Other accented letters
This page gathers Latin letters that are not simply accented variants: the ligatures æ and œ, the language-specific letters ß, ð and þ, and the micro sign µ. Each has its own Unicode code point and its own input method depending on the operating system.
This page gathers 6 characters, from µ (U+00B5) to œ (U+0153).
Click a character to open its reference page: you will find its code point, its HTML entities, its CSS, JavaScript and Python escape sequences, and how to type it on Windows, macOS and Linux.
Character list
Reference table
The 6 characters on this page, with their code point, HTML entity and the shortcut to use on each system.
| Character | Name | Code point | Named HTML entity | Windows | macOS | Linux |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| æ | AE ligature | U+00E6 |
æ |
Alt + 230 |
⌥ + ' |
Ctrl + ⇧ + U, 00E6 |
| œ | OE ligature | U+0153 |
œ |
0153 + Alt + X |
⌥ + Q |
Ctrl + ⇧ + U, 0153 |
| ß | Eszett (sharp S) | U+00DF |
ß |
Alt + 223 |
⌥ + S |
Ctrl + ⇧ + U, 00DF |
| ð | Eth | U+00F0 |
ð |
Alt + 240 |
— |
Ctrl + ⇧ + U, 00F0 |
| þ | Thorn | U+00FE |
þ |
Alt + 254 |
— |
Ctrl + ⇧ + U, 00FE |
| µ | Micro sign (mu) | U+00B5 |
µ |
Alt + 181 |
— |
Ctrl + ⇧ + U, 00B5 |
Keyboards that carry these characters
Rather than memorising a code, type these characters directly on one of these layouts: