFT + A | uppercase A with grave accent |
Å | ALT + 0197 | Å | OPTION + SHIFT + A | 'A' with ring / Nordic / Angstrom |
à | ALT + 0195 | à | OPTION + N … SHIFT + A | uppercase A with tilde |
Ä | ALT + 0196 | Ä | OPTION + U … SHIFT + A | uppercase A with umlaut/diaeresis |
Æ | ALT + 0198 | Æ | OPTION + SHIFT + ' (single quote) | uppercase AE ligature |
Ç | ALT + 0199 | Ç | OPTION + SHIFT + C | uppercase C with cedilla |
É | ALT + 0201 | É | OPTION + E … SHIFT + E | uppercase E with acute accent |
Ê | ALT + 0202 | Ê | OPTION + I … SHIFT + E | uppercase E with circumflex |
È | ALT + 0200 | È | OPTION + ` … SHIFT + E | uppercase E with grave accent |
Ë | ALT + 0203 | Ë | OPTION + U … SHIFT + E | uppercase E with umlaut/diaeresis |
Í | ALT + 0205 | Í | OPTION + E … SHIFT + I | uppercase I with acute accent |
Í | ALT + 0206 | Î | OPTION + I … SHIFT + I | uppercase I with circumflex |
Ì | ALT + 0204 | Ì | uppercase I with grave accent | |
Ï | ALT + 0207 | Ï | OPTION + U … SHIFT + I | uppercase I with umlaut/diaeresis |
Ñ | ALT + 0209 | Ñ | OPTION + N … SHIFT + N | uppercase N with tilde |
Ó | ALT + 0211 | Ó | OPTION + E … SHIFT + O | uppercase O with acute accent |
Ô | ALT + 0212 | Ô | OPTION + I … SHIFT + O | uppercase O with circumflex |
Ø | ALT + 0216 | Ø | OPTION + SHIFT + O | uppercase O with slash |
Õ | ALT + 0213 | Õ | OPTION + N … SHIFT + O | uppercase O with tilde |
Ö | ALT + 0214 | Ö | OPTION + U … SHIFT + O | uppercase O with umlaut/diaeresis |
Ő | ALT + 0336 | Ő | uppercase O with double acute accent | |
Œ | ALT + 0140 | Œ | OPTION + SHIFT + Q | uppercase OE ligature |
ß | ALT + 0223 | ß | OPTION + S | eszett (sz), sharp / double 's' |
Ú | ALT + 0218 | Ú | OPTION + E … SHIFT + U | uppercase U with acute accent |
Û | ALT + 0219 | Û | OPTION + I … SHIFT + U | uppercase U with circumflex |
Ù | ALT + 0217 | Ù | OPTION + ` … SHIFT + U | uppercase U with grave accent |
Ü | ALT + 0220 | Ü | OPTION + U … SHIFT + U | uppercase U with umlaut/diaeresis |
Ű | ALT + 0368 | Ű | uppercase U with double acute accent | |
Ý | ALT + 0221 | Ý | uppercase Y with acute accent | |
Ÿ | ALT + 0159 | Ÿ | OPTION + U … SHIFT + Y | uppercase Y with umlaut/diaeresis |
Other Symbols (MAC: … means release keys before continuing) | ||||
¿ | ALT + 0191 | ¿ | SHIFT + OPTION + ? | inverted question mark |
¡ | ALT + 0161 | ¡ | SHIFT + OPTION + 1 | inverted exclamation point |
‹ | ALT + 0139 (or 8249) | ‹ | left single angle quotation mark | |
› | ALT + 0155 (or 8250) | › | right single angle quotation mark | |
« | ALT + 0171 | « | left double angle quotation mark | |
» | ALT + 0187 | » | right double angle quotation mark |
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