ü U with umlaut

Name	U with umlaut
Uppercase	Ü
Unicode	U+00FC (Latin Small Letter U With Diaeresis)
HTML entity	`ü`
HTML code	`ü` or `ü`
Windows Alt code	`Alt`+`0252`
Mac shortcut	`Option`+`U`, then `U`
Word shortcut	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`:`, then `U`
LaTeX	`\"{u}`
CSS / JavaScript	`\00FC` / `\u00FC`
UTF-8 bytes	C3 BC
URL encoded	`%C3%BC`

ü is the letter u with the umlaut / diaeresis, used in Spanish, French, German and Hungarian. 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 ü on every device

Device or app	Method
Windows	`Alt`+`0252`
Mac	`Option`+`U`, then `U`
iPhone	Hold u
Android	Hold u
Microsoft Word	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`:`, then `U`
Google Docs	Insert → Special characters
Chromebook	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`U`, 00fc, `Space`
HTML	`ü`
LaTeX	`\"{u}`
Excel	`=UNICHAR(252)`

Used in these languages

Spanish French German Hungarian Turkish Dutch Catalan Estonian Mandarin Pinyin Afrikaans

About the umlaut / diaeresis

See every letter with the umlaut / diaeresis.

Other accented u letters

ú u with acute ù u with grave û u with circumflex ū u with macron ũ u with tilde ŭ u with breve ů u with ring above ű u with double acute ų u with ogonek ư u with horn ǔ u with caron ǖ u with umlaut and macron ǘ u with umlaut and acute ǚ u with umlaut and caron ǜ u with umlaut and grave ụ u with dot below All U accents

Frequently asked questions

How do I type ü on a keyboard?

On Windows, hold Alt and type 0252 on the number pad. On a Mac, press Option+U, then U. On phones, touch and hold u.

What is the Unicode for ü?

ü is U+00FC, named LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH DIAERESIS. In HTML write ü.

Which languages use ü?

Spanish, French, German, Hungarian, Turkish, Dutch, Catalan and Estonian.