Support for Typing Accents

Acute accent ( ´ ): Á, É, Í, Ó, Ú. Used only on vowels.

Examples: canción (song), árbol (tree), café (coffee)

Diaeresis ( ¨ ): Rarely used on Ü to indicate that the "u" is pronounced.

Example: pingüino (penguin)

Tilde ( ~ ): Only on Ñ (not an accent, but a diacritical mark).

Example: niño (child)

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Acute accent ( ´ ): Á, É, Í, Ó, Ú. Used only on vowels.

Examples: canción (song), árbol (tree), café (coffee)

Diaeresis ( ¨ ): Rarely used on Ü to indicate that the "u" is pronounced.

Example: pingüino (penguin)

Tilde ( ~ ): Only on Ñ (not an accent, but a diacritical mark).

Example: niño (child)

Guide for Mac
Guide for Windows
Support for Typing Accents

Circumflex ( ˆ ): Â, Ê, Î, Ô, Û

Example: hôtel (hotel), forêt (forest)

Diaeresis/umlaut ( ¨ ): Ë, Ï, Ü, Ÿ (rare)

Example: Noël (Christmas), naïve (naive)

Grave accent ( ` ): À, È, Ù (rare)

Example: où (where), très (very)

Acute accent ( ´ ): É

Example: école (school), café (coffee)

Cedilla ( ¸ ): Ç (not an accent, but a diacritical mark)

Example: français (French), garçon (boy)

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Guide for Windows

Circumflex ( ˆ ): Â, Ê, Î, Ô, Û

Example: hôtel (hotel), forêt (forest)

Diaeresis/umlaut ( ¨ ): Ë, Ï, Ü, Ÿ (rare)

Example: Noël (Christmas), naïve (naive)

Grave accent ( ` ): À, È, Ù (rare)

Example: où (where), très (very)

Acute accent ( ´ ): É

Example: école (school), café (coffee)

Cedilla ( ¸ ): Ç (not an accent, but a diacritical mark)

Example: français (French), garçon (boy)

Guide for Mac
Guide for Windows