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Accented Characters

This page provides instructions for typing accented characters on MACs and PCs in the Language Learning Center.

Instructions for MAC users
EXAMPLE
INSTRUCTIONS
POSSIBLE
COMBINATIONS
Step 1
Step 2

  À à È è Ì ì

   Ò ò Ù ù
"option" + " ` "

 

Release, then type the letter you want accented with `

À à È è Ì ì Ò ò Ù ù

  Á á É é Í í

    Ó ó Ú ú
"option" + " e "

 

Release, then type the letter you want accented with

Á á É é Í í Ó ó Ú ú

  Â â Ê ê Î î

   Ô ô Û û
"option" + " i "

 

Release, then type the letter you want accented with

 â Ê ê Î î Ô ô Û û
ç

"option" + " c "

 

 

ç
ñ
"option" + " n "

 

Release, then type the letter you want accented with

ñ
œ
"option" + " q "

 

 

œ
ä  ö  ü
"option" + " u "

 

Release, then type the letter you want accented with

ä  ö  ü
¿
"option" + "shift" + /

 

 

¿
¡
"option" + 1

 

 

¡



Instructions for PC users (using English International Keyboard)

EXAMPLE
INSTRUCTIONS
POSSIBLE
COMBINATIONS
Step 1
Step 2

  À à È è Ì ì

Ò ò Ù ù

Press:  `

(the tilde key)

 

Release, then type the letter you want with a grave accent

À à È è Ì ì Ò ò Ù ù

  Á á É é Í í

Ó ó Ú ú
Press:  '
(the apostrophe key)

 

Release, then type the letter you want w/ an acute accent

Á á É é Í í Ó ó Ú ú

  Â â Ê ê Î î

Ô ô Û û

Press: Shift + 6

simultaneously

 

Release, then type the letter you want with a circumflex

 â Ê ê Î î Ô ô Û û
ç

 

Press: Ctrl + Alt +  , (comma key) simultaneously

 

 

ç
ñ

 Press:  Shift +  `

(the tilde key) simultaneously

 

Release, then type the letter you want with a tilde

ñ
œ

 

Press: Ctrl + Shift + 7 simultaneously

 

Release, then type "o"(letter)

œ
ä  ö  ü
Press:  Shift +  '
(the apostrophe key) simultaneously

 

Release, then type the letter you want with an umlaut

ä  ö  ü
¿

Press:  Ctrl + Alt+ ?

simultaneously

¿
¡
Press:  Ctrl + Alt + ! simultaneously
¡

 

Instructions for PC users (using Regular English Keyboard)

Accented and extended characters may be typed using the default English keyboard by holding down the 'Alt' key and typing the numeric code for the desired character. Some of the most common characters are listed below. For a complete reference, please use the Character Map utility found in the Windows start menu under Accessories - System Tools.
       
À
Hold Alt + 0192
Ä
0196
à
Hold Alt + 0224
ä
0228
È
Hold Alt + 0200
Ë
0203
è
Hold Alt + 0232
ë
0235
Ì
Hold Alt + 0204
Ö
0214
ì
0236
ö
0246
Ò
0210
Ü
0220
ò
0242
ü
0252
Ù
0217
ß
0223
ù
 
Å
0197
 
å
0229
Á
0193
Ø
0216
á
0225
ø
0248
É
0201
 
é
0233
Ç
0199
Í
0205
ç
0231
í
0237
Ñ
0209
Ó
0211
ñ
0241
ó
0243
 
Ú
0218
 
ú
0250
 
 
 
 
 

 

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