How do you type Y with an accent on iPhone and Android?

On iOS and Android virtual keyboards, press and hold down the letter 'y' (or capital 'Y'). A popup strip displaying ý, ỳ, ŷ, ÿ, ỹ, ỵ, and other variants will appear. Slide your finger across to the desired accent mark and release.

How to Type Y with Accent (ý, ỳ, ŷ, ÿ, ȳ, ỹ, ỵ, ỷ, Ý, Ỳ, Ŷ, Ÿ) — Shortcuts & Alt Codes

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

The Alt code for ý (Y with acute) is Alt + 0253 or Alt + 236 (capital Ý is Alt + 0221 or Alt + 237). For ÿ (Y with diaeresis / umlaut), use Alt + 0255 or Alt + 152 (capital Ÿ is Alt + 0159). For ŷ (Y with circumflex / Welsh to bach), use Alt + 0375 (capital Ŷ is Alt + 0374). For ỳ (Y with grave), use Alt + 7923 (capital Ỳ is Alt + 7922). For ỹ (Y with tilde), use Alt + 7929 (capital Ỹ is Alt + 7928). For ỵ (Y with dot below), use Alt + 7925.

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

On macOS, press Option + e, release, then press y to get ý (acute). Press Option + u then y for ÿ (diaeresis). In ABC Extended layout, press Option + grave key then y for ỳ (grave); Option + i then y for ŷ (circumflex); Option + a then y for ȳ (macron); Option + n then y for ỹ (tilde); Option + x then y for ỵ (dot below). You can also press and hold the 'y' key on your keyboard to reveal the diacritics popup menu.

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

In Microsoft Word on Windows, type 00FD and immediately press Alt + X to convert it to ý. For capital Ý, type 00DD + Alt + X. For ÿ, type 00FF + Alt + X. For capital Ÿ, type 0178 + Alt + X. For ŷ, type 0177 + Alt + X. For capital Ŷ, type 0176 + Alt + X. For ỳ, type 1EF3 + Alt + X. For ỹ, type 1EF9 + Alt + X. For ỵ, type 1EF5 + Alt + X. For ỷ, type 1EF7 + Alt + X.

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

For ý use ý or ý (U+00FD); for Ý use Ý or Ý (U+00DD); for ÿ use ÿ or ÿ (U+00FF); for Ÿ use &Yuml; or Ÿ (U+0178); for ŷ use ŷ (U+0177); for Ŷ use Ŷ (U+0176); for ỳ use ỳ (U+1EF3); for Ỳ use Ỳ (U+1EF2); for ȳ use ȳ (U+0233); for ỹ use ỹ (U+1EF9); for ỵ use ỵ (U+1EF5); for ỷ use ỷ (U+1EF7).

QUICK REFERENCE

Master Y-Accent Keyboard Shortcut Matrix (All Variations)

The vowel Y with diacritical marks plays essential roles across Slavic languages (Czech & Slovak long vowel ý), Nordic orthographies (Icelandic & Faroese ý), Southeast Asian tonal languages (Vietnamese 5 tones on y: ý, ỳ, ỷ, ỹ, ỵ), Celtic linguistics (Welsh long central vowel ŷ in tŷ), French toponyms & patronymics (ÿ), and South American indigenous tongues (Guaraní nasal ỹ). Below is your complete cross-platform reference table:

Character & Accent Name	Glyph	Windows Alt Code	Word Shortcut	Mac Shortcut	Language / Usage	Unicode / HTML
Y with Acute	`ý` / `Ý`	`Alt`+`0253` / `Alt`+`0221`	Type `00FD` then `Alt`+`X`	`Opt`+`e`, then `y`	Czech, Slovak, Icelandic, Faroese, Vietnamese	`U+00FD` \| `ý`
Y with Grave	`ỳ` / `Ỳ`	`Alt`+`7923` / `Alt`+`7922`	Type `1EF3` then `Alt`+`X`	`Opt`+`, then `y` (ABC Ext)	Vietnamese falling tone (kỳ, ngày)	`U+1EF3` \| `ỳ`
Y with Circumflex (To Bach)	`ŷ` / `Ŷ`	`Alt`+`0375` / `Alt`+`0374`	Type `0177` then `Alt`+`X`	`Opt`+`i`, then `y` (ABC Ext)	Welsh long vowel /iː/ or /ɨː/ (tŷ, gwŷrdd)	`U+0177` \| `ŷ`
Y with Diaeresis (Umlaut)	`ÿ` / `Ÿ`	`Alt`+`0255` / `Alt`+`0159`	Type `00FF` then `Alt`+`X`	`Opt`+`u`, then `y`	French toponyms (L'Haÿ-les-Roses), Dutch IJ historical	`U+00FF` \| `ÿ`
Y with Macron	`ȳ` / `Ȳ`	`Alt`+`0563` / `Alt`+`0562`	Type `0233` then `Alt`+`X`	`Opt`+`a`, then `y` (ABC Ext)	Latin & Old English linguistic reconstructions	`U+0233` \| `ȳ`
Y with Tilde	`ỹ` / `Ỹ`	`Alt`+`7929` / `Alt`+`7928`	Type `1EF9` then `Alt`+`X`	`Opt`+`n`, then `y` (ABC Ext)	Vietnamese glottal tone (Mỹ) & Guaraní nasal	`U+1EF9` \| `ỹ`
Y with Dot Below	`ỵ` / `Ỵ`	`Alt`+`7925` / `Alt`+`7924`	Type `1EF5` then `Alt`+`X`	`Opt`+`x`, then `y` (ABC Ext)	Vietnamese drop tone nặng (thụy)	`U+1EF5` \| `ỵ`
Y with Hook Above	`ỷ` / `Ỷ`	`Alt`+`7927` / `Alt`+`7926`	Type `1EF7` then `Alt`+`X`	`Opt`+`v`, then `y` (ABC Ext)	Vietnamese dipping-rising tone hỏi	`U+1EF7` \| `ỷ`

