Danish Accented Letters: Complete List to Copy and Paste
Danish ends its alphabet with æ, ø and å, and occasionally uses é for stress.
Click any letter below to copy it.
Lowercase Danish letters
Uppercase Danish letters
Unicode and HTML codes
| Letter | Name | Unicode | HTML |
|---|---|---|---|
| æ | ae ligature (ash) | U+00E6 | æ |
| ø | o with stroke | U+00F8 | ø |
| å | a with ring above | U+00E5 | å |
| Æ | Capital AE ligature (ash) | U+00C6 | Æ |
| Ø | Capital O with stroke | U+00D8 | Ø |
| Å | Capital A with ring above | U+00C5 | Å |
Typing these letters quickly
On Windows, the fastest built-in route is an Alt code, for example Alt+0230 for æ. On a Mac, press Option+'. On phones, add the Danish keyboard so every letter sits on the long-press menu. The full typing guide has a chart for every letter.
Capital letters
Every lowercase Danish letter above has a capital form, and you should keep the accent on capitals. Dropping accents from capitals is an old typewriter habit; modern style guides for most languages, including the official French and Spanish academies, recommend keeping them.
Sorting and searching Danish text
Computers sort accented letters by code point unless told otherwise, which can put them after z. Use a locale-aware sort (for example localeCompare with the Danish locale in JavaScript, or a Danish collation in your database) so lists follow Danish alphabetical order.