The Accent Letters

Italian accents: copy and paste Italian letters

Italian mostly writes accents on final stressed vowels: grave on à, è, ì, ò, ù and acute on é in words like perché. Acute í, ó, ú and î appear in more formal or older texts.

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Uppercase

How to type Italian letters

LetterNameWindowsMacHTML
àa with graveAlt+0224Option+`, then Aà
èe with graveAlt+0232Option+`, then Eè
ée with acuteAlt+0233Option+E, then Eé
ìi with graveAlt+0236Option+`, then Iì
íi with acuteAlt+0237Option+E, then Ií
îi with circumflexAlt+0238Option+I, then Iî
òo with graveAlt+0242Option+`, then Oò
óo with acuteAlt+0243Option+E, then Oó
ùu with graveAlt+0249Option+`, then Uù
úu with acuteAlt+0250Option+E, then Uú

Step-by-step: how to type Italian accents on any keyboard · Italian accented letters list

Frequently asked questions

What are the Italian accented letters?

Italian uses à, è, é, ì, í, î, ò, ó, ù, ú. Italian mostly writes accents on final stressed vowels: grave on à, è, ì, ò, ù and acute on é in words like perché. Acute í, ó, ú and î appear in more formal or older texts.

How do I type Italian accents on Windows?

Use Alt codes from the table above, or add the Italian keyboard in Settings → Time & language → Language & region and switch with Win+Space.

How do I type Italian accents on a phone?

Add the Italian keyboard in your phone's keyboard settings, or touch and hold the base letter on the English keyboard to see accented versions.