Accented Characters for Windows

The application supports accented characters for many language sets: those that have accents combined with standard characters and those that are autonomous ligatures.

  Note:

The key combinations identified here are for use with Windows operating systems and do not pertain to Mac OS.

Many accents combine with standard characters.

Accent

Sample

Key Combination

Notes

Acute

ó or Ó

Ctrl+', v

Ctrl+', Shift+V

' is the apostrophe key

v is a lower case vowel

V is an upper case vowel

Circumflex

ô or Ô

Shift+Ctrl+^, v

Shift+Ctrl+^, Shift+V

v is a lower case vowel

V is an upper case vowel

Grave

ò or Ò

Ctrl+`, v

Ctrl+`, Shift+V

v is a lower case vowel

V is an upper case vowel

Tilde

ñ or Ñ

Shift+Ctrl+~, c

Shift+Ctrl+~, Shift+C

~ is the tilde key

c or C is a character, but only works with upper and lower case N, O, or A

Umlaut

ö or Ö

Shift+Ctrl+:, v

Shift+Ctrl+:, Shift+V

: is the colon key

v is a lower case vowel

V is an upper case vowel

Other accents require incorporation with the individual characters, so are treated as a complete character.

Complete Character

Name

Key Combination

Notes

¡

Inverted exclamation point

Alt+Shift+Ctrl+!

Press and hold all three keys simultaneously

¿

Inverted question mark

Alt+Shift+Ctrl+?

Press and hold all three keys simultaneously

ç or Ç

French C cedilla

Ctrl+, , c

Ctrl+, , Shift+C

Press Control and the comma key, release both keys, then press C or press and hold Shift+C

œ or Œ

OE ligature

Shift+Ctrl+&, o

Shift+Ctrl+&, Shift+O

Press and hold Shift+Ctrl+&, release the keys, and press O or press and hold Shift+O

ß

German sharp or double S

Shift+Ctrl+&,s

Press and hold Shift+Ctrl+&, release the keys, and press S.

ø or Ø

Nordic O slash

Ctrl+/, o

Ctrl+/, Shift+O

Press and hold Ctrl+/, release both keys, and press O or press and hold Shift+O

å or Å

Nordic A-ring, Angstrom sign

Shift+Ctrl+@, a

Shift+Ctrl+@, Shift+A

Press and hold Shift+Ctrl+@, release the keys, and press A or press and hold Shift+A

æ or Æ

Old English AE ligature

Shift+Ctrl+&, a

Shift+Ctrl+&, Shift+A

Press and hold Shift+Ctrl+&, release the keys, and press A or press and hold Shift+A

ð or Ð

Icelandic or Old English eth

Ctrl+', d

Ctrl+', Shift+D

' is the apostrophe key

Press and hold Ctrl+', release both keys, and press D or press and hold Shift+D

To insert accents or accented characters:

  1. (Optional) To enter a character that combines with an accent, follow the key combinations in the accent table.

    • For example, to create an A with an acute ligature, hold down the Control key and press the apostrophe key. Release both keys and either press A or press and hold Shift+A.

    • For example, to create an O with the grave ligature, hold down the Control key and press the apostrophe key. Release both keys and either press the O or press and hold Shift+O.

  2. (Optional) To enter a complete accented character, follow the key combinations in the complete character table.

    • For example, to create the inverted exclamation point, press and hold Alt+Shift+Ctrl+!, then release all keys.

    • For example, to create the œ ligature, first press and hold Shift+Ctrl+&, then release the keys and either press O or press and hold Shift+D.

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