Acute accent: every letter to copy and paste
A short line slanting up to the right. It marks stress in Spanish (canción), a closed vowel in French (été), vowel length in Czech, Hungarian and Irish, and a rising tone in Vietnamese and Pinyin.
Mac: Option+E, then the letter.
Word for Windows: Ctrl+', then the letter.
US-International keyboard: ', then the letter.
LaTeX: \'{e}
Lowercase letters with the acute accent
Uppercase letters with the acute accent
Combining acute accent
The combining form is U+0301. It attaches to the character before it, so you can add it to letters that have no precomposed version.
Languages that use it
Read the full guide to the acute accent
Frequently asked questions
What is the acute accent used for?
A short line slanting up to the right. It marks stress in Spanish (canción), a closed vowel in French (été), vowel length in Czech, Hungarian and Irish, and a rising tone in Vietnamese and Pinyin.
How do I add a acute accent to any letter?
Type the letter, then the combining character U+0301. Most fonts will place the mark over the letter. Use the builder on any letter page to copy the result.
How many letters have a acute accent?
Unicode has 36 precomposed letters whose first mark is the acute accent: 18 lowercase and 18 uppercase.