eEe with accent
The letter e has 53 accented and special forms: è é ê ë ē ę ě ĕ ė ȅ ȇ ȩ ɇ ḕ ḗ ḙ ḛ ḝ ẹ ẻ ẽ ế ề ể ễ ệ ⱸ. They are used in Vietnamese, French, Dutch, Afrikaans, Welsh, and Portuguese. Tap any tile to copy it, or open a character for the exact shortcut on your device.
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How to type e with an accent
Shortcuts verified against Microsoft, Apple and X.Org documentation.
Windows
Windows: Alt codes
Hold Alt, type the code on the numeric keypad with Num Lock on, then release Alt. Codes with a leading zero use code page 1252 and work in every Windows program. Laptops without a keypad: use the Word method below or copy the character.
- èAlt+0232/ Alt+138
- éAlt+0233/ Alt+130
- êAlt+0234/ Alt+136
- ëAlt+0235/ Alt+137
- ÈAlt+0200
- ÉAlt+0201/ Alt+144
- ÊAlt+0202
- ËAlt+0203
No Alt code exists for ē ę ě ĕ ė ȅ ȇ ȩ ɇ ḕ ḗ ḙ ḛ ḝ ẹ ẻ ẽ ế ề ể ễ ệ ⱸ: use Alt+X, the US-International layout, or copy them from this page.
Windows: Alt+X in Word and Outlook
Type the hex code and press Alt+X. This works for every form of e, including the ones that have no Alt code.
- è00E8 Alt+X
- é00E9 Alt+X
- ê00EA Alt+X
- ë00EB Alt+X
- È00C8 Alt+X
- É00C9 Alt+X
- Ê00CA Alt+X
- Ë00CB Alt+X
- ē0113 Alt+X
- ę0119 Alt+X
- ě011B Alt+X
- Ē0112 Alt+X
- Ę0118 Alt+X
- Ě011A Alt+X
- ĕ0115 Alt+X
- ė0117 Alt+X
- ȅ0205 Alt+X
- ȇ0207 Alt+X
- ȩ0229 Alt+X
- ɇ0247 Alt+X
- ḕ1E15 Alt+X
- ḗ1E17 Alt+X
- ḙ1E19 Alt+X
- ḛ1E1B Alt+X
- ḝ1E1D Alt+X
- ẹ1EB9 Alt+X
- ẻ1EBB Alt+X
- ẽ1EBD Alt+X
- ế1EBF Alt+X
- ề1EC1 Alt+X
- ể1EC3 Alt+X
- ễ1EC5 Alt+X
- ệ1EC7 Alt+X
- ⱸ2C78 Alt+X
- Ĕ0114 Alt+X
- Ė0116 Alt+X
- Ȅ0204 Alt+X
- Ȇ0206 Alt+X
- Ȩ0228 Alt+X
- Ɇ0246 Alt+X
- Ḕ1E14 Alt+X
- Ḗ1E16 Alt+X
- Ḙ1E18 Alt+X
- Ḛ1E1A Alt+X
- Ḝ1E1C Alt+X
- Ẹ1EB8 Alt+X
- Ẻ1EBA Alt+X
- Ẽ1EBC Alt+X
- Ế1EBE Alt+X
- Ề1EC0 Alt+X
- Ể1EC2 Alt+X
- Ễ1EC4 Alt+X
- Ệ1EC6 Alt+X
Mac
Mac: Option key
Press the Option combination, release it, then type the letter. Capitals: hold Shift while typing the letter.
- èOption+`, then e
- éOption+e, then e
- êOption+i, then e
- ëOption+u, then e
- ēOption+a, then eABC Extended
- ęOption+m, then eABC Extended
- ěOption+v, then eABC Extended
- ĕOption+b, then eABC Extended
- ėOption+w, then eABC Extended
- ẹOption+x, then eABC Extended
- ẻOption+z, then eABC Extended
- ẽOption+n, then eABC Extended
Mac: press and hold
Hold the e key until the accent menu appears, then click the form or press its number. The English keyboard menu shows è é ê ë ē ę ė.
iPhone and Android
Touch and hold the e key, slide to the form you need and release. The English keyboard shows è é ê ë ē ę ě ė ẽ; add the language keyboard in Settings for the others.