WINDOWS OS

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

Windows personal computers offer multiple hardware and software pathways to insert Y 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:

ý (Acute): Alt + 0253 or Alt + 236 | Ý (Capital): Alt + 0221 or Alt + 237
ÿ (Diaeresis): Alt + 0255 or Alt + 152 | Ÿ (Capital): Alt + 0159
ŷ (Circumflex): Alt + 0375 | Ŷ (Capital): Alt + 0374
ỳ (Grave): Alt + 7923 | Ỳ (Capital): Alt + 7922
ȳ (Macron): Alt + 0563 | Ȳ (Capital): Alt + 0562
ỹ (Tilde): Alt + 7929 | Ỹ (Capital): Alt + 7928
ỵ (Underdot): Alt + 7925 | Ỵ (Capital): Alt + 7924

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

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

Acute (ý): Type 00FD and immediately press Alt + X → converts to ý. (For capital Ý: type 00DD + Alt + X).

Diaeresis (ÿ): Type 00FF and immediately press Alt + X → converts to ÿ. (Capital Ÿ: 0178 + Alt + X).

Circumflex (ŷ): Type 0177 and immediately press Alt + X → converts to ŷ. (Capital Ŷ: 0176 + Alt + X).

Grave (ỳ): Type 1EF3 and immediately press Alt + X → converts to ỳ. (Capital Ỳ: 1EF2 + Alt + X).

Tilde (ỹ): Type 1EF9 and immediately press Alt + X → converts to ỹ. (Capital Ỹ: 1EF8 + Alt + X).

Dot Below (ỵ): Type 1EF5 and immediately press Alt + X → converts to ỵ.

Hook Above (ỷ): Type 1EF7 and immediately press Alt + X → converts to ỷ.

Method 3: US-International Keyboard Layout

Press ' (Single Quote) then y → gives ý.
Press " (Shift + ') then y → gives ÿ.
Press ^ (Shift + 6) then y → gives ŷ.
Press ` (Grave Accent) then y → gives ỳ.
Press ~ (Shift + `) then y → gives ỹ.

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 ý, ỳ, ŷ, or ÿ.

APPLE MACOS

How to Type Y with Accent on Mac (macOS)

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

Method 1: Native macOS Option Key Dead Keys

Acute (ý): Press Option + e, release, then press y → gives ý. (Capital Ý: Option + e, then Shift + Y).
Diaeresis (ÿ): Press Option + u, release, then press y → gives ÿ. (Capital Ÿ: Option + u, then Shift + Y).

Method 2: ABC Extended Keyboard Input

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

Grave (ỳ): Press Option + `, release, then press y → gives ỳ.
Circumflex (ŷ): Press Option + i, release, then press y → gives ŷ.
Macron (ȳ): Press Option + a, release, then press y → gives ȳ.
Tilde (ỹ): Press Option + n, release, then press y → gives ỹ.
Dot Below (ỵ): Press Option + x, release, then press y → gives ỵ.
Hook Above (ỷ): Press Option + v, release, then press y → gives ỷ.

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

On a Mac keyboard, press and hold down the letter y (or Shift + y for capital). When the diacritics bubble appears, press the corresponding number or click ý, ÿ, ỳ, or ŷ.

Method 4: macOS Character Viewer (`Ctrl` + `Cmd` + `Space`)

Press Ctrl + Cmd + Space to open Character Viewer.
Search for y acute or y diaeresis, then double-click ý or ÿ.

