The eszett is ß, the German sharp S. On Windows, hold Alt and type 0223 on the numeric keypad. On Mac, press Option+S. It works in Word, browsers, spreadsheets, and most apps, and its Unicode code point is U+00DF. Eszett codes at a glance Every code for the sharp S in one place. Alt codes … Read more
The slashed O is Ø. On Windows, hold Alt and type 0216 on the numeric keypad. On Mac, open the Character Viewer with Ctrl+Cmd+Space and search for “stroke,” since there’s no built-in Option shortcut. Both give you the same capital letter O with a diagonal stroke through it. Its official Unicode name is LATIN CAPITAL … Read more
Œ is the Latin capital OE ligature. On Windows, hold Alt and type 0140 on the numeric keypad, then release. Mac has no Alt code for it, so open Character Viewer with Ctrl+Cmd+Space and search OE. In Microsoft Word, type 0152 and press Alt+X. The lowercase form is œ. That covers the fast paths. Below … Read more
A diaeresis and an umlaut look identical: two dots sitting above a vowel. The difference is what the dots do. A diaeresis tells you to pronounce a vowel as its own syllable, as in naïve or Noël. An umlaut marks a shifted vowel sound in German words like Müller. The diaeresis vs umlaut split matters … Read more
The macron is the flat horizontal bar over a vowel: ā ē ī ō ū and their capitals Ā Ē Ī Ō Ū. None of these letters has a Windows Alt code. On Windows, type the four-character hex value in Word (for example 0101 then press Alt+X) or use Character Map. On Mac, add a … Read more
The enye is Ñ (uppercase) and ñ (lowercase). On Windows, hold Alt and type 0209 for Ñ or 0241 for ñ on the numeric keypad. On Mac, press Option+N, then N for ñ, or Option+N then Shift+N for Ñ. Quick reference: Enye codes Character Unicode name Code point Windows Alt code Mac shortcut Word Alt+X … Read more
These 18 letters carry a caron accent, the small v-shaped mark also called a háček: č ď ě ľ ň ř š ť ž and their capitals. On Windows only four have Alt codes (Alt+0154 gives š, Alt+0158 gives ž); the other 14 use Word’s Alt+X or Character Map. On Mac, open Character Viewer with … Read more
The cedilla is the little hook that hangs under a letter, as in ç. On Windows, hold Alt and type 0231 on the numeric keypad for ç, or 0199 for Ç. On a Mac, press Option+C for ç and Option+Shift+C for Ç. The other 14 cedilla letters (ģ ķ ļ ņ ŗ ş ţ and … Read more
The circumflex accent (^) is the little pointed hat that sits on top of a letter, as in â ê î ô û. On Windows, the five common vowels have Alt codes: hold Alt and type 0226 on the numeric keypad for â. On Mac, press Option+i and then the letter. Both work in Word, … Read more
The grave accent letters are à, è, ì, ò, ù and their capitals À, È, Ì, Ò, Ù. On Windows, hold Alt and type the four-digit code on the numeric keypad (à is Alt+0224, è is Alt+0232). On Mac, press Option+` (grave), release, then the letter. Both work in Word, browsers, and most apps. The … Read more