Listed below are the keyboard shortcuts or Windows ALT codes for letter U with accents. The accents on the letter U are also called accent marks, diacritics, or diacritical marks. There is a specific ALT code for each accented capital (uppercase / majuscule) letter U and each accented small (lowercase / minuscule) letter U, as indicated in the table below. Also indicated are the corresponding HTML entity numeric character reference and HTML entity named character reference (if available). If you are new to ALT codes and need detailed instructions on how to use them, please read How to Use ALT Codes to Enter Special Characters. If you’re in a hurry, in the list below just tap or click any letter U with accent to copy and paste into your document.
Accented Letter | Accented Letter Alt Code | Accented Letter Name | Unicode Code Point | HTML Entity HEX | HTML Entity DEC | HTML Entity Named |
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ú | ALT 163 or ALT 0250 | Latin small letter u with acute (síneadh fada, čárka, dĺžeň, kreska) | U+00FA | ú | ú | &#uacute; |
Ú | ALT 0218 | Latin capital letter U with acute (síneadh fada, čárka, dĺžeň, kreska) | U+00DA | Ú | Ú | &#Uacute; |
ù | ALT 151 or ALT 0249 | Latin small letter u with grave | U+00F9 | ù | ù | &#ugrave; |
Ù | ALT 0217 | Latin capital letter U with grave | U+00D9 | Ù | Ù | &#Ugrave; |
û | ALT 150 or ALT 0251 | Latin small letter u with circumflex | U+00FB | û | û | &#ucirc; |
Û | ALT 0219 | Latin capital letter U with circumflex | U+00DB | Û | Û | &#Ucirc; |
ü | ALT 129 or ALT 0252 | Latin small letter u with diaeresis (umlaut, tréma) | U+00FC | ü | ü | &#uuml; |
Ü | ALT 154 or ALT 0220 | Latin capital letter U with diaeresis (umlaut, tréma) | U+00DC | Ü | Ü | &#Uuml; |
ǔ | ALT 468 | Latin small letter u with caron (háček, mäkčeň, strešica, kljukica, kvaka, kvačica, paukščiukas, varnelė, katus, hattu, ičášleče) | U+01D4 | ǔ | ǔ | |
Ǔ | ALT 467 | Latin capital letter U with caron (háček, mäkčeň, strešica, kljukica, kvaka, kvačica, paukščiukas, varnelė, katus, hattu, ičášleče) | U+01D3 | Ǔ | Ǔ | |
ŭ | ALT 365 | Latin small letter u with breve | U+016D | ŭ | ŭ | &#ubreve; |
Ŭ | ALT 364 | Latin capital letter U with breve | U+016C | Ŭ | Ŭ | &#Ubreve; |
ū | ALT 363 | Latin small letter u with macron | U+016B | ū | ū | &#umacr; |
Ū | ALT 362 | Latin capital letter U with macron | U+016A | Ū | Ū | &#Umacr; |
ũ | ALT 361 | Latin small letter u with tilde (virgulilla) | U+0169 | ũ | ũ | &#utilde; |
Ũ | ALT 360 | Latin capital letter U with tilde (virgulilla) | U+0168 | Ũ | Ũ | &#Utilde; |
ů | ALT 367 | Latin small letter u with ring above (kroužek) | U+016F | ů | ů | &#uring; |
Ů | ALT 366 | Latin capital letter U with ring above (kroužek) | U+016E | Ů | Ů | &#Uring; |
ų | ALT 371 | Latin small letter u with ogonek (nosinė) | U+0173 | ų | ų | &#uogon; |
Ų | ALT 370 | Latin capital letter U with ogonek (nosinė) | U+0172 | Ų | Ų | &#Uogon; |
ű | ALT 369 | Latin small letter u with double acute | U+0171 | ű | ű | &#udblac; |
Ű | ALT 368 | Latin capital letter U with double acute | U+0170 | Ű | Ű | &#Udblac; |
ʉ | ALT 649 | Latin small letter u bar | U+0289 | ʉ | ʉ | |
Ʉ | ALT 580 | Latin capital letter U bar | U+0244 | Ʉ | Ʉ | |
ǘ | ALT 472 | Latin small letter u with diaeresis (umlaut, tréma) and acute | U+01D8 | ǘ | ǘ | |
Ǘ | ALT 471 | Latin capital letter U with diaeresis (umlaut, tréma) and acute | U+01D7 | Ǘ | Ǘ | |
ǜ | ALT 476 | Latin small letter u with diaeresis (umlaut, tréma) and grave | U+01DC | ǜ | ǜ | |
Ǜ | ALT 475 | Latin capital letter U with diaeresis (umlaut, tréma) and grave | U+01DB | Ǜ | Ǜ | |
ǚ | ALT 7801 | Latin small letter u with diaeresis (umlaut, tréma) and caron (háček, mäkčeň, strešica, kljukica, kvaka, kvačica, paukščiukas, varnelė, katus, hattu, ičášleče) | U+01DA | ǚ | ǚ | |
Ǚ | ALT 7800 | Latin capital letter U with diaeresis (umlaut, tréma) and caron (háček, mäkčeň, strešica, kljukica, kvaka, kvačica, paukščiukas, varnelė, katus, hattu, ičášleče) | U+01D9 | Ǚ | Ǚ | |
ṹ | ALT 474 | Latin small letter u with tilde (virgulilla) and acute | U+1E79 | ṹ | ṹ | |
Ṹ | ALT 473 | Latin capital letter U with tilde (virgulilla) and acute | U+1E78 | Ṹ | Ṹ | |
ǖ | ALT 7803 | Latin small letter u with diaeresis (umlaut, tréma) and macron | U+01D6 | ǖ | ǖ | |
Ǖ | ALT 7802 | Latin capital letter U with diaeresis (umlaut, tréma) and macron | U+01D5 | Ǖ | Ǖ | |
