Mandarin Pinyin accents: copy and paste Mandarin Pinyin letters
Hanyu Pinyin shows the four Mandarin tones with a macron (ā), acute (á), caron (ǎ) and grave (à) over vowels, plus ü.
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How to type Mandarin Pinyin letters
| Letter | Name | Windows | Mac | HTML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ā | a with macron | — | Option+0101 | ā |
| á | a with acute | Alt+0225 | Option+E, then A | á |
| ǎ | a with caron | — | Option+01CE | ǎ |
| à | a with grave | Alt+0224 | Option+`, then A | à |
| ē | e with macron | — | Option+0113 | ē |
| é | e with acute | Alt+0233 | Option+E, then E | é |
| ě | e with caron | — | Option+011B | ě |
| è | e with grave | Alt+0232 | Option+`, then E | è |
| ī | i with macron | — | Option+012B | ī |
| í | i with acute | Alt+0237 | Option+E, then I | í |
| ǐ | i with caron | — | Option+01D0 | ǐ |
| ì | i with grave | Alt+0236 | Option+`, then I | ì |
| ō | o with macron | — | Option+014D | ō |
| ó | o with acute | Alt+0243 | Option+E, then O | ó |
| ǒ | o with caron | — | Option+01D2 | ǒ |
| ò | o with grave | Alt+0242 | Option+`, then O | ò |
| ū | u with macron | — | Option+016B | ū |
| ú | u with acute | Alt+0250 | Option+E, then U | ú |
| ǔ | u with caron | — | Option+01D4 | ǔ |
| ù | u with grave | Alt+0249 | Option+`, then U | ù |
| ǖ | u with umlaut and macron | — | Option+01D6 | ǖ |
| ǘ | u with umlaut and acute | — | Option+01D8 | ǘ |
| ǚ | u with umlaut and caron | — | Option+01DA | ǚ |
| ǜ | u with umlaut and grave | — | Option+01DC | ǜ |
| ü | u with umlaut | Alt+0252 | Option+U, then U | ü |
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Frequently asked questions
What are the Mandarin Pinyin accented letters?
Mandarin Pinyin uses ā, á, ǎ, à, ē, é, ě, è, ī, í, ǐ, ì, ō, ó, ǒ, ò, ū, ú, ǔ, ù, ǖ, ǘ, ǚ, ǜ, ü. Hanyu Pinyin shows the four Mandarin tones with a macron (ā), acute (á), caron (ǎ) and grave (à) over vowels, plus ü.
How do I type Mandarin Pinyin accents on Windows?
Use Alt codes from the table above, or add the Mandarin Pinyin keyboard in Settings → Time & language → Language & region and switch with Win+Space.
How do I type Mandarin Pinyin accents on a phone?
Add the Mandarin Pinyin keyboard in your phone's keyboard settings, or touch and hold the base letter on the English keyboard to see accented versions.