Norwegian Accented Letters: Complete List to Copy and Paste
Norwegian ends its alphabet with æ, ø and å. é, è, ò and ô appear in a handful of words.
Click any letter below to copy it.
Lowercase Norwegian letters
Uppercase Norwegian letters
Unicode and HTML codes
| Letter | Name | Unicode | HTML |
|---|---|---|---|
| æ | ae ligature (ash) | U+00E6 | æ |
| ø | o with stroke | U+00F8 | ø |
| å | a with ring above | U+00E5 | å |
| Æ | Capital AE ligature (ash) | U+00C6 | Æ |
| Ø | Capital O with stroke | U+00D8 | Ø |
| Å | Capital A with ring above | U+00C5 | Å |
Typing these letters quickly
On Windows, the fastest built-in route is an Alt code, for example Alt+0230 for æ. On a Mac, press Option+'. On phones, add the Norwegian keyboard so every letter sits on the long-press menu. The full typing guide has a chart for every letter.
Capital letters
Every lowercase Norwegian letter above has a capital form, and you should keep the accent on capitals. Dropping accents from capitals is an old typewriter habit; modern style guides for most languages, including the official French and Spanish academies, recommend keeping them.
Sorting and searching Norwegian text
Computers sort accented letters by code point unless told otherwise, which can put them after z. Use a locale-aware sort (for example localeCompare with the Norwegian locale in JavaScript, or a Norwegian collation in your database) so lists follow Norwegian alphabetical order.