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How to Type Accented Uppercase Letters

Latest update on June 22, 2020 at 10:34 AM by David Webb .

It may happen that you need to enter a text whose first letter begins with an accented uppercase letter. There are several solutions.

Copy and Paste
Using a Key Combination
The Character Map
Android and iOS

Copy and Paste

The easiest solution, is to find a text containing such accented characters and make a copy/paste. Below the main accented letters used in the French language:

À Á Â Ä Å Ã Æ Ç É È Ê Ë Í Ì Î Ï Ñ Ó Ò Ô Ö Ø Õ OE Ú Ù Û Ü Ý Y

Using a Key Combination

You can also enter accented uppercase letters using the Alt key in combination with a corresponding Unicode value. Here are the codes for the main accented letters:

Á = alt + 181
Â = alt + 182
À = alt + 183
Ã = alt + 199
Ç = alt + 128
È = alt + 212
É = alt + 144
Ë = alt + 211
Ê = alt + 210
Ñ = alt + 165
Ö = alt + 153
Ú = alt + 233
Û = alt + 234
Ù = alt + 235
Ü = alt 154

The Character Map

The last solution is to use the Windows character table.

Start > Accessories > Command Prompt
Then enter the following command:
```
charmap
```

Android and iOS

Tap and hold on a letter to view a list of accented characters:

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Copy and Paste

Using a Key Combination

The Character Map

Android and iOS

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