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Click a letter to add it to the text box and copy it. Every French accent and special letter is here, with the codes to type them yourself.

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About French letters

French uses the acute, grave, circumflex, diaeresis and cedilla, plus the œ ligature.

On Windows the US-International layout types accents with dead keys (press ' then e for é); on a Mac, Option+E then E gives é and the French layout puts é, è, ç and à on the number row.

Accents on capitals are correct French typography even though older keyboards made them hard to type.

French letters: names and codes

Every special letter in French, with the Windows Alt code where one exists, the hex code to type in Word followed by Alt+X, the Mac shortcut and the HTML entity. Click a letter to copy it.

Letter Name Unicode Alt code Word (Alt+X) Mac Word shortcut HTML
A with Grave Accent U+00E0 Alt+0224 00E0 Option+`, A Ctrl+`, a à
A with Circumflex U+00E2 Alt+0226 00E2 Option+I, A Ctrl+Shift+^, a â
ae ligature U+00E6 Alt+0230 00E6 Option+' Ctrl+Shift+&, a æ
C with Cedilla U+00E7 Alt+0231 00E7 Option+C Ctrl+,, c ç
E with Acute Accent U+00E9 Alt+0233 00E9 Option+E, E Ctrl+', e é
E with Grave Accent U+00E8 Alt+0232 00E8 Option+`, E Ctrl+`, e è
E with Circumflex U+00EA Alt+0234 00EA Option+I, E Ctrl+Shift+^, e ê
E with Diaeresis U+00EB Alt+0235 00EB Option+U, E Ctrl+Shift+:, e ë
I with Circumflex U+00EE Alt+0238 00EE Option+I, I Ctrl+Shift+^, i î
I with Diaeresis U+00EF Alt+0239 00EF Option+U, I Ctrl+Shift+:, i ï
O with Circumflex U+00F4 Alt+0244 00F4 Option+I, O Ctrl+Shift+^, o ô
oe ligature U+0153 Alt+0156 0153 Option+Q Ctrl+Shift+&, o œ
U with Grave Accent U+00F9 Alt+0249 00F9 Option+`, U Ctrl+`, u ù
U with Circumflex U+00FB Alt+0251 00FB Option+I, U Ctrl+Shift+^, u û
U with Diaeresis U+00FC Alt+0252 00FC Option+U, U Ctrl+Shift+:, u ü
Y with Diaeresis U+00FF Alt+0255 00FF Option+U, Y Ctrl+Shift+:, y ÿ
Capital A with Grave Accent U+00C0 Alt+0192 00C0 Option+`, Shift+A Ctrl+`, Shift+A À
Capital A with Circumflex U+00C2 Alt+0194 00C2 Option+I, Shift+A Ctrl+Shift+^, Shift+A Â
AE Ligature U+00C6 Alt+0198 00C6 Option+Shift+' Ctrl+Shift+&, Shift+A Æ
Capital C with Cedilla U+00C7 Alt+0199 00C7 Option+Shift+C Ctrl+,, Shift+C Ç
Capital E with Acute Accent U+00C9 Alt+0201 00C9 Option+E, Shift+E Ctrl+', Shift+E É
Capital E with Grave Accent U+00C8 Alt+0200 00C8 Option+`, Shift+E Ctrl+`, Shift+E È
Capital E with Circumflex U+00CA Alt+0202 00CA Option+I, Shift+E Ctrl+Shift+^, Shift+E Ê
Capital E with Diaeresis U+00CB Alt+0203 00CB Option+U, Shift+E Ctrl+Shift+:, Shift+E Ë
Capital I with Circumflex U+00CE Alt+0206 00CE Option+I, Shift+I Ctrl+Shift+^, Shift+I Î
Capital I with Diaeresis U+00CF Alt+0207 00CF Option+U, Shift+I Ctrl+Shift+:, Shift+I Ï
Capital O with Circumflex U+00D4 Alt+0212 00D4 Option+I, Shift+O Ctrl+Shift+^, Shift+O Ô
OE Ligature U+0152 Alt+0140 0152 Option+Shift+Q Ctrl+Shift+&, Shift+O Œ
Capital U with Grave Accent U+00D9 Alt+0217 00D9 Option+`, Shift+U Ctrl+`, Shift+U Ù
Capital U with Circumflex U+00DB Alt+0219 00DB Option+I, Shift+U Ctrl+Shift+^, Shift+U Û
Capital U with Diaeresis U+00DC Alt+0220 00DC Option+U, Shift+U Ctrl+Shift+:, Shift+U Ü
Capital Y with Diaeresis U+0178 Alt+0159 0178 Option+U, Shift+Y Ctrl+Shift+:, Shift+Y Ÿ

How to switch your keyboard to French

Windows

Open Settings → Time & Language → Language & region, add French (or open the options for your language and add the French (France) or United States-International keyboard). Switch layouts with Win+Space. The current layout is shown next to the clock.

Mac

Open System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources → Edit, click +, and add French or ABC Extended. Switch with Control+Space or from the input menu in the menu bar. Turn on Show Input menu in menu bar to see which layout is active.

iPhone and iPad

Open Settings → General → Keyboard → Keyboards → Add New Keyboard and choose French. Switch by holding the globe key on the keyboard.

Android

In Gboard, open Settings → Languages → Add keyboard and choose French (France). Switch by holding the space bar or tapping the globe key.

Frequently asked questions

How do I type French letters on an English keyboard? +

Press and hold the base letter on a Mac or phone to see accented versions, use the Option dead keys on a Mac, the US-International layout or Alt codes on Windows, or click the letters on this page to build your text and copy it.

Which keyboard layout should I add for French? +

Windows: French (France) or United States-International. Mac: French or ABC Extended. iPhone: French. Android (Gboard): French (France).

Will French characters copied from here work in Word, Google Docs and social media? +

Yes. They are standard Unicode characters, so they paste as real text into any app that supports Unicode, which includes Word, Docs, Excel, WhatsApp, Instagram and email.

Do French letters have Alt codes? +

Many do. The table on this page lists the Windows Alt code for each letter that has one; letters without a code can be typed in Word by entering the Unicode hex value and pressing Alt+X.

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