German Accented Letters: Complete List to Copy and Paste
German has three umlauted vowels, ä, ö and ü, and the sharp s (ß). A capital ẞ was officially added to German orthography in 2017.
Click any letter below to copy it.
Lowercase German letters
Uppercase German letters
Unicode and HTML codes
| Letter | Name | Unicode | HTML |
|---|---|---|---|
| ä | a with umlaut | U+00E4 | ä |
| ö | o with umlaut | U+00F6 | ö |
| ü | u with umlaut | U+00FC | ü |
| ß | Sharp s (eszett) | U+00DF | ß |
| Ä | Capital A with umlaut | U+00C4 | Ä |
| Ö | Capital O with umlaut | U+00D6 | Ö |
| Ü | Capital U with umlaut | U+00DC | Ü |
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 German keyboard so every letter sits on the long-press menu. The full typing guide has a chart for every letter.
Capital letters
Every lowercase German 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 German 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 German locale in JavaScript, or a German collation in your database) so lists follow German alphabetical order.