é E with acute

Name	E with acute
Uppercase	É
Unicode	U+00E9 (Latin Small Letter E With Acute)
HTML entity	`é`
HTML code	`é` or `é`
Windows Alt code	`Alt`+`0233`
Mac shortcut	`Option`+`E`, then `E`
Word shortcut	`Ctrl`+`'`, then `E`
LaTeX	`\'{e}`
CSS / JavaScript	`\00E9` / `\u00E9`
UTF-8 bytes	C3 A9
URL encoded	`%C3%A9`

é is the letter e with the acute accent, used in Spanish, French, Portuguese and Italian. 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 é on every device

Device or app	Method
Windows	`Alt`+`0233`
Mac	`Option`+`E`, then `E`
iPhone	Hold e
Android	Hold e
Microsoft Word	`Ctrl`+`'`, then `E`
Google Docs	Insert → Special characters
Chromebook	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`U`, 00e9, `Space`
HTML	`é`
LaTeX	`\'{e}`
Excel	`=UNICHAR(233)`

Used in these languages

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

About the acute accent

See every letter with the acute accent.

Other accented e letters

è e with grave ê e with circumflex ë e with umlaut ē e with macron ę e with ogonek ě e with caron ė e with dot above ĕ e with breve ẹ e with dot below ẻ e with hook above ẽ e with tilde ế e with circumflex and acute ề e with circumflex and grave ể e with circumflex and hook above ễ e with circumflex and tilde ệ e with circumflex and dot below All E accents

Frequently asked questions

How do I type é on a keyboard?

On Windows, hold Alt and type 0233 on the number pad. On a Mac, press Option+E, then E. On phones, touch and hold e.

What is the Unicode for é?

é is U+00E9, named LATIN SMALL LETTER E WITH ACUTE. In HTML write é.

Which languages use é?

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