How to Type U with Accent (ú, ù, û, ü, ū, ů, ű, ų, ư, ǔ, Ú, Ù, Û, Ü) — Shortcuts & Alt Codes

Q: What is the Alt code for U with an accent on Windows?

The Alt code for ú (U with acute) is Alt + 163 or Alt + 0250 (capital Ú is Alt + 233 or Alt + 0218). For ù (U with grave), use Alt + 151 or Alt + 0249 (capital Ù is Alt + 235 or Alt + 0217). For û (U with circumflex), use Alt + 150 or Alt + 0251 (capital Û is Alt + 234 or Alt + 0219). For ü (U with umlaut / diaeresis), use Alt + 129 or Alt + 0252 (capital Ü is Alt + 154 or Alt + 0220). For ū (macron), use Alt + 0363. For ů (ring above), use Alt + 0367. For ű (double acute), use Alt + 0369.

Q: How do you type U with an accent on a Mac keyboard?

On macOS, press Option + e then u for ú (acute). Press Option + grave key then u for ù. Press Option + i then u for û (circumflex). Press Option + u then u for ü (umlaut). With ABC Extended enabled, press Option + a then u for ū (macron), Option + k then u for ů (ring above), and Option + Shift + e then u for ű (double acute). You can also press and hold the 'u' key on your keyboard to reveal the diacritics popup menu.

Q: How do you type U with an accent in Microsoft Word?

In Microsoft Word on Windows, type 00FA and immediately press Alt + X to convert it to ú. For capital Ú, type 00DA + Alt + X. For ù, type 00F9 + Alt + X. For û, type 00FB + Alt + X. For ü, type 00FC + Alt + X. For ů, type 016F + Alt + X. For ű, type 0171 + Alt + X. For ư, type 01B0 + Alt + X. You can also use Ctrl shortcuts: Ctrl + ' then u for ú, Ctrl + grave then u for ù, Ctrl + Shift + ^ then u for û, and Ctrl + Shift + : then u for ü.

Q: What is U with diaeresis (ü / Ü) in Spanish and Catalan?

In Spanish and Catalan orthography, the diaeresis (diéresis) on ü indicates that the vowel must be distinctly pronounced in güe and güi combinations where 'u' is normally silent (e.g. pingüino 'penguin', bilingüe 'bilingual', vergüenza 'shame', agüita 'little water').

Q: What are the Unicode code points and HTML entities for U with accents?

For ú use ú (U+00FA); for Ú use Ú (U+00DA); for ù use ù (U+00F9); for Ù use Ù (U+00D9); for û use û (U+00FB); for Û use Û (U+00DB); for ü use ü (U+00FC); for Ü use Ü (U+00DC); for ū use &umacr; (U+016B); for ů use &uring; (U+016F); for ű use &uhungarml; (U+0171); for ư use ư (U+01B0); for ǔ use ǔ (U+01D4).

QUICK REFERENCE

Master U-Accent Keyboard Shortcut Matrix (All Variations)

The vowel U carries a rich array of diacritical marks across world orthographies: Spanish and Portuguese tonic ú, French homophone disambiguation ù in où, French historic lengthening û in août, German front rounded ü in über, Spanish diaeresis ü in pingüino, Czech positional ů in stůl, Hungarian double acute ű in tűz, Vietnamese horn ư in nước, and Japanese Rōmaji macron ū in Kyūshū. Below is your complete cross-platform reference table:

