E with accent

How to type the common accented e letters

These are the accented forms of e used in major languages, with the Windows alt code, the Mac shortcut and the HTML code for each.

Usage and pronunciation of accented E letters

The letter E carries more diacritical variations in European orthography than almost any other character. In French, the acute accent (é) designates a close-mid vowel, while the grave accent (è) and circumflex (ê) indicate open-mid vowels or historical consonant elisions. Spanish uses the acute mark on é to indicate primary lexical stress in words like café and verb conjugations.

In Dutch, Afrikaans, and Albanian, the diaeresis (ë) marks hiatus—reminding the reader to pronounce adjacent vowels separately. Czech relies on the caron (ě) to palatalize preceding consonants, while Polish uses the ogonek (ę) for a distinct nasal diphthong. Baltic languages like Latvian and Lithuanian employ the macron (ē) and overdot (ė) for phonemic length and closed vowel resonance.

Browse other common accented vowels and consonants: a with accent, i with accent, o with accent, u with accent, y with accent, plus accented consonants n with accent, c with accent, s with accent, z with accent, l with accent, g with accent. Learn universal keyboard methods in our how to type accents guide and browse the complete alt codes for accents reference.