Accent Marks & Diacritics

Every combining diacritic and accent mark character in Unicode — from acute and grave accents to tildes, cedillas, and beyond. Click any symbol to copy it instantly.

Diacritical marks are characters that combine with a preceding letter to modify its sound or meaning. They form the basis of accented letters like é, ñ, ü, and ç. This library includes both combining forms (which attach to the previous character) and standalone spacing forms.

Accents Above

Combining Marks Above

Combining diacritical marks that appear above a base character. Add these after any letter to accent it.

Combining Grave
Combining Acute
Combining Circumflex
Combining Tilde
Combining Macron
Combining Overline
Combining Breve
Combining Dot Above
Combining Diaeresis
Combining Hook Above
Combining Ring Above
Combining Double Acute
Combining Caron
Combining Vertical Line Above
Combining Double Vertical Line
Combining Double Grave
Combining Candrabindu
Combining Inverted Breve
Combining Turned Comma
Combining Comma Above
Combining Reversed Comma
Marks Below

Combining Marks Below

Combining diacritical marks that appear below a base character.

Combining Grave Below
Combining Acute Below
Combining Left Tack Below
Combining Right Tack Below
Combining Left Angle Above
Combining Horn
Combining Left Half Ring
Combining Up Tack Below
Combining Down Tack Below
Combining Plus Below
Combining Minus Below
Combining I Below
Combining U Below
Combining Dot Below
Combining Diaeresis Below
Combining Ring Below
Combining Comma Below
Combining Cedilla
Combining Ogonek
Combining Vertical Line Below
Combining Bridge Below
Hooks & Horns

Hooks, Horns & Special Marks

Combining characters for specialized phonetic and linguistic notation.

Combining Inverted Double Arch
Combining Caron Below
Combining Circumflex Below
Combining Breve Below
Combining Inverted Breve Below
Combining Tilde Below
Combining Macron Below
Combining Low Line
Combining Double Low Line
Combining Tilde Overlay
Combining Short Stroke
Combining Long Stroke
Combining Short Solidus
Combining Long Solidus
Combining Right Half Ring
Combining Inverted Bridge
Combining Square Below
Combining Seagull Below
Combining X Above
Combining Vertical Tilde
Combining Double Overline
Spacing Forms

Standalone Spacing Forms

These spacing accent characters have their own visual presence and can be typed alone or used decoratively. Unlike combining marks, they don’t attach to a preceding letter.

Grave Accent
Acute Accent
Circumflex Accent
Tilde
Macron
Breve
Dot Above
Diaeresis
Ring Above
Double Acute Accent
Caron
Cedilla
Ogonek
Small Tilde
Modifier Letter Circumflex
Usage Guide

How to Use Combining Diacritics

Combining diacritical marks (U+0300–U+036F) attach to the character that precedes them in the text stream. To create an accented letter, type the base letter first, then the combining mark. For example: a + ́ = á, n + ̃ = ñ, u + ̈ = ü.

On most systems, combining marks display correctly in plain text, but some fonts may render them poorly. The spacing forms (Section 4) are standalone characters that can be used decoratively without attaching to a base letter.

Quick copies: For common accented letters, it is faster to copy the pre-composed character (é, à, ü, ñ, ç) from the character map or keyboard shortcut, rather than combining a base letter with a combining mark.

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