List Of Diacritical Marks

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Listed below, and grouped by language, is the list of ALT codes for Latin letters with accents or diacritical marks used in foreign languages. Several non-English foreign languages use Latin letters in their alphabets. Figure 3.2 is a list of the extIPA sym-bols. The following discussion on diacritics in-cludes only those frequently used by clinicians. Readers should refer to Figures 3.1 and 3.2 for special transcription needs as they develop. Diacritics Used with Consonants Changes in Place of Articulation for Consonants. Letters with diacritical marks, grouped alphabetically. Finding the right letter can be a time-consuming process. This chart was made in the hope that it will make that chore easier. For the convenience of users who may not be familiar with the names or pronunciations of some letters, I've grouped letters here by general appearance.

This page list codes for accented letters and other characters. In order to use these codes, your computer should have a separate numeric keypad on the right. If it does not, then another method of inputting accents is recommended.

Page Content

For information on how to type the codes, please read the detailed instructions.

1. Letters with Accents – (e.g.ó, ò, ñ)
2. Other Foreign Characters – (e.g. ç, ¿, ß)
3. Currency Symbols – (e.g. ¢, £, ¥)
4. Math Symbols – (e.g. ±, °, ÷)
5. Other Punctuation – (e.g. &, ©, §)
6. Other Accents and Symbols:Character MapOther Page
7. Non-Numeric Accent Codes:Activate International KeyboardOther Page

Letters with Accents

This list is focused on Western European languages. See the individual Language pages for additional codes.

Example

To input the acute a á (0225), hold down the ALT key, type 0225 on the numeric keypad, then release the ALT key.

If you are having problems inputting these codes, please review the instructions for using the codes at the bottom of this Web page.

Additional Codes

Other Foreign Characters

Currency Symbols

Cached

Math Symbols

Fractions

These codes produce fractions which are spaced on one line.

Superscript and Subscript

Check these references for other methods to implement superscript/subscript and extra fractions

Additional Math Codes

See the Unicode Math Chart for additional codes for math symbols. Note that they only work in Microsoft Office and that you should use the non-Hex code. For instance an entry &‌#8731; for the cube root symbol (∛) would correspond to ALT+8731 in Word.

Other Punctuation

These incude copyright symbols and special section marks.

Using the Codes

Windows assigns a numeric code to different accented letters, other foreign characters and special mathematical symbols. For instance the code for lower case á is 0225, and the code for capital Á is 0193. The ALT key input is used to manually insert these letters and symbols by calling the numeric code assigned to them.

To Use the Codes

1. Place your cursor in the location where you wish to insert a special character.
2. Activate the numeric key pad on the right of the keyboard by pressing Num Lock (upper right of keyboard). The Num Lock light on the keyboard will indicate that the numeric key pad is on.
   NOTE: You must use the numeric key pad; if you use the number keys on the top of the keyboard, the characters will not appear. If you are on a laptop or computer without a separate numeric keypad one of the other methods is recommended.
3. While pressing down the ALT key, type the four-digit code on the numeric key pad at the right edge of the keyboard. The codes are 'case sensitive.' For instance, the code for lower-case á is ALT+0225, but capital Á is ALT+0193.
   NOTE: If you have the International keyboard activated, you will only be able to input codes with the ALT key on the left side of the keyboard.
4. Release the ALT key. The character will appear when the ALT key is released.
   NOTE: You must include the initial zero in the code. For example to insert á(0225) you must type ALT+0225, NOT ALT+225.

Links to External Reference Pages

Accent mark is called Diacritic.

Here's a list of common diacritics and their names:

diacritic = aka {diacritical mark, diacritical point, diacritical sign} is a glyph added to a letter, or basic glyph. From ancient Greek διά (dia = through) and κρίνω (krinein = to separate)

acute accent´. e.g. café, décor, déjà vu, résumé, risqué,Chopin's prélude, étude, fiancée, Ingénue.

e.g. Chopin, Prélude Opus 28 #24 Chopin, Prelude Opus 28 #24

song Ingénue by MonoMono ♪ Ingénue

é is heavily used in French.[see French Keyboard Layout]

grave accent`. e.g. crème de la crème, ménage à trois.

This page list codes for accented letters and other characters. In order to use these codes, your computer should have a separate numeric keypad on the right. If it does not, then another method of inputting accents is recommended.

Page Content

For information on how to type the codes, please read the detailed instructions.

1. Letters with Accents – (e.g.ó, ò, ñ)
2. Other Foreign Characters – (e.g. ç, ¿, ß)
3. Currency Symbols – (e.g. ¢, £, ¥)
4. Math Symbols – (e.g. ±, °, ÷)
5. Other Punctuation – (e.g. &, ©, §)
6. Other Accents and Symbols:Character MapOther Page
7. Non-Numeric Accent Codes:Activate International KeyboardOther Page

Letters with Accents

This list is focused on Western European languages. See the individual Language pages for additional codes.