Character & Accent Name	Glyph	Windows Alt Code	Word Shortcut	Mac Shortcut	Language / Usage	Unicode / HTML
U with Acute	`ú` / `Ú`	`Alt`+`163` / `Alt`+`0218`	`Ctrl`+`'`, `u`	`Opt`+`e`, then `u`	Spanish (tú), Portuguese, Hungarian, Irish	`U+00FA` \| `ú`
U with Grave	`ù` / `Ù`	`Alt`+`151` / `Alt`+`0217`	`Ctrl`+`, `u`	`Opt`+`, then `u`	French (où), Italian (più, giù)	`U+00F9` \| `ù`
U with Circumflex	`û` / `Û`	`Alt`+`150` / `Alt`+`0219`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`^`, `u`	`Opt`+`i`, then `u`	French (août, sûr, flûte)	`U+00FB` \| `û`
U with Umlaut / Diaeresis	`ü` / `Ü`	`Alt`+`129` / `Alt`+`0220`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`:`, `u`	`Opt`+`u`, then `u`	German (über), Spanish (pingüino), Turkish	`U+00FC` \| `ü`
U with Macron	`ū` / `Ū`	`Alt`+`0363` / `Alt`+`0362`	Type `016B` then `Alt`+`X`	`Opt`+`a`, then `u` (ABC Ext)	Japanese Rōmaji (Kyūshū), Latvian, Māori	`U+016B` \| `&umacr;`
U with Ring Above	`ů` / `Ů`	`Alt`+`0367` / `Alt`+`0366`	Type `016F` then `Alt`+`X`	`Opt`+`k`, then `u` (ABC Ext)	Czech internal/final long u (stůl, dům)	`U+016F` \| `&uring;`
U with Double Acute	`ű` / `Ű`	`Alt`+`0369` / `Alt`+`0368`	Type `0171` then `Alt`+`X`	`Opt`+`Shift`+`e`, then `u`	Hungarian Hungarumlaut (fű, tűz)	`U+0171` \| `&uhungarml;`
U with Ogonek	`ų` / `Ų`	`Alt`+`0371` / `Alt`+`0370`	Type `0173` then `Alt`+`X`	Character Viewer / Baltic layout	Lithuanian (miškų, namų)	`U+0173` \| `&uogon;`
U with Horn	`ư` / `Ư`	`Alt`+`0432` / `Alt`+`0431`	Type `01B0` then `Alt`+`X`	Character Viewer / Vietnamese Telex	Vietnamese unrounded /ɨ/ (nước, thư)	`U+01B0` \| `ư`
U with Caron	`ǔ` / `Ǔ`	`Alt`+`0468` / `Alt`+`0467`	Type `01D4` then `Alt`+`X`	`Opt`+`v`, then `u` (ABC Ext)	Chinese Pinyin third tone (wǔ, yǔ)	`U+01D4` \| `ǔ`

WINDOWS OS

How to Type U with Accent on Windows (5 Methods)

Windows personal computers offer multiple hardware and software pathways to insert U with accent marks:

Method 1: Windows Alt Codes (Numeric Keypad)

Using the separate 10-key numeric keypad on the right side of your keyboard (ensure Num Lock is active), hold down the Alt key and type the numerical code:

ú (Acute): Alt + 163 or Alt + 0250 | Ú (Capital): Alt + 233 or Alt + 0218
ù (Grave): Alt + 151 or Alt + 0249 | Ù (Capital): Alt + 235 or Alt + 0217
û (Circumflex): Alt + 150 or Alt + 0251 | Û (Capital): Alt + 234 or Alt + 0219
ü (Umlaut): Alt + 129 or Alt + 0252 | Ü (Capital): Alt + 154 or Alt + 0220
ū (Macron): Alt + 0363 | Ū (Capital): Alt + 0362
ů (Ring Above): Alt + 0367 | Ů (Capital): Alt + 0366
ű (Double Acute): Alt + 0369 | Ű (Capital): Alt + 0368
ų (Ogonek): Alt + 0371 | Ų (Capital): Alt + 0370
ư (Horn): Alt + 0432 | Ư (Capital): Alt + 0431
ǔ (Caron): Alt + 0468

Method 2: Microsoft Word Unicode Hex Converter (`Alt` + `X`)

In any modern version of Microsoft Word, WordPad, or LibreOffice Writer on Windows:

Acute (ú): Type 00FA and immediately press Alt + X → converts to ú. (For capital Ú: type 00DA + Alt + X).

Grave (ù): Type 00F9 and immediately press Alt + X → converts to ù. (Capital Ù: 00D9 + Alt + X).

Circumflex (û): Type 00FB and immediately press Alt + X → converts to û. (Capital Û: 00DB + Alt + X).

Umlaut (ü): Type 00FC and immediately press Alt + X → converts to ü. (Capital Ü: 00DC + Alt + X).

Ring Above (ů): Type 016F and immediately press Alt + X → converts to ů. (Capital Ů: 016E + Alt + X).

Double Acute (ű): Type 0171 and immediately press Alt + X → converts to ű. (Capital Ű: 0170 + Alt + X).

