How to Get Letters With Accent Marks in Microsoft Word (2024)

Updated: 04/09/2024 by Computer Hope

How to Get Letters With Accent Marks in Microsoft Word (1)

Letters with accent marks may created in Microsoft Word using various methods, many of which are listed below. These steps help those who do not have specialized keyboards. To proceed, select from the list or check out each section in order.

  • Inserting accented letters with the menu bar or Ribbon.
  • Using keyboard shortcuts.
  • Using Alt Codes.
  • Using a third-party program.

Inserting accented letters with the menu bar or Ribbon

The steps in this section only work with certain versions of Word. If you cannot insert accent marks with these steps, see the section on Alt codes.

  1. Open Microsoft Word.
  2. Select the Insert tab on the Ribbon or click Insert in the menu bar.
  3. On the Insert tab or the Insert drop-down, select the Symbol option.

How to Get Letters With Accent Marks in Microsoft Word (2)

  1. Select the desired accented character. Scroll through the entire list or select from the Subset drop-down list to view a specific type. In Microsoft Word Online, click More Symbols to see additional options.

How to Get Letters With Accent Marks in Microsoft Word (3)

  1. After selecting the desired accented letter or symbol, click the Insert button.

How to Get Letters With Accent Marks in Microsoft Word (4)

Tip

Once you've inserted an accented character, you may copy and paste it anywhere in the worksheet.

Using keyboard shortcuts

Microsoft Word users can also utilize the following combinations of keys to add accent marks to their letters. For example, to get the à character, press Ctrl, and press ` (the tilde key). Then, release both keys and quickly press A.

Note

Microsoft Word Online (the web version) does not support the ability to add accented letters using keyboard shortcuts.

Tip

You must press the letter key quickly after releasing the keyboard shortcuts. Otherwise, the non-accented version of the letter is created.

To get uppercase accent letters, turn on Caps Lock before using the keyboard shortcuts. Alternatively, after pressing the keyboard shortcuts together, release all but Shift, and press the desired letter to create an uppercase accent letter. This Shift option only works for those shortcuts utilizing Shift, as listed below.

Desired Symbol Keyboard Shortcut
à, è, ì, ò, ù, À, È, Ì, Ò, Ù Ctrl+` (accent grave), the letter
á, é, í, ó, ú, ý, Á, É, Í, Ó, Ú, Ý Ctrl+' (apostrophe), the letter
â, ê, î, ô, û, Â, Ê, Î, Ô, Û Ctrl+Shift+^ (caret), the letter
ã, ñ, õ, Ã, Ñ, Õ Ctrl+Shift+~ (tilde), the letter
ä, ë, ï, ö, ü, ÿ, Ä, Ë, Ï, Ö, Ü, Ÿ Ctrl+Shift+: (colon), the letter
å, Å Ctrl+Shift+@ (At), a or A
æ, Æ Ctrl+Shift+& (ampersand), a or A
œ, Œ Ctrl+Shift+& (ampersand), o or O
ç, Ç Ctrl+, (comma), c or C
ð, Ð Ctrl+' (apostrophe), d or D
ø, Ø Ctrl+/, o or O
¿ Alt+Ctrl+Shift+?
¡ Alt+Ctrl+Shift+!
ß Ctrl+Shift+&, s

Using Alt Codes

If you can't find the accented letters you're looking for in the menus or by utilizing keyboard shortcuts, try using Alt codes.

  1. Open Microsoft Word.
  2. Click an area in the document where you want to insert a character with an accent mark.
  3. Press either Alt key, type the appropriate number sequence (shown in the table below) on the numeric keypad, and release Alt. For example, to get an accented "a" with an acute accent, you'd press Alt+0225.

Note

All numbers in an Alt code must be entered and typed on the numeric keypad.

