COPY & TYPE / O WITH UMLAUT
Select Ö for uppercase or ö for lowercase. Copy the letter, then paste it into your text.
Click a character, then paste with Ctrl+V or ⌘V.
KEYBOARD METHODS
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.
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.
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.
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.
CHARACTER REFERENCE
| 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.
MEANING & SPELLING
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.
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.
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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.
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.
Yes. Ö is the uppercase form of ö. The umlaut remains part of the letter when you capitalize it.
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.
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.
Character values: Unicode Latin-1 Supplement. Keyboard methods: Apple Support and Microsoft Support.