Linux and Chromebook
With the Compose key enabled, press the sequence shown in the table. Ctrl+Shift+U followed by the hex code, then Space, works in GTK apps and on Chromebooks.
Quick shortcuts
| Character | Name | Windows | Mac | Phone | Linux | HTML |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| è | e with grave accent | Alt+0232 | Option+`, then e | Hold e | Compose ` e | è |
| é | e with acute accent | Alt+0233 | Option+e, then e | Hold e | Compose ' e | é |
| ê | e with circumflex | Alt+0234 | Option+i, then e | Hold e | Compose ^ e | ê |
| ë | e with diaeresis | Alt+0235 | Option+u, then e | Hold e | Compose " e | ë |
| È | capital E with grave accent | Alt+0200 | Option+`, then Shift+E | Hold Shift+E | Compose ` E | È |
| É | capital E with acute accent | Alt+0201 | Option+e, then Shift+E | Hold Shift+E | Compose ' E | É |
| Ê | capital E with circumflex | Alt+0202 | Option+i, then Shift+E | Hold Shift+E | Compose ^ E | Ê |
| Ë | capital E with diaeresis | Alt+0203 | Option+u, then Shift+E | Hold Shift+E | Compose " E | Ë |
| ē | e with macron (long e) | 0113 Alt+X | - | Hold e | Compose - e | ē |
| ę | e with ogonek (Polish nasal e) | 0119 Alt+X | - | Hold e | Compose ; e | ę |
| ě | e with caron (háček) | 011B Alt+X | - | Hold e | Compose v e | ě |
| Ē | capital E with macron | 0112 Alt+X | - | - | Compose - E | Ē |
| Ę | capital E with ogonek | 0118 Alt+X | - | - | Compose ; E | Ę |
| Ě | capital E with caron (háček) | 011A Alt+X | - | - | Compose v E | Ě |
| ĕ | e with breve | 0115 Alt+X | - | - | Compose b e | ĕ |
| ė | e with dot above | 0117 Alt+X | - | Hold e | Compose . e | ė |
| ȅ | e with double grave | 0205 Alt+X | - | - | - | ȅ |
| ȇ | e with inverted breve | 0207 Alt+X | - | - | - | ȇ |
| ȩ | e with cedilla | 0229 Alt+X | - | - | - | ȩ |
| ɇ | e with stroke | 0247 Alt+X | - | - | - | ɇ |
| ḕ | e with macron and grave | 1E15 Alt+X | - | - | Compose ` ē | ḕ |
| ḗ | e with macron and acute | 1E17 Alt+X | - | - | Compose ' ē | ḗ |
| ḙ | e with circumflex below | 1E19 Alt+X | - | - | - | ḙ |
| ḛ | e with tilde below | 1E1B Alt+X | - | - | - | ḛ |
| ḝ | e with cedilla and breve | 1E1D Alt+X | - | - | Compose U , e | ḝ |
| ẹ | e with dot below | 1EB9 Alt+X | - | - | Compose ! e | ẹ |
| ẻ | e with hook above | 1EBB Alt+X | - | - | Compose ? e | ẻ |
| ẽ | e with tilde | 1EBD Alt+X | - | Hold e | Compose ~ e | ẽ |
| ế | e with circumflex and acute accent | 1EBF Alt+X | - | - | Compose ' ^ e | ế |
| ề | e with circumflex and grave accent | 1EC1 Alt+X | - | - | Compose ` ^ e | ề |
| ể | e with circumflex and hook above | 1EC3 Alt+X | - | - | Compose ? ^ e | ể |
| ễ | e with circumflex and tilde | 1EC5 Alt+X | - | - | Compose ~ ^ e | ễ |
| ệ | e with circumflex and dot below | 1EC7 Alt+X | - | - | Compose ^ ! e | ệ |
| ⱸ | e with notch | 2C78 Alt+X | - | - | - | ⱸ |
| Ĕ | capital E with breve | 0114 Alt+X | - | - | Compose b E | Ĕ |
| Ė | capital E with dot above | 0116 Alt+X | - | - | Compose . E | Ė |
| Ȅ | capital E with double grave | 0204 Alt+X | - | - | - | Ȅ |
| Ȇ | capital E with inverted breve | 0206 Alt+X | - | - | - | Ȇ |
| Ȩ | capital E with cedilla | 0228 Alt+X | - | - | - | Ȩ |
| Ɇ | capital E with stroke | 0246 Alt+X | - | - | - | Ɇ |