Table of common Alt codes for accented letters

Accented Letter Alt Code Name or meaning
á 0225 Lowercase "a" with an acute accent.
Á 0193 Uppercase "A" with an acute accent.
à 0224 Lowercase "a" with a grave accent.
À 0192 Uppercase "A" with a grave accent.
â 0226 Lowercase "a" with a circumflex.
 0194 Uppercase "A" with a circumflex.
å 0229 Lowercase "a" with a ring.
Å 0197 Uppercase "A" with a ring.
ã 0227 Lowercase "a" with a tilde.
à 0195 Uppercase "A" with a tilde.
ä 0228 Lowercase "a" with a diaeresis/umlaut.
Ä 0196 Uppercase "A" with a diaeresis/umlaut.
ā 0257 Lowercase "a" with the line (macron).
Ā 0256 Uppercase "A" with the line (macron).
æ 0230 Lowercase "ae" ligature.
Æ 0198 Uppercase "AE" ligature.
ç 0231 Lowercase "c" with a cedilla.
Ç 0199 Uppercase "C" with a cedilla.
č 0269 Lowercase Latin C with a caron.
Č 0268 Uppercase Latin C with a caron.
é 0233 Lowercase "e" with an acute accent.
É 0201 Uppercase "E" with an acute accent.
è 0232 Lowercase "e" with a grave accent.
È 0200 Uppercase "E" with a grave accent.
ê 0234 Lowercase "e" with a circumflex.
Ê 0202 Uppercase "E" with a circumflex.
ë 0235 Lowercase "e" with a diaeresis/umlaut.
Ë 0203 Uppercase "E" with a diaeresis/umlaut.
í 0237 Lowercase "i" with an acute accent.
Í 0205 Uppercase "I" with an acute accent.
ì 0236 Lowercase "i" with a grave accent.
Ì 0204 Uppercase "I" with a grave accent.
î 0238 Lowercase "i" with a circumflex.
Î 0206 Uppercase "I" with a circumflex.
ï 0239 Lowercase "i" with a diaeresis/umlaut.
Ï 0207 Uppercase "I" with a diaeresis/umlaut.
ī 0299 Lowercase "i" with the line (macron).
Ī 0298 Uppercase "I" with the line (macron).
ñ 0241 Lowercase "n" with a tilde.
Ñ 0209 Uppercase "N" with a tilde.
ó 0243 Lowercase "o" with an acute accent.
Ó 0211 Uppercase "O" with an acute accent.
ò 0242 Lowercase "o" with a grave accent.
Ò 0210 Uppercase "O" with a grave accent.
ô 0244 Lowercase "o" with a circumflex.
Ô 0212 Uppercase "O" with a circumflex.
ø 0248 Lowercase "o" with a slash.
Ø 0216 Uppercase "O" with a slash.
õ 0245 Lowercase "o" with a tilde.
Õ 0213 Uppercase "O" with a tilde.
ö 0246 Lowercase "o" with a diaeresis/umlaut.
ő 0337 Lowercase "o" with double acute accents.
Ö 0214 Uppercase "O" with a diaeresis/umlaut.
ð 0240 Latin small letter eth.
ß 0223 Ess-tsett.
ř 0345 Lowercase "r" with a caron.
š 0353 Lowercase "s" with a caron.
Š 0352 Uppercase "s" with a caron.
ú 0250 Lowercase "u" with an acute accent.
Ú 0218 Uppercase "U" with an acute accent.
ù 0249 Lowercase "u" with a grave accent.
Ù 0217 Uppercase "U" with a grave accent.
û 0251 Lowercase "u" with a circumflex.
Û 0219 Uppercase "U" with a circumflex.
ü 0252 Lowercase "u" with a diaeresis/umlaut.
Ü 0220 Uppercase "U" with a diaeresis/umlaut.
ū 0363 Lowercase "u" with a line (macron).
Ū 0362 Uppercase "U" with a line (macron).
ÿ 0255 Lowercase "y" with diaeresis/umlaut.

Using a third-party program

For third-party software capable of inserting accented characters, see: How to insert accent marks and special characters.

  • How to insert symbols or special characters in a word processor.
  • How to get letters with accent marks in Microsoft Excel.
  • See the accent mark definition for further information and related links.
  • Microsoft Word help and support.
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