Estonian Accented Letters: Complete List to Copy and Paste
Estonian uses õ, ä, ö and ü as separate vowels, and š and ž in loanwords.
Click any letter below to copy it.
Lowercase Estonian letters
Uppercase Estonian letters
Unicode and HTML codes
| Letter | Name | Unicode | HTML |
|---|---|---|---|
| ä | a with umlaut | U+00E4 | ä |
| ö | o with umlaut | U+00F6 | ö |
| õ | o with tilde | U+00F5 | õ |
| ü | u with umlaut | U+00FC | ü |
| š | s with caron | U+0161 | š |
| ž | z with caron | U+017E | ž |
| Ä | Capital A with umlaut | U+00C4 | Ä |
| Ö | Capital O with umlaut | U+00D6 | Ö |
| Õ | Capital O with tilde | U+00D5 | Õ |
| Ü | Capital U with umlaut | U+00DC | Ü |
| Š | Capital S with caron | U+0160 | Š |
| Ž | Capital Z with caron | U+017D | Ž |
Typing these letters quickly
On Windows, the fastest built-in route is an Alt code, for example Alt+0228 for ä. On a Mac, press Option+U, then A. On phones, add the Estonian keyboard so every letter sits on the long-press menu. The full typing guide has a chart for every letter.
Capital letters
Every lowercase Estonian 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 Estonian 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 Estonian locale in JavaScript, or a Estonian collation in your database) so lists follow Estonian alphabetical order.