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The alt-code and HTML methods for the most commonly typed accented letters. For the complete set of accents on any specific letter, see that letter's own accents guide.
01 Alt codes at a glance
| Character | Windows Alt code | Universal (any codepoint) | Mac | HTML |
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| Latin Capital Letter A With Acute | Alt+0193 |
Alt+X after typing 00C1 (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 00c1 (Linux) |
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| Latin Capital Letter A With Circumflex | Alt+0194 |
Alt+X after typing 00C2 (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 00c2 (Linux) |
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| Latin Capital Letter A With Diaeresis | Alt+0196 |
Alt+X after typing 00C4 (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 00c4 (Linux) |
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| Latin Capital Letter A With Grave | Alt+0192 |
Alt+X after typing 00C0 (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 00c0 (Linux) |
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| Latin Capital Letter A With Ring Above | Alt+0197 |
Alt+X after typing 00C5 (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 00c5 (Linux) |
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| Latin Capital Letter A With Tilde | Alt+0195 |
Alt+X after typing 00C3 (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 00c3 (Linux) |
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| Latin Small Letter A With Acute | Alt+0225 |
Alt+X after typing 00E1 (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 00e1 (Linux) |
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| Latin Small Letter A With Circumflex | Alt+0226 |
Alt+X after typing 00E2 (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 00e2 (Linux) |
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| Latin Small Letter A With Diaeresis | Alt+0228 |
Alt+X after typing 00E4 (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 00e4 (Linux) |
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| Latin Small Letter A With Grave | Alt+0224 |
Alt+X after typing 00E0 (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 00e0 (Linux) |
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| Latin Small Letter A With Ring Above | Alt+0229 |
Alt+X after typing 00E5 (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 00e5 (Linux) |
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| Latin Small Letter A With Tilde | Alt+0227 |
Alt+X after typing 00E3 (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 00e3 (Linux) |
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| Latin Capital Letter C With Acute | — none — | Alt+X after typing 0106 (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 0106 (Linux) |
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| Latin Capital Letter C With Cedilla | Alt+0199 |
Alt+X after typing 00C7 (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 00c7 (Linux) |
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| Latin Capital Letter C With Circumflex | — none — | Alt+X after typing 0108 (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 0108 (Linux) |
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| Latin Small Letter C With Acute | — none — | Alt+X after typing 0107 (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 0107 (Linux) |
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| Latin Small Letter C With Cedilla | Alt+0231 |
Alt+X after typing 00E7 (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 00e7 (Linux) |
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| Latin Small Letter C With Circumflex | — none — | Alt+X after typing 0109 (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 0109 (Linux) |
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| Latin Capital Letter E With Acute | Alt+0201 |
Alt+X after typing 00C9 (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 00c9 (Linux) |
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| Latin Capital Letter E With Cedilla | — none — | Alt+X after typing 0228 (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 0228 (Linux) |
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| Latin Capital Letter E With Circumflex | Alt+0202 |
Alt+X after typing 00CA (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 00ca (Linux) |
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| Latin Capital Letter E With Diaeresis | Alt+0203 |
Alt+X after typing 00CB (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 00cb (Linux) |
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| Latin Capital Letter E With Grave | Alt+0200 |
Alt+X after typing 00C8 (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 00c8 (Linux) |
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| Latin Small Letter E With Acute | Alt+0233 |
Alt+X after typing 00E9 (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 00e9 (Linux) |
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| Latin Small Letter E With Cedilla | — none — | Alt+X after typing 0229 (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 0229 (Linux) |
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| Latin Small Letter E With Circumflex | Alt+0234 |
Alt+X after typing 00EA (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 00ea (Linux) |
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| Latin Small Letter E With Diaeresis | Alt+0235 |
Alt+X after typing 00EB (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 00eb (Linux) |
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| Latin Small Letter E With Grave | Alt+0232 |
Alt+X after typing 00E8 (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 00e8 (Linux) |
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| Latin Capital Letter I With Acute | Alt+0205 |
Alt+X after typing 00CD (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 00cd (Linux) |
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| Latin Capital Letter I With Circumflex | Alt+0206 |
Alt+X after typing 00CE (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 00ce (Linux) |
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| Latin Capital Letter I With Diaeresis | Alt+0207 |
Alt+X after typing 00CF (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 00cf (Linux) |
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| Latin Capital Letter I With Grave | Alt+0204 |
Alt+X after typing 00CC (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 00cc (Linux) |
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| Latin Capital Letter I With Tilde | — none — | Alt+X after typing 0128 (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 0128 (Linux) |
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| Latin Small Letter I With Acute | Alt+0237 |
Alt+X after typing 00ED (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 00ed (Linux) |
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| Latin Small Letter I With Circumflex | Alt+0238 |
Alt+X after typing 00EE (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 00ee (Linux) |
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| Latin Small Letter I With Diaeresis | Alt+0239 |
Alt+X after typing 00EF (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 00ef (Linux) |
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| Latin Small Letter I With Grave | Alt+0236 |
Alt+X after typing 00EC (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 00ec (Linux) |