Horn (ư): Type 01B0 and immediately press Alt + X → converts to ư. (Capital Ư: 01AF + Alt + X).

Method 3: US-International Keyboard Layout

' then u → ú
` then u → ù
^ (Shift + 6) then u → û
" (Shift + ') then u → ü
~ then u → ũ

Method 4: Windows Emoji & Symbol Panel (`Win` + `.`)

Press Win + . (Windows Key + Period) or Win + ;.
Click the Symbols (Ω) icon at the top → navigate to Latin Symbols → click ú, ù, û, ü, or ů.

APPLE MACOS

How to Type U with Accent on Mac (macOS)

Apple macOS provides native press-and-hold menus, Option key dead keys, and ABC Extended shortcuts for U accents:

Method 1: Standard macOS Option Dead Keys

Acute (ú): Press Option + e, release, then press u → gives ú. (Capital Ú: Option + e, then Shift + U).
Grave (ù): Press Option + ` (grave key above Tab), release, then press u → gives ù.
Circumflex (û): Press Option + i, release, then press u → gives û.
Umlaut (ü): Press Option + u, release, then press u → gives ü. (Capital Ü: Option + u, then Shift + U).

Method 2: ABC Extended Keyboard Input

If you enable the ABC - Extended layout in macOS System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources:

Macron (ū): Press Option + a, release, then press u → gives ū.
Ring Above (ů): Press Option + k, release, then press u → gives ů.
Double Acute (ű): Press Option + Shift + e, release, then press u → gives ű.
Caron (ǔ): Press Option + v, release, then press u → gives ǔ.
Breve (ŭ): Press Option + b, release, then press u → gives ŭ.

Method 3: Press-and-Hold Accent Menu (Built-in on macOS)

On a Mac keyboard, press and hold down the letter u (or Shift + u for capital). When the diacritics bubble appears, press the corresponding number or click ú, ù, û, ü, ū, or ů.

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How to Type U with Accent in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint & Excel

Microsoft Word Shortcuts

ú (Acute): Press Ctrl + ', then press u. (Or type 00FA + Alt + X).
ù (Grave): Press Ctrl + `, then press u. (Or type 00F9 + Alt + X).
û (Circumflex): Press Ctrl + Shift + ^, then press u. (Or type 00FB + Alt + X).
ü (Umlaut): Press Ctrl + Shift + :, then press u. (Or type 00FC + Alt + X).
ů (Ring Above): Type 016F then press Alt + X. For capital Ů: type 016E + Alt + X.
ű (Double Acute): Type 0171 then press Alt + X. For capital Ű: type 0170 + Alt + X.
ư (Horn): Type 01B0 then press Alt + X. For capital Ư: type 01AF + Alt + X.

Microsoft Excel Formulas

In Excel spreadsheets and formulas, dynamically output U-accent characters using UNICHAR:

=UNICHAR(250) outputs ú | =UNICHAR(218) outputs Ú
=UNICHAR(249) outputs ù | =UNICHAR(217) outputs Ù
=UNICHAR(251) outputs û | =UNICHAR(219) outputs Û
=UNICHAR(252) outputs ü | =UNICHAR(220) outputs Ü
=UNICHAR(363) outputs ū | =UNICHAR(362) outputs Ū
=UNICHAR(367) outputs ů | =UNICHAR(366) outputs Ů
=UNICHAR(369) outputs ű | =UNICHAR(368) outputs Ű
=UNICHAR(371) outputs ų | =UNICHAR(432) outputs ư

MOBILE DEVICES

How to Type U with Accent on iPhone, iPad & Android

iOS (Apple iPhone and iPad)

Press and hold down the letter u on the virtual touchscreen keyboard.
A popup bubble displaying ú, ù, û, ü, ū, ů, ű, ų, and ư will appear. Slide your finger across and lift to insert.

Android (Google Gboard & Samsung Keyboard)

On Gboard and Samsung keyboards, press and hold down the u key.
Slide your thumb across the popup row to select ú, ù, û, ü, ū, ů, ű, ų, or ư.

