O with acute
Acute
Óscar Spanish given name
COPY & TYPE / O WITH ACCENT
O with accents: ó, ò, ô, õ, ö, and ō
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Quick copy óAvailable forms 12Marks covered acute, grave, circumflex, tilde, diaeresis, and macron
CHARACTER GUIDE
Choose the right accented O
An O can carry an acute, grave, circumflex, tilde, diaeresis, or macron. Each version is a distinct Unicode character with language-specific uses.
o with acute
Acute
corazón heart in Spanish
O with grave
Grave
Ò uppercase O with grave
o with grave
Grave
però but in Italian
O with circumflex
Circumflex
Ô uppercase O with circumflex
o with circumflex
Circumflex
hôtel hotel in French
O with tilde
Tilde
Õ uppercase O with tilde
o with tilde
Tilde
põe puts in Portuguese
O with diaeresis
Diaeresis or umlaut
Österreich Austria in German
o with diaeresis
Diaeresis or umlaut
schön beautiful in German
O with macron
Macron
Ō long O in some writing systems
o with macron
Macron
Tōkyō Tokyo in a romanization style
KEYBOARD METHODS
How to type o with accent
Use the numeric keypad
Turn Num Lock on. Hold Alt, enter 0243 on the numeric keypad, and release Alt to produce ó.
Use the numeric keypad for listed Alt codes, not the number row. A listed code may depend on Windows and the active character set.
Use an accent key or menu
On the US or ABC layout, use Option + E for ó, Option + grave for ò, Option + I for ô, Option + N for õ, or Option + U for ö, then type O. Hold the O key to open the accent menu. Use Character Viewer for ō if needed.
Shortcuts described here assume the US or ABC input layout. Another selected layout can assign different keys.
Hold the base letter
Touch and hold O on the on-screen keyboard. Keep your finger down, slide to the character you need, and release. Switch to uppercase before holding the key for a capital letter.
The available characters depend on your keyboard and enabled languages. Add a relevant language keyboard if the required form does not appear.
Convert a code or use dead keys
In Microsoft Word for Windows, type a hexadecimal value without U+, then press Alt + X. For example, type 00F3 and convert it to ó. Select only the code before converting if another letter or number comes immediately before it.
With the US-International keyboard enabled, type apostrophe then O for ó, grave then O for ò, Shift + 6 then O for ô, Shift + grave then O for õ, or quotation mark then O for ö.
CHARACTER REFERENCE
O with accent codes
| Letter | Mark | Unicode | Windows Alt | HTML named | HTML decimal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ó | Acute | U+00D3 | Alt+0211 | Ó | Ó |
| ó | Acute | U+00F3 | Alt+0243 | ó | ó |
| Ò | Grave | U+00D2 | Alt+0210 | Ò | Ò |
| ò | Grave | U+00F2 | Alt+0242 | ò | ò |
| Ô | Circumflex | U+00D4 | Alt+0212 | Ô | Ô |
| ô | Circumflex | U+00F4 | Alt+0244 | ô | ô |
| Õ | Tilde | U+00D5 | Alt+0213 | Õ | Õ |
| õ | Tilde | U+00F5 | Alt+0245 | õ | õ |
| Ö | Diaeresis or umlaut | U+00D6 | Alt+0214 | Ö | Ö |
| ö | Diaeresis or umlaut | U+00F6 | Alt+0246 | ö | ö |
| Ō | Macron | U+014C | Not standard | Ō | Ō |
| ō | Macron | U+014D | Not standard | ō | ō |
Paste the character itself into normal text. HTML entities belong in HTML source. Unicode labels use hexadecimal notation, while HTML decimal entities and Windows Alt codes use decimal numbers.
MEANING & SPELLING
Using o with accent correctly
Spanish and Portuguese use ó, Italian uses ò in words such as però, French uses ô, Portuguese uses õ, and German uses ö as an umlaut. The macron in ō commonly marks a long vowel or appears in romanization.
The two dots in German ö are meaningful. Schon means “already,” while schön means “beautiful.” In Swedish and Finnish, ö is also an alphabet letter, so German replacement rules do not automatically apply.
Preserve accents in personal names, place names, and quoted words. If a destination does not support the character, check its rules before removing the mark or substituting another spelling.
Ö is not the same as Ø
Ö has two dots above the O. Ø has a diagonal stroke through it and is used in languages including Danish and Norwegian. They have different Unicode values and should not replace each other.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Questions about o with accent
What is the difference between ó and ò?
Ó has an acute accent that rises to the right. Ò has a grave accent that falls to the right. Their use and pronunciation depend on the language.
Is ö always a German umlaut?
No. It functions as an umlaut in German, but ö is also a letter in languages such as Swedish and Finnish. The same shape can have a different linguistic role.
Can I use ø instead of ö?
No. Ø is a separate letter with a stroke through it. Use ö only when the original spelling has two dots.
How do I type ó in Microsoft Word?
Type 00F3 and press Alt+X for ó, or use Ctrl + apostrophe followed by O. You can also copy ó directly from this page.
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Sources: Unicode Latin-1 Supplement, Unicode Latin Extended-A, Unicode Latin Extended Additional, Apple Support, Microsoft Support.