ö O with umlaut

Name	O with umlaut
Uppercase	Ö
Unicode	U+00F6 (Latin Small Letter O With Diaeresis)
HTML entity	`ö`
HTML code	`ö` or `ö`
Windows Alt code	`Alt`+`0246`
Mac shortcut	`Option`+`U`, then `O`
Word shortcut	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`:`, then `O`
LaTeX	`\"{o}`
CSS / JavaScript	`\00F6` / `\u00F6`
UTF-8 bytes	C3 B6
URL encoded	`%C3%B6`

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`+`0246`
Mac	`Option`+`U`, then `O`
iPhone	Hold o
Android	Hold o
Microsoft Word	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`:`, then `O`
Google Docs	Insert → Special characters
Chromebook	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`U`, 00f6, `Space`
HTML	`ö`
LaTeX	`\"{o}`
Excel	`=UNICHAR(246)`

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 o with acute ô o with circumflex ò o with grave õ o with tilde ø o with stroke ō o with macron ő o with double acute œ oe ligature (ethel)ŏ o with breve ọ o with dot below ơ o with horn ǒ o with caron ỏ o with hook above ố o with circumflex and acute ồ o with circumflex and grave ổ 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 0246 on the number pad. On a Mac, press Option+U, then O. On phones, touch and hold o.

What is the Unicode for ö?

ö is U+00F6, named LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH DIAERESIS. In HTML write ö.

Which languages use ö?

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