The Accent Letters

Ñ Capital N with tilde

Ñ
NameCapital N with tilde
Lowercaseñ
UnicodeU+00D1 (Latin Capital Letter N With Tilde)
HTML entityÑ
HTML codeÑ or Ñ
Windows Alt codeAlt+0209
Mac shortcutOption+N, then Shift+N
Word shortcutCtrl+Shift+~, then Shift+N
LaTeX\~{N}
CSS / JavaScript\00D1 / \u00D1
UTF-8 bytesC3 91
URL encoded%C3%91

Ñ is the letter N with the tilde, used in Spanish. A wavy line above a letter. Spanish uses it for ñ, Portuguese for nasal vowels (ã, õ), Estonian for õ, and Vietnamese for the broken rising tone.

How to type Ñ on every device

Device or appMethod
WindowsAlt+0209
MacOption+N, then Shift+N
iPhoneHold n
AndroidHold n
Microsoft WordCtrl+Shift+~, then Shift+N
Google DocsInsert → Special characters
ChromebookCtrl+Shift+U, 00d1, Space
HTMLÑ
LaTeX\~{N}
Excel=UNICHAR(209)

Used in these languages

Spanish

About the tilde

See every letter with the tilde.

Other accented N letters

Ń Capital N with acuteŇ Capital N with caronŅ Capital N with cedillaŊ Capital engƝ Capital N with left hookǸ Capital N with graveȠ Capital N with long right legṄ Capital N with dot aboveṆ Capital N with dot belowṈ Capital N with line belowṊ Capital N with circumflex belowAll N accents

Frequently asked questions

How do I type Ñ on a keyboard?

On Windows, hold Alt and type 0209 on the number pad. On a Mac, press Option+N, then Shift+N. On phones, touch and hold n.

What is the Unicode for Ñ?

Ñ is U+00D1, named LATIN CAPITAL LETTER N WITH TILDE. In HTML write Ñ.

Which languages use Ñ?

Spanish.