How to Type è (E with grave) on Excel

Q: What is the Unicode code for è?

U+00E8. In HTML it is &egrave;.

Published September 2, 2026, 2 min read

è is e with grave, a letter used in French, Italian, Dutch and Catalan. On Excel, the quickest way to get it is =UNICHAR(232). This guide covers every method that works, including the capital È and fixes for common problems.

è on Excel: =UNICHAR(232)

È on Excel: =UNICHAR(200)

Or copy it:

Method 1: UNICHAR formula

Type =UNICHAR(232) in a cell to get è. To check a letter, =UNICODE("è") returns 232. Both work in Excel 2013 and later and in Google Sheets.

Method 2: CHAR formula on Windows

=CHAR(232) also returns è on Windows, because it uses the Windows-1252 code page. On a Mac CHAR uses a different code page, so prefer UNICHAR.

Method 3: Keyboard methods inside a cell

Double-click the cell, then use Alt+0232 on Windows or Option+`, then E on a Mac.

Method 4: Find and replace accented text

Use =SUBSTITUTE(A1,"è","e") to strip this accent from a column, for example when cleaning names for an email system that does not accept accents.

How to type the capital È

The uppercase form works the same way with Shift added where a letter is typed.

UNICHAR formula

Type =UNICHAR(200) in a cell to get È. To check a letter, =UNICODE("È") returns 200. Both work in Excel 2013 and later and in Google Sheets.

CHAR formula on Windows

=CHAR(200) also returns È on Windows, because it uses the Windows-1252 code page. On a Mac CHAR uses a different code page, so prefer UNICHAR.

About the letter è

è is Unicode U+00E8, named LATIN SMALL LETTER E WITH GRAVE. It is used in French, Italian, Dutch, Catalan, Welsh, Vietnamese, Mandarin Pinyin and Afrikaans. A short line slanting down to the right. French uses it on à, è and ù, Italian on final stressed vowels (città), Catalan and Portuguese for vowel quality, and Vietnamese and Pinyin for a falling tone. See the è character page for every code and shortcut.

Troubleshooting

UNICHAR is not available in Excel 2010 and earlier.
CSV files saved as plain "CSV" may lose accents. Save as "CSV UTF-8".
If accents show as question marks after import, set the file origin to 65001: Unicode (UTF-8) in the import wizard.

Frequently asked questions

What is the shortcut for è on Excel?

=UNICHAR(232).

Can I just copy and paste è?

Yes. Click the copy button above, then paste with Ctrl+V on Windows and Chromebook, Cmd+V on a Mac, or touch and hold and choose Paste on a phone.

What is the Unicode code for è?

U+00E8. In HTML it is è.

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