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| Latin Small Letter I With Tilde | — none — | Alt+X after typing 0129 (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 0129 (Linux) |
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| Latin Capital Letter N With Acute | — none — | Alt+X after typing 0143 (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 0143 (Linux) |
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| Latin Capital Letter N With Cedilla | — none — | Alt+X after typing 0145 (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 0145 (Linux) |
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| Latin Capital Letter N With Grave | — none — | Alt+X after typing 01F8 (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 01f8 (Linux) |
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| Latin Capital Letter N With Tilde | Alt+0209 |
Alt+X after typing 00D1 (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 00d1 (Linux) |
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| Latin Small Letter N With Acute | — none — | Alt+X after typing 0144 (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 0144 (Linux) |
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| Latin Small Letter N With Cedilla | — none — | Alt+X after typing 0146 (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 0146 (Linux) |
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| Latin Small Letter N With Grave | — none — | Alt+X after typing 01F9 (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 01f9 (Linux) |
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| Latin Small Letter N With Tilde | Alt+0241 |
Alt+X after typing 00F1 (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 00f1 (Linux) |
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| Latin Capital Letter O With Acute | Alt+0211 |
Alt+X after typing 00D3 (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 00d3 (Linux) |
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| Latin Capital Letter O With Circumflex | Alt+0212 |
Alt+X after typing 00D4 (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 00d4 (Linux) |
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| Latin Capital Letter O With Diaeresis | Alt+0214 |
Alt+X after typing 00D6 (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 00d6 (Linux) |
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| Latin Capital Letter O With Grave | Alt+0210 |
Alt+X after typing 00D2 (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 00d2 (Linux) |
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| Latin Capital Letter O With Tilde | Alt+0213 |
Alt+X after typing 00D5 (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 00d5 (Linux) |
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| Latin Small Letter O With Acute | Alt+0243 |
Alt+X after typing 00F3 (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 00f3 (Linux) |
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| Latin Small Letter O With Circumflex | Alt+0244 |
Alt+X after typing 00F4 (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 00f4 (Linux) |
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| Latin Small Letter O With Diaeresis | Alt+0246 |
Alt+X after typing 00F6 (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 00f6 (Linux) |
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| Latin Small Letter O With Grave | Alt+0242 |
Alt+X after typing 00F2 (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 00f2 (Linux) |
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| Latin Small Letter O With Tilde | Alt+0245 |
Alt+X after typing 00F5 (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 00f5 (Linux) |
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| Latin Capital Letter U With Acute | Alt+0218 |
Alt+X after typing 00DA (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 00da (Linux) |
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| Latin Capital Letter U With Circumflex | Alt+0219 |
Alt+X after typing 00DB (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 00db (Linux) |
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| Latin Capital Letter U With Diaeresis | Alt+0220 |
Alt+X after typing 00DC (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 00dc (Linux) |
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| Latin Capital Letter U With Grave | Alt+0217 |
Alt+X after typing 00D9 (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 00d9 (Linux) |
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| Latin Capital Letter U With Ring Above | — none — | Alt+X after typing 016E (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 016e (Linux) |
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| Latin Capital Letter U With Tilde | — none — | Alt+X after typing 0168 (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 0168 (Linux) |
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| Latin Small Letter U With Acute | Alt+0250 |
Alt+X after typing 00FA (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 00fa (Linux) |
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| Latin Small Letter U With Circumflex | Alt+0251 |
Alt+X after typing 00FB (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 00fb (Linux) |
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| Latin Small Letter U With Diaeresis | Alt+0252 |
Alt+X after typing 00FC (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 00fc (Linux) |
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| Latin Small Letter U With Grave | Alt+0249 |
Alt+X after typing 00F9 (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 00f9 (Linux) |
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| Latin Small Letter U With Ring Above | — none — | Alt+X after typing 016F (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 016f (Linux) |
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| Latin Small Letter U With Tilde | — none — | Alt+X after typing 0169 (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 0169 (Linux) |
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| Latin Capital Letter Y With Acute | Alt+0221 |
Alt+X after typing 00DD (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 00dd (Linux) |
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| Latin Capital Letter Y With Circumflex | — none — | Alt+X after typing 0176 (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 0176 (Linux) |
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| Latin Capital Letter Y With Diaeresis | Alt+0159 |
Alt+X after typing 0178 (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 0178 (Linux) |
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| Latin Small Letter Y With Acute | Alt+0253 |
Alt+X after typing 00FD (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 00fd (Linux) |
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| Latin Small Letter Y With Circumflex | — none — | Alt+X after typing 0177 (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 0177 (Linux) |
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| Latin Small Letter Y With Diaeresis | Alt+0255 |
Alt+X after typing 00FF (Word) · Ctrl+Shift+U then 00ff (Linux) |
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54 of 74 characters here have a legacy Windows Alt+NNNN code — that code only exists for the Latin-1 Supplement range and Windows-1252's fixed special-character block, not for Unicode generally. Every character has the universal hex-based method though: type the hex codepoint, then press Alt+X in Word to convert it.
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