Ö Capital O with umlaut

Name	Capital O with umlaut
Lowercase	ö
Unicode	U+00D6 (Latin Capital Letter O With Diaeresis)
HTML entity	`Ö`
HTML code	`Ö` or `Ö`
Windows Alt code	`Alt`+`0214`
Mac shortcut	`Option`+`U`, then `Shift`+`O`
Word shortcut	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`:`, then `Shift`+`O`
LaTeX	`\"{O}`
CSS / JavaScript	`\00D6` / `\u00D6`
UTF-8 bytes	C3 96
URL encoded	`%C3%96`

Ö is the letter O with the umlaut / diaeresis, used in German, Hungarian, Turkish and Swedish. 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.

How to type Ö on every device

Device or app	Method
Windows	`Alt`+`0214`
Mac	`Option`+`U`, then `Shift`+`O`
iPhone	Hold o
Android	Hold o
Microsoft Word	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`:`, then `Shift`+`O`
Google Docs	Insert → Special characters
Chromebook	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`U`, 00d6, `Space`
HTML	`Ö`
LaTeX	`\"{O}`
Excel	`=UNICHAR(214)`

Used in these languages

German Hungarian Turkish Swedish Finnish Icelandic Dutch Estonian Afrikaans

About the umlaut / diaeresis

See every letter with the umlaut / diaeresis.

Other accented O letters

Ó Capital O with acute Ô Capital O with circumflex Ò Capital O with grave Õ Capital O with tilde Ø Capital O with stroke Ō Capital O with macron Ő Capital O with double acute Œ Capital OE ligature (ethel)Ŏ Capital O with breve Ọ Capital O with dot below Ơ Capital O with horn Ǒ Capital O with caron Ỏ Capital O with hook above Ố Capital O with circumflex and acute Ồ Capital O with circumflex and grave Ổ Capital O with circumflex and hook above All O accents

Frequently asked questions

How do I type Ö on a keyboard?

On Windows, hold Alt and type 0214 on the number pad. On a Mac, press Option+U, then Shift+O. On phones, touch and hold o.

What is the Unicode for Ö?

Ö is U+00D6, named LATIN CAPITAL LETTER O WITH DIAERESIS. In HTML write Ö.

Which languages use Ö?

German, Hungarian, Turkish, Swedish, Finnish, Icelandic, Dutch and Estonian.