Special letters (accented and Latin)
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About these letters
Letters with accents and special Latin letters for names and languages: é ñ ç ß ø, small capitals and other special forms.
There are 253 symbols on this page, in 4 groups: accented letters (64), more Latin letters (137), small caps (25), special and upside-down (27).
Unicode added them over the years, starting with version 1.1 in 1993 and most recently in version 11.0 (2018).
How to type the popular letters
Shortcuts from our keyboard tables. Alt codes need the numeric keypad; the Mac keys are for the U.S. layout.
| Symbol | Windows | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| ºMasculine ordinal indicator | Alt+0186 | ⌥ Option+0 |
| ªFeminine ordinal indicator | Alt+0170 | ⌥ Option+9 |
| ØO with stroke | Alt+0216 | ⌥ Option+⇧ Shift+O |
| ßEszett (sharp S) | Alt+0223 | ⌥ Option+S |
| ñLetter N with tilde (enye) | Alt+0241 | Character Viewer |
| çC cedilla | Alt+0231 | ⌥ Option+C |
| æAsh (ae ligature) | Alt+0230 | ⌥ Option+' |
| œOe ligature | Alt+0156 | ⌥ Option+Q |
Symbols or emoji?
All 253 are text symbols, not emoji: they take the colour, size and font of the text around them, so they fit neatly into names, bios and documents.
Unicode blocks and versions
In the Unicode tables they are spread over 8 blocks, led by Latin Extended-A with 128 of them.
| Unicode block | Symbols | Unicode versions |
|---|---|---|
| Latin Extended-A | 128 | 1.1 |
| Latin-1 Supplement | 64 | 1.1 |
| IPA Extensions | 31 | 1.1, 3.0 |
| Phonetic Extensions | 15 | 4.0 |
| Latin Extended-B | 8 | 1.1, 4.1 |
| Latin Extended-D | 4 | 5.1, 11.0 |
| Letterlike Symbols | 2 | 1.1 |
| Latin Extended Additional | 1 | 5.1 |
Questions people ask
How do I copy letters?
Tap a symbol and it is copied. To copy several at once, turn on Collect, tap them in order and press Copy all in the bar at the bottom. Your recent symbols appear above the grid next time.
Why do some letters show as boxes?
A box means your device has no font for that character. The oldest symbols here date from Unicode 1.1 (1993) and work everywhere; the newest come from Unicode 11.0 (2018) and need a recent system update.
How do I type º on a keyboard?
On Windows: Alt+0186. On a Mac: ⌥ Option+0. On a phone, copy º from here or add a text shortcut. All methods for º.
Are these emoji?
No. They are text symbols: they follow your text colour and font, unlike emoji, which are colour pictures drawn by the device.
Where can I use them?
Anywhere you can type text: Instagram and TikTok bios, Discord, WhatsApp, Word, Google Docs, emails and most game chats. A few username fields accept only letters and numbers.