OFFICE SUITE

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

Microsoft Word Shortcuts

ý (Acute): Press Ctrl + ', release, then press y. Alternatively, type 00FD then press Alt + X.
ÿ (Diaeresis): Press Ctrl + Shift + :, release, then press y. Or type 00FF + Alt + X.
ŷ (Circumflex): Press Ctrl + Shift + ^, release, then press y. Or type 0177 + Alt + X.
ỳ (Grave): Press Ctrl + `, release, then press y. Or type 1EF3 + Alt + X.
ỹ (Tilde): Press Ctrl + Shift + ~, release, then press y. Or type 1EF9 + Alt + X.

Microsoft Excel Formulas

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

=UNICHAR(253) outputs ý | =UNICHAR(221) outputs Ý
=UNICHAR(255) outputs ÿ | =UNICHAR(376) outputs Ÿ
=UNICHAR(375) outputs ŷ | =UNICHAR(374) outputs Ŷ
=UNICHAR(7923) outputs ỳ | =UNICHAR(7929) outputs ỹ
=UNICHAR(7925) outputs ỵ | =UNICHAR(7927) outputs ỷ

MOBILE DEVICES

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

iOS (Apple iPhone and iPad)

Press and hold down the letter y on the virtual touchscreen keyboard.
A popup bubble displaying ý, ÿ, ỳ, ŷ, ỹ, and ỵ 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 y key.
Slide your thumb across the popup row to select ý, ÿ, ỳ, ŷ, ỹ, or ỵ.

LINGUISTIC & GRAMMAR RULES

Linguistic, Historical & Grammatical Significance of Y-Accent Marks

Diacritically modified forms of Y play essential roles across Slavic, Celtic, Vietnamese, and French linguistic traditions:

Czech & Slovak: The Long Vowel /iː/ (ý / Ý)

In Czech and Slovak orthographies, ý (capital Ý) is an official letter representing the long close front unrounded vowel /iː/:

Phonemic Length: The acute accent (čárka) doubles the vowel duration, distinguishing minimal pairs:
- býk ("bull") vs brik.
- nový ("new" masculine nominative) vs novi.
- dobrý ("good"), vysoký ("tall / high"), být ("to be").

Vietnamese (Chữ Quốc Ngữ): 5 Tonal Accents on Y

In Vietnamese, Y acts as an independent vocalic syllable nucleus /i/. Because Vietnamese has six phonemic tones, Y takes all five tone diacritics:

ý (Sắc): High rising tone (e.g. Mỹ "America / beauty", lý "physics / reason", sỹ "scholar").
ỳ (Huyền): Low falling tone (e.g. kỳ "period / term", ngày "day").
ỷ (Hỏi): Dipping-rising tone (e.g. tỷ "billion / ratio", hỷ "joy").
ỹ (Ngã): High broken glottalized tone (e.g. kỹ "thorough / skill", mỹ nghệ "fine arts").
ỵ (Nặng): Low constricted drop tone (e.g. thụy "sleep / Switzerland", kỵ "cavalry / taboo").

Welsh (Cymraeg): The Vowel Y with Circumflex (ŷ / Ŷ)

In Welsh, Y is one of the seven native vowels. The circumflex accent (to bach / little roof) lengthens the vowel:

Everyday Vocabulary: tŷ ("house"), gwŷrdd ("green"), llysŷn ("adopted child"), cytûn ("in agreement").

French & Dutch: Diaeresis on Y (ÿ / Ÿ)

French Tréma: In French, ÿ appears in historic geographical toponyms and family names to force separate syllable pronunciation: L'Haÿ-les-Roses (suburb of Paris), Pierre Louÿs, Croÿ, Aÿ-Champagne.
Dutch Historical: Historically, ÿ was written as a handwritten contraction for the Dutch digraph ij.

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 Y-accent variations:

