These codes apply to Microsoft Word on Windows only. Users of Word for Mac should refer to the Mac Option codes.
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If you are using another software package, you must use one of the other methods of inputting accents.
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- Letters with Accents – (e.g. ó, ò, ñ)
- Other Foreign Characters – (e.g. ç, ¿, ß)
Letters with Accents
Accent marks, formally called diacritical marks, are extra marks that appear above and below individual letters. Their usual purpose is to influence pronunciation. TIP: Microsoft Word will automatically accent some words that require accent marks in English, but don’t rely on it to correct them all. Step 2: Highlight the letter Highlight the letter requiring the accent mark. Click the Insert tab, and then click on Symbol. The most straightforward way of typing accent marks in Word is to use the Insert tab to call up a list of special symbols. This approach will work with any kind of keyboard, whether you are using a Mac or a PC.
This list is organized by Accent type. The sample shows a letter with that accent, and the Notes present any special comments about using that accent.
For the Template, the symbol 'V' means any vowel.
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ACCENT | SAMPLE | TEMPLATE | NOTES |
---|---|---|---|
Acute | ó Ó | ‘ = apostrophe key | |
Circumflex | ô Ô | Shift+Control+^, V | |
Grave | ò Ò | ||
Tilde | ñ Ñ | Shift+Control+~, V | Only works with 'n,N,o,O,a,A' |
Umlaut | ö Ö | := colon key |
Nov 07, 2018 TIP: Microsoft Word will automatically accent some words that require accent marks in English, but don’t rely on it to correct them all. Step 2: Highlight the letter Highlight the letter requiring the accent mark. Click the Insert tab, and then click on Symbol.
Example 1: To type the letter ó, hold down the Control key, then press the apostrophe key. Release both keys and type o. The accented letter should appear.
Example 2: To type the letter Ó, hold down the Control key, then press the apostrophe key. Release both keys and type O. The accented letter should appear.
Example 3: To type ñ, hold down the Shift key, then the Control key, then the ~ key. Release all three keys, then type n.
Other Foreign Characters
This list is current for Word 2000. Some foreign characters may not have codes in earlier versions of Word.
SYMBOL | NAME | CODE | NOTES |
---|---|---|---|
¡ | Upside-down exclamation point | Alt+Shift+Control+! | Either Alt key works. |
¿ | Upside-down question mark | Alt+Shift+Control+? | Either Alt key works. |
Ç,ç | French C cedille (caps/lowecase) | Control+,,c Control+,,C | For ç, press Control, then the comma key. Release then press c. |
Œ,œ | OE ligature (caps/lowecase) | Shift+Control+&,o Shift+Control+&,O | |
ß | German Sharp/Double S | Shift+Control+&,S | |
Ø,ø | Nordic O slash (caps/lowecase) | Control+/,o Control+/,O | |
Å,å | Nordic A-ring, Angstrom sign (caps/lowecase) | Shift+Control+@,a Shift+Control+@,A | A with ring/Angstrom Sign |
Æ,æ | Old English AE ligature (caps/lowecase) | Shift+Control+&,a Shift+Control+&,A | |
Ð,ð | Old English eth (caps/lowecase) | Control+’,d Control+’,D | Icelandic/Old English eth ‘ = apostrophe key |
Example 1: To input Spanish upside down exclamation point ¡
(Alt+Shift+Control+!), hold down the Alt key, then the Shift key, the the Control key, then the ! key. Release all four keys, and the ¡ punctuation will appear.
(Alt+Shift+Control+!), hold down the Alt key, then the Shift key, the the Control key, then the ! key. Release all four keys, and the ¡ punctuation will appear.
Example 2: To input French oe ligature œ (Shift+Control+&,o), hold down the Shift key, then the Control key, then the & key. Release all three keys and then type o to make the letter appear.
International Keyboard Codes | Windows Character Map | Mac Accent Codes
This page list codes for accented letters and other characters. In order to use these codes, your computer should have a separate numeric keypad on the right. If it does not, then another method of inputting accents is recommended.
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For information on how to type the codes, please read the detailed instructions.
How To Put Accent Marks On Microsoft Word
- Letters with Accents – (e.g.ó, ò, ñ)
- Other Foreign Characters – (e.g. ç, ¿, ß)
- Currency Symbols – (e.g. ¢, £, ¥)
- Math Symbols – (e.g. ±, °, ÷)
- Other Punctuation – (e.g. &, ©, §)
- Other Accents and Symbols:Character MapOther Page
- Non-Numeric Accent Codes:Activate International KeyboardOther Page
Letters with Accents
This list is focused on Western European languages. See the individual Language pages for additional codes.
Accent | A | E | I | O | U | Y |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grave Capital | À 0192 | È 0200 | Ì 0204 | Ò 0210 | Ù 0217 | -- |
Grave Lower Case | à 0224 | è 0232 | ì 0236 | ò 0242 | ù 0249 | -- |
Acute Capital | Á 0193 | É 0201 | Í 0205 | Ó 0211 | Ú 0218 | Ý 0221 |
Acute Lower Case | á 0225 | é 0233 | í 0237 | ó 0243 | ú 0250 | ý 0253 |
Circumflex Capital | Â 0194 | Ê 0202 | Î 0206 | Ô 0212 | Û 0219 | -- |
Circumflex Lower Case | â 0226 | ê 0234 | î 0238 | ô 0244 | û 0251 | -- |
Tilde Capital | Ã 0195 | -- | Ñ 0209 | Õ 0213 | — | -- |
Tilde Lower Case | ã 0227 | -- | ñ 0241 | õ 0245 | — | -- |
Umlaut Capital | Ä 0196 | Ë 0203 | Ï 0207 | Ö 0214 | Ü 0220 | Ÿ 0159 |
Umlaut Lower Case | ä 0228 | ë 0235 | ï 0239 | ö 0246 | ü 0252 | ÿ 0255 |
Example
To input the acute a á (0225), hold down the ALT key, type 0225 on the numeric keypad, then release the ALT key.