| Ḕ | capital E with macron and grave | 1E14 Alt+X | - | - | Compose ` Ē | Ḕ |
| Ḗ | capital E with macron and acute | 1E16 Alt+X | - | - | Compose ' Ē | Ḗ |
| Ḙ | capital E with circumflex below | 1E18 Alt+X | - | - | - | Ḙ |
| Ḛ | capital E with tilde below | 1E1A Alt+X | - | - | - | Ḛ |
| Ḝ | capital E with cedilla and breve | 1E1C Alt+X | - | - | Compose U , E | Ḝ |
| Ẹ | capital E with dot below | 1EB8 Alt+X | - | - | Compose ! E | Ẹ |
| Ẻ | capital E with hook above | 1EBA Alt+X | - | - | Compose ? E | Ẻ |
| Ẽ | capital E with tilde | 1EBC Alt+X | - | Hold Shift+E | Compose ~ E | Ẽ |
| Ế | capital E with circumflex and acute accent | 1EBE Alt+X | - | - | Compose ' ^ E | Ế |
| Ề | capital E with circumflex and grave accent | 1EC0 Alt+X | - | - | Compose ` ^ E | Ề |
| Ể | capital E with circumflex and hook above | 1EC2 Alt+X | - | - | Compose ? ^ E | Ể |
| Ễ | capital E with circumflex and tilde | 1EC4 Alt+X | - | - | Compose ~ ^ E | Ễ |
| Ệ | capital E with circumflex and dot below | 1EC6 Alt+X | - | - | Compose ^ ! E | Ệ |
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e with cedilla
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e with stroke
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e with macron and acute
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e with circumflex below
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e with tilde below
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e with dot below
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e with hook above
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e with tilde
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Languages that use accented e
- Vietnamese è é ê ẹ ẻ ẽ ế ề ể ễ ệ
- French è é ê ë
- Dutch è é ê ë
- Afrikaans è é ê ë
- Welsh è é ê ë
- Portuguese é ê
- Norwegian è é ê
- Italian è é
- Lithuanian ę ė
- Catalan è é
- Czech é ě
- Croatian ȅ ȇ
- Serbian ȅ ȇ
- Spanish é
- Latvian ē
- Polish ę
èFrench
éFrench
êFrench
ëDutch
ēLatvian
ęPolish
Questions about e with accent
What are the accented forms of e?
Lowercase è é ê ë ē ę ě ĕ ė ȅ ȇ ȩ ɇ ḕ ḗ ḙ ḛ ḝ ẹ ẻ ẽ ế ề ể ễ ệ ⱸ and uppercase È É Ê Ë Ē Ę Ě Ĕ Ė Ȅ Ȇ Ȩ Ɇ Ḕ Ḗ Ḙ Ḛ Ḝ Ẹ Ẻ Ẽ Ế Ề Ể Ễ Ệ. Each one has its own page with the shortcut for Windows, Mac, iPhone, Android and Linux.
Which accented e is the most common?
è (e with grave accent) is the most searched form. It is used in French, Italian, Catalan, and Dutch.
How do I type è on Windows?
Hold Alt and type 0232 on the numeric keypad, then release Alt. In Word you can also type 00E8 and press Alt+X.
How do I type é on Windows?
Hold Alt and type 0233 on the numeric keypad, then release Alt. In Word you can also type 00E9 and press Alt+X.
How do I type ê on Windows?
Hold Alt and type 0234 on the numeric keypad, then release Alt. In Word you can also type 00EA and press Alt+X.
Can I get e with an accent without a keyboard shortcut?
Yes. Tap any tile on this page to copy the character, then paste it where you need it. On a phone this is usually faster than the keyboard method.
Do the accents change the meaning of e?
Yes. Each mark changes the sound or the word: très (è), été (é), être (ê). Keep the accent on capital letters too.