U with accents: quick shortcut sheet

Use the correct accented U in Windows, Microsoft Word, Mac, or your phone. For one character, the online copy tool is usually fastest.

ú ÚAcute

ù ÙGrave

û ÛCircumflex

ü ÜTwo dots

ū ŪMacron

Keyboard shortcuts by character

Letter	Windows numeric-keypad Alt	Word for Windows, hex + Alt+X	Mac ABC or compatible US layout
ú / ÚAcute	Alt+0250 / Alt+0218	00FA / 00DA	Option+E, release, then U
ù / ÙGrave	Alt+0249 / Alt+0217	00F9 / 00D9	Option+`, release, then U
û / ÛCircumflex	Alt+0251 / Alt+0219	00FB / 00DB	Option+I, release, then U
ü / ÜDiaeresis or umlaut	Alt+0252 / Alt+0220	00FC / 00DC	Option+U, release, then U
ū / ŪMacron	Not a standard legacy Alt code	016B / 016A	Use Character Viewer or a suitable input source

Keep these methods separate. Windows Alt codes above use a numeric keypad with Num Lock. For Word, type only the hexadecimal code, then press Alt+X. For uppercase on Mac, press Shift with the final U. Shortcuts depend on the selected keyboard layout.

Without a numeric keypad?

Windows laptopCopy the character from the website, use Character Map, or use the Word hex code and Alt+X. The top number row is not a numeric keypad.

iPhone and AndroidTouch and hold U on the on-screen keyboard, choose a variant, then release. Available choices depend on your enabled keyboard languages.

Looking for a less-common U?

The online page also lets you copy Ů/ů, Ų/ų, Ũ/ũ, Ű/ű, Ư/ư, and Vietnamese tone-marked U forms.

Umlaut Letters · umlautletters.com/u-with-accent/References: Microsoft Support, Apple Mac User Guide, Unicode