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How to Type é (e with an acute accent) (é)
The letter é (e with an acute accent) appears in words borrowed from French and Spanish — café, résumé, fiancé.
The three quick ways
Windows
Alt + 0233
Hold Alt, type the numbers on the numeric keypad, release.Mac
Option + E, then E
Press the shortcut — no numeric keypad needed.HTML
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Or numeric é · Unicode U+00E9Practice typing it
✓ Nice — that's é (e with an acute accent)!
When you'll use it
- Words like café and résumé
- Names (José, Renée)
- French and Spanish text
Frequently asked questions
What is the Alt code for é (e with an acute accent)? On Windows, hold Alt and type 0233 on the numeric keypad, then release Alt to get é.
How do I type it on a Mac? Press Option + E, then E.
What's the HTML code for é? Use é or the numeric entity é (Unicode U+00E9).
No numeric keypad? On a laptop, copy the symbol from this page, use your OS emoji/symbol picker (Windows key + . or Mac Control + Command + Space), or the HTML entity on the web.