Keyboard shortcuts for international characters
For keyboard shortcuts in which you press two or more keys simultaneously, the keys to press are separated by a plus sign (+) in Microsoft Word Help. For keyboard shortcuts in which you press one key immediately followed by another key, the keys to press are separated by a comma (,). To type a lowercase character using a key combination that includes the SHIFT key, hold down the CTRL+SHIFT+symbol keys simultaneously, and then release them before typing the letter.
Press
- CTRL+` (ACCENT GRAVE), the letter
- à, è, ì, ò, ù,
À, È, Ì, Ò, Ù - CTRL+' (APOSTROPHE), the letter
- á, é, í, ó, ú, ý
Á, É, Í, Ó, Ú, Ý - CTRL+SHIFT+^ (CARET), the letter
- â, ê, î, ô, û
Â, Ê, Î, Ô, Û - CTRL+SHIFT+~ (TILDE), the letter
- ã, ñ, õ
Ã, Ñ, Õ - CTRL+SHIFT+: (COLON), the letter
- ä, ë, ï, ö, ü, ÿ,
Ä, Ë, Ï, Ö, Ü, Ÿ - CTRL+SHIFT+@, a or A
- å, Å
- CTRL+SHIFT+&, a or A
- æ, Æ
- CTRL+SHIFT+&, o or O
- œ, Œ
- CTRL+, (COMMA), c or C
- ç, Ç
- CTRL+' (APOSTROPHE), d or D
- ð, Ð
- CTRL+/, o or O
- ø, Ø
- ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+?
- ¿
- ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+!
- ¡
- CTRL+SHIFT+&, s
- ß
- The character code, ALT+X
- The Unicode character for the specified Unicode (hexadecimal) character code. For example, to insert the euro currency symbol (
), type 20AC, and then hold down the ALT key and press X. - ALT+the character code (on the numeric keypad)
- The ANSI character for the specified ANSI (decimal) character code. For example, to insert the euro currency symbol, hold down the ALT key and press 0128 on the numeric keypad.
Note If you type extensively in another language, you may prefer to switch to a different keyboard instead.