How to Type ÿ (Y with umlaut) on HTML

Published July 24, 2026, 2 min read

ÿ is y with umlaut, a letter used in French. On HTML, the quickest way to get it is ÿ. This guide covers every method that works, including the capital Ÿ and fixes for common problems.

ÿ on HTML: ÿ

Ÿ on HTML: &Yuml;

Or copy it:

Method 1: Codes for web pages

Format	Code for ÿ
Named entity	`ÿ`
Decimal entity	`ÿ`
Hex entity	`ÿ`
CSS content	`content: "\00FF";`
JavaScript	`"\u00FF"`
URL encoded	`%C3%BF`
UTF-8 bytes	`C3 BF`

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

Method 3: Watch for normalization

ÿ can also be written as y 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 Ÿ

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

Codes for web pages

Format	Code for Ÿ
Named entity	`&Yuml;`
Decimal entity	`Ÿ`
Hex entity	`Ÿ`
CSS content	`content: "\0178";`
JavaScript	`"\u0178"`
URL encoded	`%C5%B8`
UTF-8 bytes	`C5 B8`

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

About the letter ÿ

ÿ is Unicode U+00FF, named LATIN SMALL LETTER Y WITH DIAERESIS. It is used in French. 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 ÿ 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 ÿ on HTML?

ÿ.

Can I just copy and paste ÿ?

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 ÿ?

U+00FF. In HTML it is ÿ.

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