Character	Unicode Code Point	HTML Named Entity	HTML Decimal / Hex	CSS Escape	JavaScript / Python
`ý` (Lowercase Acute)	`U+00FD`	`ý`	`ý` / `ý`	`\00FD`	`"\u00FD"`
`Ý` (Capital Acute)	`U+00DD`	`Ý`	`Ý` / `Ý`	`\00DD`	`"\u00DD"`
`ÿ` (Lowercase Diaeresis)	`U+00FF`	`ÿ`	`ÿ` / `ÿ`	`\00FF`	`"\u00FF"`
`Ÿ` (Capital Diaeresis)	`U+0178`	`&Yuml;`	`Ÿ` / `Ÿ`	`\0178`	`"\u0178"`
`ŷ` (Lowercase Circumflex)	`U+0177`	None	`ŷ` / `ŷ`	`\0177`	`"\u0177"`
`Ŷ` (Capital Circumflex)	`U+0176`	None	`Ŷ` / `Ŷ`	`\0176`	`"\u0176"`
`ỳ` (Lowercase Grave)	`U+1EF3`	None	`ỳ` / `ỳ`	`\1EF3`	`"\u1EF3"`
`Ỳ` (Capital Grave)	`U+1EF2`	None	`Ỳ` / `Ỳ`	`\1EF2`	`"\u1EF2"`
`ȳ` (Lowercase Macron)	`U+0233`	None	`ȳ` / `ȳ`	`\0233`	`"\u0233"`
`ỹ` (Lowercase Tilde)	`U+1EF9`	None	`ỹ` / `ỹ`	`\1EF9`	`"\u1EF9"`
`ỵ` (Lowercase Underdot)	`U+1EF5`	None	`ỵ` / `ỵ`	`\1EF5`	`"\u1EF5"`
`ỷ` (Lowercase Hook Above)	`U+1EF7`	None	`ỷ` / `ỷ`	`\1EF7`	`"\u1EF7"`

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Frequently Asked Questions About Typing Y with Accents

The Alt code for ý (Y with acute) is Alt + 0253 or Alt + 236 (capital Ý is Alt + 0221 or Alt + 237). For ÿ (Y with diaeresis / umlaut), use Alt + 0255 or Alt + 152 (capital Ÿ is Alt + 0159). For ŷ (Y with circumflex / Welsh to bach), use Alt + 0375 (capital Ŷ is Alt + 0374). For ỳ (Y with grave), use Alt + 7923 (capital Ỳ is Alt + 7922). For ỹ (Y with tilde), use Alt + 7929 (capital Ỹ is Alt + 7928). For ỵ (Y with dot below), use Alt + 7925.

On macOS, press Option + e, release, then press y to get ý (acute). Press Option + u then y for ÿ (diaeresis). In ABC Extended layout, press Option + ` then y for ỳ (grave); Option + i then y for ŷ (circumflex); Option + a then y for ȳ (macron); Option + n then y for ỹ (tilde); Option + x then y for ỵ (dot below). You can also press and hold the y key on your keyboard to reveal the diacritics popup menu.

In Microsoft Word on Windows, type 00FD and immediately press Alt + X to convert it to ý. For capital Ý, type 00DD + Alt + X. For ÿ, type 00FF + Alt + X. For capital Ÿ, type 0178 + Alt + X. For ŷ, type 0177 + Alt + X. For capital Ŷ, type 0176 + Alt + X. For ỳ, type 1EF3 + Alt + X. For ỹ, type 1EF9 + Alt + X. For ỵ, type 1EF5 + Alt + X. For ỷ, type 1EF7 + Alt + X.

The letter ý (capital Ý) is an essential character in Czech, Slovak, Icelandic, Faroese, and Vietnamese. In Czech and Slovak, ý represents the long close front unrounded vowel /iː/ (e.g. dobrý 'good', nový 'new', býk 'bull'). In Icelandic and Faroese, it represents /i/ or /iː/. In Vietnamese, ý carries the rising high pitch tone (sắc).

In Vietnamese orthography (Chữ Quốc ngữ), Y acts as a full vocalic syllable nucleus representing the close front unrounded vowel /i/. Because Vietnamese is a tonal language with 6 phonemic tones, Y takes all 5 tone diacritics: ý (sắc - high rising), ỳ (huyền - low falling), ỷ (hỏi - dipping-rising), ỹ (ngã - high glottalized rising), and ỵ (nặng - low glottalized drop), as seen in words like Mỹ ('America / beauty'), kỳ ('term / period'), and lý ('reason / physics').

In the Welsh language, Y is one of the seven native vowels. The circumflex accent (to bach / little roof) on ŷ indicates a long vowel pronounced /iː/ in northern dialects or /ɨː/ in southern dialects, as seen in everyday words like tŷ ('house'), gwŷrdd ('green'), and llysŷn ('adopted child').

For ý use ý or ý (U+00FD); for Ý use Ý or Ý (U+00DD); for ÿ use ÿ or ÿ (U+00FF); for Ÿ use &Yuml; or Ÿ (U+0178); for ŷ use ŷ (U+0177); for Ŷ use Ŷ (U+0176); for ỳ use ỳ (U+1EF3); for Ỳ use Ỳ (U+1EF2); for ȳ use ȳ (U+0233); for ỹ use ỹ (U+1EF9); for ỵ use ỵ (U+1EF5); for ỷ use ỷ (U+1EF7).

On iOS and Android virtual keyboards, press and hold down the letter y (or capital Y). A popup strip displaying ý, ÿ, ỳ, ŷ, ỹ, ỵ, and other variants will appear. Slide your finger across to the desired accent mark and release.

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