# O with two dots: Ö and ö

Select Ö for uppercase or ö for lowercase. Copy the letter, then paste it into your text.

## Characters available in this tool

- Ö: Capital O with umlaut (U+00D6)
- ö: Lowercase o with umlaut (U+00F6)

## How to type Ö and ö

### Use the numeric keypad

Turn Num Lock on. Hold Alt, enter `0246`, and release Alt for ö. Use `0214` for Ö.

Include the leading zero. These sequences use the numeric keypad, not the number row above the letters. If your laptop has no keypad, use Character Map or copy ö from this page.

### Use Option + U

With the US or ABC input layout, press Option + U, release both keys, then press o for ö. Hold Shift with the final letter for Ö.

In supported apps, you can also hold the o key and choose ö from the accent menu. Other input layouts may use a different shortcut.

### Hold the letter key

On the on-screen keyboard, touch and hold o, then slide to ö. Switch to uppercase before holding the key if you need Ö.

The choices depend on the active keyboard and language. If the umlaut is missing, add a suitable language keyboard or use the copy button.

### Convert a Unicode value

Type `00F6`, then press Alt + X for ö. For Ö, use `00D6`. Select only the code before converting if it follows other letters or digits.

On a US keyboard, you can also press Ctrl+Shift+semicolon, release, then type o. This shortcut belongs to Word; it does not apply to every app.

## O with umlaut codes

| Letter | Unicode | Windows Alt | HTML named | HTML decimal |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ö | `U+00D6` | `Alt+0214` | `Ö` | `Ö` |
| ö | `U+00F6` | `Alt+0246` | `ö` | `ö` |

For normal text, paste the letter itself. HTML entities are for HTML documents; they generally remain literal text in a message. Named entities are case-sensitive.

## Using ö correctly

In German, ö is the umlaut form of o. The dots can distinguish words: schon means “already,” while schön means “beautiful.” Another common example is Öl, meaning “oil.” Removing the dots changes the spelling.

**schön**beautiful

Ö also appears in languages including Swedish, Finnish, and Turkish. Its place in an alphabet and its pronunciation depend on the language. Use the original character when copying a name instead of assuming the German oe substitution applies.

### When you cannot enter ö

ö → oe

In German, use **oe** only when the actual umlaut cannot be entered or accepted. For example, _Öl → Oel_. Use the original character whenever Unicode text is supported.

Preserve capitalization. The title-case replacement is **Oe**, while all-capital text uses **OE**. For a personal name or official record, follow the spelling supplied by the person or issuing authority.

This is a German fallback. Do not apply it automatically to ö in another language or name.

**Check the shape of the mark**

Ö, O, and Ø are different characters. Ö has two dots; Ø has a stroke through the letter. The slashed letter occurs in Danish and Norwegian, but it is not a replacement for a German ö.

## Common questions about ö

### Does Ö keep its dots in uppercase?

Yes. Ö is the uppercase form of ö. The umlaut remains part of the letter when you capitalize it.

### Why does Unicode call it “with diaeresis”?

Unicode uses the name “Latin letter O with diaeresis” to identify this character. In a German word, those dots serve as an umlaut. A character name and a mark’s role in a language are different kinds of information.

### Why can’t I paste ö into a form?

Some forms accept only a limited character set. Try pasting into a plain-text document to check that copying worked. If the document shows the correct letter but the form rejects it, follow the form’s character or spelling requirements.

## Related letters and tools

- [A with umlaut →](https://umlautletters.com/a-with-umlaut/)
- [U with umlaut →](https://umlautletters.com/u-with-umlaut/)
- [All German umlauts →](https://umlautletters.com/)
- [All German letters Ä, Ö, Ü, ß, and ẞ →](https://umlautletters.com/german-letters/)
- [Write with the German keyboard →](https://umlautletters.com/german-keyboard/)
- [Umlaut vs. diaeresis Compare the two-dot functions →](https://umlautletters.com/umlaut-vs-diaeresis/)
- [Browse other accented letters →](https://umlautletters.com/accented-letters/)

Character values: [Unicode Latin-1 Supplement](https://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U0080.pdf). Keyboard methods: [Apple Support](https://support.apple.com/en-us/guide/mac-help/mh27474/mac) and [Microsoft Support](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/word/insert-ascii-or-unicode-character-codes-in-word).

[View this page on Umlaut Letters](https://umlautletters.com/o-with-umlaut/)

Publisher: Sören Schmidt