U+00B4 · Latin-1 Supplement
Acute Accent ´
This is the acute accent on its own, a short rising stroke with no letter beneath it. It is mainly used to talk about the accent itself, in language lessons, keyboard charts, and typography. It is not the right choice for accented letters in words; é or á should be typed as single precomposed characters.
Character codes
| Unicode code point | U+00B4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Decimal | 180 | |
| HTML named entity | ´ | |
| HTML (hex) | ´ | |
| HTML (decimal) | ´ | |
| CSS | \00B4 | |
| JavaScript | \u00B4 | |
| Python | \u00B4 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | C2 B4 | |
| UTF-16 | 00B4 | |
| URL-encoded | %C2%B4 |
Character details
| Official name | ACUTE ACCENT |
|---|---|
| Unicode block | Latin-1 Supplement |
| General category | Modifier Symbol (Sk) |
| SymbolHero category | Punctuation |
| Decomposition | <compat> U+0020 U+0301 |
| Emoji | No |
How to type ´
Windows
- Hold Alt and type 0180 on the numeric keypad (Num Lock on), then release Alt. Alt 0180 uses the Windows-1252 code page.
- In Microsoft Word or Outlook: type
00B4then press Alt + X. - Open Character Map (search “Character Map” in Start), tick “Advanced view”, search for “acute accent”, then Select and Copy.
Mac
- Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search “acute accent”, and double-click the result.
- With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled (System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources), hold Option and type
00B4.
iPhone & Android
- Tap Copy at the top of this page, then long-press where you want it and choose Paste.
Docs & web
- Google Docs: Insert → Special characters, then search “acute accent” or enter
U+00B4. - HTML:
´or´ - Excel / Google Sheets:
=UNICHAR(180)
Examples
- The accent ´ in 'café' marks stress in Spanish
- Keyboard legend: ´ dead key
- An acute (´) rises to the right
Good to know
Don’t mix it up: Often confused with the apostrophe ' (U+0027) and the right single quotation mark ’ (U+2019); using ´ as an apostrophe is a common mistake.
Tip: If you see ´ in text like don´t, it was typed on a keyboard with an accent dead key; replace it with a real apostrophe.
Display: the character itself is always the same code point, but its shape comes from the font on the device showing it. If you see an empty box, the font lacks this glyph—the text is still correct.
Similar punctuation
Questions
What is the Unicode for ´?
It is U+00B4 (ACUTE ACCENT), decimal 180.
Is there a Windows Alt code for it?
Yes: Alt 0180 on the numeric keypad.
How do I type it on a Mac?
There is no built-in Option shortcut. Use the Character Viewer (Control + Command + Space) and search “acute accent”, or copy it from this page.
What is the HTML code?
Use the named entity ´ or the numeric reference ´.