If you are having problems inputting these codes, please review the instructions for using the codes at the bottom of this Web page.
Additional Codes
See the Specific Language Page for additional codes for accented characters. Note that codes may only work in Microsoft Office.
Other Foreign Characters
SYMBOL | NAME | CODE NUMBER |
---|---|---|
¡ | Upside-down exclamation mark | 0161 |
¿ | Upside-down question mark | 0191 |
Ç, ç | French C cedille (caps/lowecase) | 0199 0231 |
Œ,œ | O-E ligature (caps/lowecase) | 0140 0156 |
ß | German Sharp/Double S | 0223 |
º, ª | Masculine Ordinal Number (Span/Ital/Portuguese) Feminine Ordinal Number | 0186 0170 |
Ø,ø | Nordic O slash (caps/lowecase) | 0216 0248 |
Å,å | Nordic A ring (caps/lowecase), Angstrom sign | 0197 0229 |
Æ, æ | A-E ligature (caps/lowecase) | 0198 0230 |
Þ, þ | Icelandic/Old English Thorn (caps/lowecase) See other Old English Characters | 0222 0254 |
Ð, ð | Icelandic/Old English Eth (caps/lowecase) | 0208 0240 |
« » | Spanish/French angle quotation marks | 0171 0187 |
‹ › | Spanish/French angle single quotation marks | 0139 0155 |
Š š | Czech S hachek (S Caron) (caps/lowercase) See other Czech Characters | 0138 0154 |
Ž ž | Czech Z hachek (Z Caron) (caps/lowercase) | 0142 0158 |
Currency Symbols
SYMBOL | NAME | CODE NUMBER |
---|---|---|
¢ | Cent sign | 0162 |
£ | British Pound | 0163 |
€ | Euro currency | 0128 |
¥ | Japanese Yen | 0165 |
ƒ | Dutch Florin | 0131 |
¤ | Generic currency symbol | 0164 |
Math Symbols
Accent Mark Letters Ms Word
SYMBOL | NAME | CODE NUMBER |
---|---|---|
÷ | Division sign | 0247 |
° | Degree symbol | 0176 |
¬ | Not symbol | 0172 |
± | Plus/minus | 0177 |
µ | Micro | 0181 |
‰ | Per Mille (1/1000th) | 0137 |
Fractions
Accent Mark Microsoft Word 2013
These codes produce fractions which are spaced on one line.
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SYMBOL | NAME | CODE NUMBER |
---|---|---|
¼ | Fraction 1/4 | 0188 |
½ | Fraction 1/2 | 0189 |
¾ | Fraction 3/4 | 0190 |
Superscript and Subscript
Check these references for other methods to implement superscript/subscript and extra fractions
Additional Math Codes
See the Unicode Math Chart for additional codes for math symbols. Note that they only work in Microsoft Office and that you should use the non-Hex code. For instance an entry ∛ for the cube root symbol (∛) would correspond to ALT+8731 in Word.
Other Punctuation
These incude copyright symbols and special section marks.
SYMBOL | NAME | CODE NUMBER |
---|---|---|
© | Copyright symbol | 0169 |
® | Registered symbol | 0174 |
™ | Trademark | 0153 |
• | List Dot | 0149 |
§ | Section Symbol | 0167 |
† | Dagger | 0134 |
‡ | Double Dagger | 0135 |
– | en-dash | 0150 |
-- | em-dash | 0151 |
¶ | Paragraph Symbol (Pilcrow) | 0182 |
Using the Codes
Windows assigns a numeric code to different accented letters, other foreign characters and special mathematical symbols. For instance the code for lower case á is 0225, and the code for capital Á is 0193. The ALT key input is used to manually insert these letters and symbols by calling the numeric code assigned to them.
To Use the Codes
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- Place your cursor in the location where you wish to insert a special character.
- Activate the numeric key pad on the right of the keyboard by pressing Num Lock (upper right of keyboard). The Num Lock light on the keyboard will indicate that the numeric key pad is on.
NOTE: You must use the numeric key pad; if you use the number keys on the top of the keyboard, the characters will not appear. If you are on a laptop or computer without a separate numeric keypad one of the other methods is recommended. - While pressing down the ALT key, type the four-digit code on the numeric key pad at the right edge of the keyboard. The codes are 'case sensitive.' For instance, the code for lower-case á is ALT+0225, but capital Á is ALT+0193.
NOTE: If you have the International keyboard activated, you will only be able to input codes with the ALT key on the left side of the keyboard. - Release the ALT key. The character will appear when the ALT key is released.
NOTE: You must include the initial zero in the code. For example to insert á(0225) you must type ALT+0225, NOT ALT+225.