How to Type ë (E with umlaut) on HTML

Published August 20, 2026, 2 min read

Need ë on HTML for a name, an address or a word in another language? You do not have to copy it from a website every time. The fastest method is ë, and there are a few backups below for when that one is not available.

ë on HTML: ë

Ë on HTML: Ë

Or copy it:

Method 1: Codes for web pages

Format	Code for ë
Named entity	`ë`
Decimal entity	`ë`
Hex entity	`ë`
CSS content	`content: "\00EB";`
JavaScript	`"\u00EB"`
URL encoded	`%C3%AB`
UTF-8 bytes	`C3 AB`

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 ë straight into the HTML. Entities are only needed when your editor or database cannot store the character.

Method 3: Watch for normalization

ë 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 Ë

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

Codes for web pages

Format	Code for Ë
Named entity	`Ë`
Decimal entity	`Ë`
Hex entity	`Ë`
CSS content	`content: "\00CB";`
JavaScript	`"\u00CB"`
URL encoded	`%C3%8B`
UTF-8 bytes	`C3 8B`

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 Ë straight into the HTML. Entities are only needed when your editor or database cannot store the character.

About the letter ë

ë is Unicode U+00EB, named LATIN SMALL LETTER E WITH DIAERESIS. It is used in French, Dutch, Welsh, Albanian and Afrikaans. Two dots above a letter. As a German umlaut it changes the vowel sound (ä, ö, ü); as a diaeresis in French, Dutch, Spanish or English (naïve, Noël) it shows that a vowel is pronounced separately. See the ë 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 ë on HTML?

ë.

Can I just copy and paste ë?

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 ë?

U+00EB. In HTML it is ë.

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