U With Umlaut (ü) (ü)
The u with umlaut (ü) ü is Unicode U+00FC, the Latin letter u with umlaut or diaeresis, prominent in German and Spanish. Press Copy to put it on your clipboard, or type it with Alt + 0252 on Windows or Option + U, then U on a Mac.
- Unicode
U+00FC- HTML
ü- Windows
Alt + 0252- Mac
Option + U, then U
How to type the u with umlaut (ü) (ü)
The quickest way is to press Copy above and paste. To type ü yourself, use the method for your device below. On Windows the alt code is Alt + 0252. On a Mac it is Option + U, then U.
Windows
- Hold Alt and type 0252 on the numeric keypad, then release Alt. Num Lock must be on. This uses the Windows-1252 code page, so it works in almost every Windows app.
- Hold Alt and type 129 on the numeric keypad. This older code (from code page 437) works in Notepad, Word and most desktop apps.
- In Word or Outlook, type 00FC and press Alt + X. Alt + X converts the hex code before the cursor into the character, and back again.
- Press Win + R, type charmap and press Enter. Tick “Advanced view”, search for Latin Small Letter U with Diaeresis, then Select and Copy. Character Map is built into every version of Windows.
Mac
- Press Option+UthenU. On the standard US and US-International layouts.
- Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search for u umlaut and double-click it.
Linux & ChromeOS
- Press Ctrl + Shift + U, type fc, then press Enter or Space. Works in GTK and IBus apps (GNOME, Firefox, Chrome, LibreOffice) and on ChromeOS.
- Press your Compose key, then " u. Needs a Compose key set in your keyboard settings.
iPhone & iPad
- Touch and hold the u key on your iPhone or iPad keyboard, then slide your finger to ü.
- Copy ü from this page, then go to Settings → General → Keyboard → Text Replacement and add it with a shortcut such as ;u. The shortcut then turns into the symbol as you type, in every app.
Android
- In Gboard, touch and hold the u key, then drag your finger to ü in the pop-up accent list.
- Copy ü here, then open Gboard settings → Dictionary → Personal dictionary and add it with a shortcut.
Microsoft Word
- Type 00FC, then press Alt + X.
- Insert → Symbol → More Symbols. Set “from” to Unicode (hex), type 00FC in “Character code” and click Insert.
- On a Mac, Option+UthenU works in Word too.
Google Docs
- Insert → Special characters, then search for “u umlaut” or draw it in the box.
Excel & Google Sheets
- Enter
=UNICHAR(252)in a cell. It works in Excel 2013 and later and in Google Sheets.
HTML
- Write
üorüin your HTML.
What does ü mean?
The letter u with umlaut ü (capital Ü, Unicode name LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH DIAERESIS) features two horizontal dots placed directly above a lowercase u. In linguistics, those two dots perform two very different historical functions: in Germanic languages they indicate an umlaut (a vowel mutation modifying pitch and tongue position), while in Romance languages like Spanish and French they represent a diaeresis (or trema), indicating that adjacent vowels must be pronounced separately.
In German, ü represents a close front rounded vowel sound /y/ (long, as in über, Brüder, Tür) or /ʏ/ (short, as in fünf, Glück). Historically, German scribes indicated an umlaut by writing a tiny Gothic cursive letter e over the vowel; with the rise of modern typography, the two vertical downward strokes of the miniature e condensed into two dots. If an umlaut cannot be typed due to technical constraints, German orthographic rules dictate substituting the digraph ue (ueber, fuenf).
In Spanish, Catalan, and French, ü serves as a diaeresis to show that the letter u is vocalized rather than silent between a consonant and vowel. For instance, in Spanish guitarra the u is silent, but in pingüino (penguin) and vergüenza (shame) the ü is voiced as a /w/ glide. The letter also appears in Turkish, Hungarian, Estonian, and Mandarin Chinese Pinyin (lǚ / nǚ to contrast with lu / nu). Type it on Windows with Alt + 0252, or on a Mac with Option + U then U.
Common uses
- German vocabulary and grammar: über (above), Müller (miller), zurück (back)
- Spanish diaeresis words: pingüino (penguin), bilingüe (bilingual)
- Chinese Pinyin romanization: lǚ (travel), nǚ (female)
- Turkish and Hungarian words: Türkçe (Turkish), fül (ear)
U With Umlaut (ü) codes for HTML, CSS and programming
Every code below produces ü. Use the HTML entity in web pages, the CSS escape in content, and the escape sequence in source code.
| Unicode code point | U+00FC | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML entity (named) | ü | |
| HTML decimal | ü | |
| HTML hex | ü | |
| CSS content | content: "\FC"; | |
| JavaScript | "\u00FC" | |
| Python | "\u00FC" | |
| Python (by name) | "\N{LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH DIAERESIS}" | |
| Java / C# | "\u00FC" | |
| UTF-8 bytes | C3 BC | |
| UTF-16 | 00FC | |
| URL encoded | %C3%BC | |
| Windows Alt code | Alt + 0252 | |
| Alt code (CP437) | Alt + 129 | |
| Mac shortcut | Option + U, then U |
ü vs look-alike characters
These characters look similar to ü but have a different meaning and code. Pasting the wrong one can break search, sorting and screen readers.
| Char | Name | When to use it |
|---|---|---|
UU+0075 | Standard letter u without dots. | |
O with DiaeresisU+00F6 | O with umlaut (U+00F6), a rounded mid front vowel. | |
A with DiaeresisU+00E4 | A with umlaut (U+00E4), an open-mid front vowel. | |
U with Ring AboveU+016F | U with ring above (U+016F), used in Czech to indicate a long u sound. |
Symbols similar to ü
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ü character properties
- Official Unicode name
- LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH DIAERESIS
- Also known as
- u umlaut, u diaeresis, u with two dots, german u
- Code point
- U+00FC
- Unicode block
- Latin-1 Supplement (U+0080–U+00FF)
- General category
- Lowercase letter (Ll)
- Added in
- Unicode 1.1 (1993)
- Plane
- Basic Multilingual Plane (0)
- Emoji
- No, it is a text symbol
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between an umlaut and a diaeresis?
An umlaut indicates a historical vowel shift in Germanic languages. A diaeresis shows that two adjacent vowels are pronounced separately rather than as a diphthong.
How do I write ü if my keyboard lacks the letter?
In German, substitute "ue" (e.g. Mueller instead of Müller). In international passports and flights, names with ü are officially transcribed as ue.
What is the alt code for the u with umlaut (ü)?
On Windows, hold Alt and type 0252 on the numeric keypad to get ü. The shorter code Alt + 129 also works in most desktop apps. On a laptop without a keypad, copy it from this page or use 00FC then Alt + X in Word.
How do I type the u with umlaut (ü) on a Mac?
Press Option + U, then U. It works in every app on the US keyboard layout. You can also open the Character Viewer with Control + Command + Space and search for it.
What is the HTML code for the u with umlaut (ü)?
Use the named entity ü or the numeric reference ü (hex ü). All three display ü in every browser.
What is the Unicode for the u with umlaut (ü)?
ü is U+00FC, officially named LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH DIAERESIS, in the Latin-1 Supplement block. It has been part of Unicode since version 1.1 (1993).