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Accent Converter

Type accented letters without an international keyboard.

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Character picker

Shorthand

e' é · e` è · e^ ê · u: ü · n~ ñ · c, ç · o/ ø · a* å · s< š · ss= ß

Quick Tool Overview

The Accent Converter turns shorthand into real accented characters — type "cafe'" and get "café" — using the convention international keyboard layouts use, where the accent follows the letter. A picker covers every accented Latin character, and the reverse conversion strips them back out.

What it does
Types accented letters without an international keyboard
You give it
Shorthand such as e', u: or n~
You get back
Real accented characters, correct anywhere
Best for
Names, loanwords and writing about anywhere in Europe
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About the Accent Converter

Typing "café" on a keyboard with no accent key is a nuisance that recurs constantly for anyone writing about food, music, names or anywhere in continental Europe. The usual workarounds are a character map, a memorised alt code, or giving up.

This converts shorthand into the real characters. Type "cafe'" and get "café", "u:ber" and get "über", "espan~ol" and get "español" — the convention used by several international keyboard layouts, where the accent follows the letter. There is also a picker covering every accented Latin character, grouped by base letter, and the reverse conversion for when you need to strip accents back out for a URL or a legacy system.

Key features of the Accent Converter

Keyboard-layout shorthand

The accent follows the letter, which is how the US-International layout already works.

Full character picker

Every accented Latin character grouped by base letter, including carons, ogoneks and rings.

Works both directions

Add accents, or strip them for a URL, a filename or an older system.

Real Unicode output

Genuine characters, correct in any application rather than a lookalike.

Names the system alternatives

The page explains how to do this natively on Windows and macOS, for when that is better.

How to use the Accent Converter

  1. 1

    Type using shorthand

    Put the accent mark after the letter — e' gives é, u: gives ü, n~ gives ñ.

  2. 2

    Or use the picker

    Every accented Latin character, grouped by its base letter, one click to insert.

  3. 3

    Reverse it when you need to

    Strip accents back out for a URL, a filename or an older system.

  4. 4

    Copy the result

    Real Unicode characters, correct in any application.

Frequently asked questions

The accent follows the letter: apostrophe for acute (e' gives é), backtick for grave (e` gives è), caret for circumflex (e^ gives ê), colon for diaeresis (u: gives ü), tilde for tilde (n~ gives ñ) and comma for cedilla (c, gives ç).

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