Ú Capital U with acute

Name	Capital U with acute
Lowercase	ú
Unicode	U+00DA (Latin Capital Letter U With Acute)
HTML entity	`Ú`
HTML code	`Ú` or `Ú`
Windows Alt code	`Alt`+`0218`
Mac shortcut	`Option`+`E`, then `Shift`+`U`
Word shortcut	`Ctrl`+`'`, then `Shift`+`U`
LaTeX	`\'{U}`
CSS / JavaScript	`\00DA` / `\u00DA`
UTF-8 bytes	C3 9A
URL encoded	`%C3%9A`

Ú is the letter U with the acute accent, used in Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Czech. 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.

How to type Ú on every device

Device or app	Method
Windows	`Alt`+`0218`
Mac	`Option`+`E`, then `Shift`+`U`
iPhone	Hold u
Android	Hold u
Microsoft Word	`Ctrl`+`'`, then `Shift`+`U`
Google Docs	Insert → Special characters
Chromebook	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`U`, 00da, `Space`
HTML	`Ú`
LaTeX	`\'{U}`
Excel	`=UNICHAR(218)`

Used in these languages

Spanish Portuguese Italian Czech Slovak Hungarian Icelandic Dutch Catalan Welsh Irish Vietnamese Mandarin Pinyin Faroese Afrikaans Yoruba

About the acute accent

See every letter with the acute accent.

Other accented U letters

Ü Capital U with umlaut Ù Capital U with grave Û Capital U with circumflex Ū Capital U with macron Ũ Capital U with tilde Ŭ Capital U with breve Ů Capital U with ring above Ű Capital U with double acute Ų Capital U with ogonek Ư Capital U with horn Ǔ Capital U with caron Ǖ Capital U with umlaut and macron Ǘ Capital U with umlaut and acute Ǚ Capital U with umlaut and caron Ǜ Capital U with umlaut and grave Ụ Capital U with dot below All U accents

Frequently asked questions

How do I type Ú on a keyboard?

On Windows, hold Alt and type 0218 on the number pad. On a Mac, press Option+E, then Shift+U. On phones, touch and hold u.

What is the Unicode for Ú?

Ú is U+00DA, named LATIN CAPITAL LETTER U WITH ACUTE. In HTML write Ú.

Which languages use Ú?

Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Icelandic and Dutch.