How to Type è (E with grave) on HTML

Q: What is the Unicode code for è?

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

Published September 2, 2026, 2 min read

Typing è (e with grave) on HTML takes a few seconds once you know the trick. The short answer is è. Read on for step-by-step instructions, the uppercase È and what to do when a method does not work.

è on HTML: è

È on HTML: È

Or copy it:

Method 1: Codes for web pages

Format	Code for è
Named entity	`è`
Decimal entity	`è`
Hex entity	`è`
CSS content	`content: "\00E8";`
JavaScript	`"\u00E8"`
URL encoded	`%C3%A8`
UTF-8 bytes	`C3 A8`

Method 2: Type it directly with UTF-8

If your page starts with <meta charset="utf-8"> and the file is saved as UTF-8, you can paste è straight into the HTML. Entities are only needed when your editor or database cannot store the character.

Method 3: Watch for normalization

è can also be written as e plus a combining mark. Both look the same but compare as different strings. In JavaScript, call str.normalize("NFC") before comparing or searching.

How to type the capital È

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

Codes for web pages

Format	Code for È
Named entity	`È`
Decimal entity	`È`
Hex entity	`È`
CSS content	`content: "\00C8";`
JavaScript	`"\u00C8"`
URL encoded	`%C3%88`
UTF-8 bytes	`C3 88`

Type it directly with UTF-8

If your page starts with <meta charset="utf-8"> and the file is saved as UTF-8, you can paste È straight into the HTML. Entities are only needed when your editor or database cannot store the character.

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

If you see Ã and other symbols, the file is UTF-8 but the browser reads it as Windows-1252. Add the meta charset tag.
Named entities are case sensitive: É and é are different letters.
In XML and XHTML only five named entities exist, so use numeric codes there.

Frequently asked questions

What is the shortcut for è on HTML?

è.

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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