Example

To input the acute a á (0225), hold down the ALT key, type 0225 on the numeric keypad, then release the ALT key.

If you are having problems inputting these codes, please review the instructions for using the codes at the bottom of this Web page.

Additional Codes

Other Foreign Characters

Currency Symbols

Cached

Math Symbols

Fractions

These codes produce fractions which are spaced on one line.

Superscript and Subscript

Check these references for other methods to implement superscript/subscript and extra fractions

Additional Math Codes

See the Unicode Math Chart for additional codes for math symbols. Note that they only work in Microsoft Office and that you should use the non-Hex code. For instance an entry &‌#8731; for the cube root symbol (∛) would correspond to ALT+8731 in Word.

Other Punctuation

These incude copyright symbols and special section marks.

Using the Codes

Windows assigns a numeric code to different accented letters, other foreign characters and special mathematical symbols. For instance the code for lower case á is 0225, and the code for capital Á is 0193. The ALT key input is used to manually insert these letters and symbols by calling the numeric code assigned to them.

To Use the Codes

1. Place your cursor in the location where you wish to insert a special character.
2. Activate the numeric key pad on the right of the keyboard by pressing Num Lock (upper right of keyboard). The Num Lock light on the keyboard will indicate that the numeric key pad is on.
   NOTE: You must use the numeric key pad; if you use the number keys on the top of the keyboard, the characters will not appear. If you are on a laptop or computer without a separate numeric keypad one of the other methods is recommended.
3. While pressing down the ALT key, type the four-digit code on the numeric key pad at the right edge of the keyboard. The codes are 'case sensitive.' For instance, the code for lower-case á is ALT+0225, but capital Á is ALT+0193.
   NOTE: If you have the International keyboard activated, you will only be able to input codes with the ALT key on the left side of the keyboard.
4. Release the ALT key. The character will appear when the ALT key is released.
   NOTE: You must include the initial zero in the code. For example to insert á(0225) you must type ALT+0225, NOT ALT+225.

Links to External Reference Pages

Accent mark is called Diacritic.

Here's a list of common diacritics and their names:

diacritic = aka {diacritical mark, diacritical point, diacritical sign} is a glyph added to a letter, or basic glyph. From ancient Greek διά (dia = through) and κρίνω (krinein = to separate)

acute accent´. e.g. café, décor, déjà vu, résumé, risqué,Chopin's prélude, étude, fiancée, Ingénue.

e.g. Chopin, Prélude Opus 28 #24 Chopin, Prelude Opus 28 #24

song Ingénue by MonoMono ♪ Ingénue

é is heavily used in French.[see French Keyboard Layout]

grave accent`. e.g. crème de la crème, ménage à trois.

see these words in lyrics in One Night in BangkokMurray Head ♪ One Night in Bangkok

circumflexˆ. e.g. coup de grâce, mêlée (as in melee weapon in gaming.), my rôle, raison d'être.

diaeresis/umlaut¨. e.g. zoölogy, reënact, naïve, Chloë.

The charactersäöüare used in German language.They are called umlaut.[see German Keyboard Layout]

cedilla¸. e.g. façade.

macron¯.

breve˘.

caronˇ.

TILDE~ notan accent mark. Mostly used asñ.e.g. niña , meaning girl.It is a distinct letter in Spanish.

Diaeresis vs Umlaut

Diacritical Marks Chart

Diaeresis:

English Words With Diacritical Marks

Historically, diaeresis and umlaut refer to two distinct phonological phenomena.

The diaeresis is used to denote the phenomenon also known as diaeresis, or hiatus, in which a vowel letter is not part of a digraph or diphthong. e.g. 'cooperation'.

'Umlaut' refers to a historical sound shift in German. In German, umlauts are found as ä, ö and ü. The name is used in some other languages that share these symbols with German or where the Latin spelling was introduced in the 19th century, replacing marks that had been used previously. The phonological phenomenon of umlaut occurred historically in English as well (man ~ men; full ~ fill; goose ~ geese) in a way cognately parallel with German, but English orthography does not write the sound shift using the umlaut diacritic. Instead, a different letter is used.

The two diacritical uses originated separately, with the diaeresis being considerably older. Nevertheless, in modern computer systems using Unicode, the umlaut and diaeresis diacritics are identical: ⟨ä⟩ represents both a-umlaut and a-diaeresis.

Typing Diacritical Marks

Wikipedia has nice and complete explanations on other Diacritic.

Examples of Diacritics

List Of Diacritical Marks And Meanings

• For diacritics used in phonetic symbols, see: English Phonetics: IPA vs American Heritage Dictionary vs Merriam-Webster.
• For diacritics used in Chinese phonetic system, see: Pinyin 拼音, Zhuyin 注音, IPA Comparison.
• For more foreign words with diacritics marks, see: English Vocabulary: Foreign Words.