LINGUISTIC & GRAMMAR RULES

Linguistic, Historical & Grammatical Significance of U-Accent Marks

Diacritically modified forms of U represent some of the most critical vowel distinctions in Romance, Germanic, Slavic, Finno-Ugric, and Asian languages:

Spanish, Portuguese & Italian: Tonic Stress & Hiatus (ú / Ú)

In Romance linguistics:

Spanish Hiatus & Monosyllable Disambiguation: The acute accent breaks vowel diphthongs (hiato), ensuring the weak vowel 'u' carries full tonic syllable stress (e.g. baúl "trunk", saúco, laúd). It also distinguishes the personal pronoun tú ("you") from the possessive adjective tu ("your"), as well as loanword stress in menú and champú.
Portuguese Hiatus: Indicates stressed tonic 'u' in hiatus with preceding vowels (baú, saúde "health", ciúme "jealousy").

French & Italian: Homophone Disambiguation & Final Stress (ù / Ù)

In French and Italian:

French Historic Disambiguation: The letter ù exists in only a single root word in the entire French language: the interrogative adverb où ("where"), created by the French Academy specifically to distinguish it from the conjunction ou ("or").
Italian Truncated Stress: Marks grammatical word-final stress in everyday words like più ("more"), giù ("down"), tribù ("tribe"), and lassù ("up there").

French: Historical Vowel Lengthening (û / Û)

In French orthography:

Etymological Marker: The circumflex û indicates a historical 's' that was dropped from Latin/Old French (e.g. août from Latin Augustus, flûte from fluste, goût from gustus, coût from cost). It also prevents confusion between sûr ("sure/safe") and sur ("on"), as well as mûr ("ripe") and mur ("wall").

German, Spanish & Catalan: Umlaut vs Diaeresis (ü / Ü)

In Germanic and Romance languages:

German Front Rounded Vowel: Represents the front rounded vowel /y/ or /ʏ/ (über "over", Tür "door", müssen "must", Brücke "bridge").
Spanish & Catalan Diaeresis (Diéresis): Indicates that the letter 'u' is distinctly pronounced in güe and güi syllables where it would otherwise remain silent (e.g. pingüino "penguin", bilingüe "bilingual", lingüística "linguistics", vergüenza "shame").

Czech Republic: Positional Distribution (ů vs ú)

In the Czech language:

Positional Vowel Length: Both ú and ů represent the identical long vowel /uː/. However, ú is used at the beginning of root words (úterý "Tuesday", úkol "task", úřad "office", úzký "narrow") and in prefixes, while ů (which historically evolved from the Old Czech diphthong uo) is used inside and at the end of words (stůl "table", dům "house", kůň "horse", domů "homeward", stolu → stůl).

Hungarian: The Hungarumlaut (ű / Ű)

In Hungarian orthography:

Long Front Rounded Vowel: Represents the long close front rounded vowel /yː/, contrasting with short ü (e.g. fű "grass", tűz "fire", szűk "narrow", gyűrű "ring", hűvös "cool").

Vietnamese: The Horn Vowel (ư / Ư)

Unrounded Back Vowel: In Vietnamese, ư represents the close central unrounded vowel /ɨ/ (as in nước "water/country", thư "letter", từ "word", người "person").

DEVELOPER CHEAT SHEET

Developer & Technical Reference (Unicode, HTML, CSS & LaTeX)

For software developers, web designers, database architects, and LaTeX typesetters, below is the complete technical character specification for all U-accent variations:

Character	Unicode Code Point	HTML Named Entity	HTML Decimal / Hex	CSS Escape	JavaScript / Python
`ú` (Lowercase Acute)	`U+00FA`	`ú`	`ú` / `ú`	`\00FA`	`"\u00FA"`
`Ú` (Capital Acute)	`U+00DA`	`Ú`	`Ú` / `Ú`	`\00DA`	`"\u00DA"`
`ù` (Lowercase Grave)	`U+00F9`	`ù`	`ù` / `ù`	`\00F9`	`"\u00F9"`
`Ù` (Capital Grave)	`U+00D9`	`Ù`	`Ù` / `Ù`	`\00D9`	`"\u00D9"`
`û` (Lowercase Circumflex)	`U+00FB`	`û`	`û` / `û`	`\00FB`	`"\u00FB"`
`Û` (Capital Circumflex)	`U+00DB`	`Û`	`Û` / `Û`	`\00DB`	`"\u00DB"`
`ü` (Lowercase Umlaut)	`U+00FC`	`ü`	`ü` / `ü`	`\00FC`	`"\u00FC"`
`Ü` (Capital Umlaut)	`U+00DC`	`Ü`	`Ü` / `Ü`	`\00DC`	`"\u00DC"`
`ū` (Macron)	`U+016B`	`&umacr;`	`ū` / `ū`	`\016B`	`"\u016B"`
`ů` (Ring Above)	`U+016F`	`&uring;`	`ů` / `ů`	`\016F`	`"\u016F"`
`ű` (Double Acute)	`U+0171`	`&uhungarml;`	`ű` / `ű`	`\0171`	`"\u0171"`
`ư` (Horn)	`U+01B0`	None	`ư` / `ư`	`\01B0`	`"\u01B0"`
`ǔ` (Caron)	`U+01D4`	None	`ǔ` / `ǔ`	`\01D4`	`"\u01D4"`