ṻ | ALT 470 | Latin small letter u with macron and diaeresis (umlaut, tréma) | U+1E7B | ṻ | ṻ | |
Ṻ | ALT 469 | Latin capital letter U with macron and diaeresis (umlaut, tréma) | U+1E7A | Ṻ | Ṻ | |
ủ | ALT 7911 | Latin small letter u with hook above | U+1EE7 | ủ | ủ | |
Ủ | ALT 7910 | Latin capital letter U with hook above | U+1EE6 | Ủ | Ủ | |
ȕ | ALT 533 | Latin small letter u with double grave | U+0215 | ȕ | ȕ | |
Ȕ | ALT 532 | Latin capital letter U with double grave | U+0214 | Ȕ | Ȕ | |
ȗ | ALT 535 | Latin small letter u with inverted breve | U+0217 | ȗ | ȗ | |
Ȗ | ALT 534 | Latin capital letter U with inverted breve | U+0216 | Ȗ | Ȗ | |
ư | ALT 432 | Latin small letter u with horn | U+01B0 | ư | ư | |
Ư | ALT 431 | Latin capital letter U with horn | U+01AF | Ư | Ư | |
ụ | ALT 7909 | Latin small letter u with dot below | U+1EE5 | ụ | ụ | |
Ụ | ALT 7908 | Latin capital letter U with dot below | U+1EE4 | Ụ | Ụ | |
ṳ | ALT 7795 | Latin small letter u with diaeresis (umlaut, tréma) below | U+1E73 | ṳ | ṳ | |
Ṳ | ALT 7794 | Latin capital letter U with diaeresis (umlaut, tréma) below | U+1E72 | Ṳ | Ṳ | |
ứ | ALT 7913 | Latin small letter u with horn and acute | U+1EE9 | ứ | ứ | |
Ứ | ALT 7912 | Latin capital letter U with horn and acute | U+1EE8 | Ứ | Ứ | |
ừ | ALT 7915 | Latin small letter u with horn and grave | U+1EEB | ừ | ừ | |
Ừ | ALT 7914 | Latin capital letter U with horn and grave | U+1EEA | Ừ | Ừ | |
ṷ | ALT 7799 | Latin small letter u with circumflex below | U+1E77 | ṷ | ṷ | |
Ṷ | ALT 7798 | Latin capital letter U with circumflex below | U+1E76 | Ṷ | Ṷ | |
ṵ | ALT 7797 | Latin small letter u with tilde (virgulilla) below | U+1E75 | ṵ | ṵ | |
Ṵ | ALT 7796 | Latin capital letter U with tilde (virgulilla) below | U+1E74 | Ṵ | Ṵ | |
ữ | ALT 7919 | Latin small letter u with horn and tilde (virgulilla) | U+1EEF | ữ | ữ | |
Ữ | ALT 7918 | Latin capital letter U with horn and tilde (virgulilla) | U+1EEE | Ữ | Ữ | |
ử | ALT 7917 | Latin small letter u with horn and hook above | U+1EED | ử | ử | |
Ử | ALT 7916 | Latin capital letter U with horn and hook above | U+1EEC | Ử | Ử | |
ự | ALT 7921 | Latin small letter u with horn and dot below | U+1EF1 | ự | ự | |
Ự | ALT 7920 | Latin capital letter U with horn and dot below | U+1EF0 | Ự | Ự |
In the standard Latin alphabet, the letter “U” itself does not have any diacritical marks or accents associated with it. The letter “U” is used as is in most languages that use the Latin script, representing the sound /u/ as in “blue,” “true,” or “flu.”
However, there are a few languages and transliteration systems that use modified versions of the letter “U” with diacritical marks to represent specific phonetic sounds or to differentiate it from the standard /u/ sound.
- German: In the German language, the letter “U” with an umlaut (ü) is used to represent a fronted close rounded vowel sound /y/. It is pronounced like the “ee” in “see” but with rounded lips.
- French: In French, the letter “U” with a circumflex accent (û) is used to represent a close back rounded vowel sound /u/. It is pronounced similar to the “oo” in “moon.”
- Pinyin (Romanization of Chinese): In the Pinyin system used to Romanize Chinese characters, the letter “U” with an umlaut (ü) is used to represent a high front rounded vowel sound /y/. It is similar to the German umlauted “U” sound.
- Vietnamese: In the Vietnamese alphabet, the letter “U” with a horn (ư) is used to represent a mid central unrounded vowel sound /ɨ/. It is pronounced as an unrounded version of the “i” in “bird.”
It’s worth noting that the usage of diacritical marks with the letter “U” is relatively limited, and most languages that use the Latin script do not employ any diacritical marks with this letter. The standard letter “U” (without diacritics) is widely used in languages such as English, Spanish, Italian, and many others.
Overall, the use of the letter “U” with accents or diacritics is more specific to certain languages and transliteration systems where phonetic distinctions are necessary to accurately represent the sounds of those languages.
For the the complete list of the first 256 ASCII-based Windows ALT Codes, visit Windows ALT Codes for Special Characters & Symbols. For the ALT codes of other letters with accents or diacritical marks, grouped by letter or the language they are used in, visit ALT Codes for Latin Letters with Accents or Diacritical Marks used in Foreign Languages.