How to Type ú (U with acute) on HTML

Q: What is the Unicode code for ú?

U+00FA. In HTML it is &uacute;.

Published September 9, 2026, 2 min read

The letter ú does not have its own key on an English keyboard, but HTML still makes it easy to type. Use ú, or pick one of the other methods in this guide. ú appears in Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Czech.

ú on HTML: ú

Ú on HTML: Ú

Or copy it:

Method 1: Codes for web pages

Format	Code for ú
Named entity	`ú`
Decimal entity	`ú`
Hex entity	`ú`
CSS content	`content: "\00FA";`
JavaScript	`"\u00FA"`
URL encoded	`%C3%BA`
UTF-8 bytes	`C3 BA`

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

Method 3: Watch for normalization

ú can also be written as u 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 Ú

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

Codes for web pages

Format	Code for Ú
Named entity	`Ú`
Decimal entity	`Ú`
Hex entity	`Ú`
CSS content	`content: "\00DA";`
JavaScript	`"\u00DA"`
URL encoded	`%C3%9A`
UTF-8 bytes	`C3 9A`

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

About the letter ú

ú is Unicode U+00FA, named LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH ACUTE. It is used in Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Icelandic and Dutch. A short line slanting up to the right. It marks stress in Spanish (canción), a closed vowel in French (été), vowel length in Czech, Hungarian and Irish, and a rising tone in Vietnamese and Pinyin. See the ú 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 ú on HTML?

ú.

Can I just copy and paste ú?

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 ú?

U+00FA. In HTML it is ú.

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