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Frequently Asked Questions About Typing U with Accents

The Alt code for ú (U with acute) is Alt + 163 or Alt + 0250 (capital Ú is Alt + 233 or Alt + 0218). For ù (U with grave), use Alt + 151 or Alt + 0249 (capital Ù is Alt + 235 or Alt + 0217). For û (U with circumflex), use Alt + 150 or Alt + 0251 (capital Û is Alt + 234 or Alt + 0219). For ü (U with umlaut / diaeresis), use Alt + 129 or Alt + 0252 (capital Ü is Alt + 154 or Alt + 0220). For ū (macron), use Alt + 0363. For ů (ring above), use Alt + 0367. For ű (double acute), use Alt + 0369.

On macOS, press Option + e then u for ú (acute). Press Option + ` (grave key) then u for ù. Press Option + i then u for û (circumflex). Press Option + u then u for ü (umlaut). With ABC Extended enabled, press Option + a then u for ū (macron), Option + k then u for ů (ring above), and Option + Shift + e then u for ű (double acute). You can also press and hold the u key on your keyboard to reveal the diacritics popup menu.

In Microsoft Word on Windows, type 00FA and immediately press Alt + X to convert it to ú. For capital Ú, type 00DA + Alt + X. For ù, type 00F9 + Alt + X. For û, type 00FB + Alt + X. For ü, type 00FC + Alt + X. For ů, type 016F + Alt + X. For ű, type 0171 + Alt + X. For ư, type 01B0 + Alt + X. You can also use Ctrl shortcuts: Ctrl + ' then u for ú, Ctrl + ` then u for ù, Ctrl + Shift + ^ then u for û, and Ctrl + Shift + : then u for ü.

In the Czech language, both ú and ů represent the identical long vowel sound /uː/, but their usage is strictly positional based on historical linguistics. The letter ú is used at the beginning of words (such as úterý 'Tuesday', úkol 'task', úřad 'office') and in compound prefixes. The letter ů (which historically evolved from the Old Czech diphthong uo) is used exclusively inside and at the end of words (such as stůl 'table', dům 'house', kůň 'horse', domů 'homeward').

In Hungarian orthography, ű (capital Ű) is known as the Hungarumlaut or double acute. It represents the long close front rounded vowel /yː/, distinguishing words from short ü (e.g. fű 'grass', tűz 'fire', szűk 'narrow', gyűrű 'ring').

In Spanish and Catalan orthography, the diaeresis (diéresis) on ü indicates that the vowel must be distinctly pronounced in güe and güi combinations where 'u' is normally silent (e.g. pingüino 'penguin', bilingüe 'bilingual', vergüenza 'shame', agüita 'little water').

For ú use ú (U+00FA); for Ú use Ú (U+00DA); for ù use ù (U+00F9); for Ù use Ù (U+00D9); for û use û (U+00FB); for Û use Û (U+00DB); for ü use ü (U+00FC); for Ü use Ü (U+00DC); for ū use &umacr; (U+016B); for ů use &uring; (U+016F); for ű use &uhungarml; (U+0171); for ư use ư (U+01B0); for ǔ use ǔ (U+01D4).

On iOS and Android virtual keyboards, press and hold down the letter u (or capital U). A popup strip displaying ú, ù, û, ü, ū, ů, ű, ư, and other variants will appear. Slide your finger across to the desired accent mark and release.

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