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U+00E9 · Latin-1 Supplement

e with Acute (é)

Small e with acute is one of the most widely used accented letters. It is essential in French, where it appears in words like 'café' and 'été', and common in Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Czech, Hungarian, and Irish. English has adopted it in many loanwords, including 'résumé', 'fiancé', and 'cliché'.

WindowsAlt 130 / 0233
MacOption + E, then E
UnicodeU+00E9
HTMLé
éU+00E9

Character codes

Unicode code pointU+00E9
Decimal233
HTML named entityé
HTML (hex)é
HTML (decimal)é
CSS\00E9
JavaScript\u00E9
Python\u00E9
UTF-8 bytesC3 A9
UTF-1600E9
URL-encoded%C3%A9

Character details

Official nameLATIN SMALL LETTER E WITH ACUTE
Unicode blockLatin-1 Supplement
General categoryLowercase Letter (Ll)
SymbolHero categoryAccented Letters
DecompositionU+0065 U+0301
UppercaseÉ Capital E with Acute (É)
EmojiNo

How to type é

Windows

  • Hold Alt and type 130 on the numeric keypad (Num Lock on), then release Alt. Alt 130 uses the code page 437.
  • Hold Alt and type 0233 on the numeric keypad (Num Lock on), then release Alt. Alt 0233 uses the Windows-1252 code page.
  • In Microsoft Word or Outlook: type 00E9 then press Alt + X.
  • Open Character Map (search “Character Map” in Start), tick “Advanced view”, search for “latin small letter e with acute”, then Select and Copy.

Mac

  • Press Option + E, then E (US English keyboard layout).
  • Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search “latin small letter e with acute”, and double-click the result.
  • With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled (System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources), hold Option and type 00E9.

iPhone & Android

  • On iPhone and most Android keyboards, press and hold the e key and slide to é. On a Mac, holding the key down works the same way.
  • 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 “latin small letter e with acute” or enter U+00E9.
  • HTML: é or é
  • Excel / Google Sheets: =UNICHAR(233)

Examples

  • café
  • résumé
  • fiancé
  • Pokémon

Good to know

Don’t mix it up: Often confused with è (U+00E8), whose grave accent slopes down to the right.

Tip: In English, 'resume' without accents is a verb; 'résumé' or 'resumé' makes the CV meaning clear.

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.

Guides

How to Type é (e With an Accent) on Any Keyboard How to Type French Accents (é è ê ç à ù ô œ) How to Type Spanish Accents and ¿ ¡ on Any Keyboard How to Type Special Characters on a Mac

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a with Umlaut (ä)
Latin Small Letter a with Ring Above
Latin Small Letter Ae
c with Cedilla (ç)
e with Grave (è)
e with Circumflex (ê)
Latin Small Letter E with Diaeresis
Latin Small Letter I with Grave
i with Acute (í)
Latin Small Letter I with Circumflex
Latin Small Letter I with Diaeresis
Latin Small Letter Eth
n with Tilde (ñ)
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Latin Small Letter O with Circumflex
Latin Small Letter O with Tilde

See all 656 accented letters →

Questions

What is the Unicode for é?

It is U+00E9 (LATIN SMALL LETTER E WITH ACUTE), decimal 233.

Is there a Windows Alt code for it?

Yes: Alt 130 or Alt 0233 on the numeric keypad.

How do I type it on a Mac?

Option + E, then E on a US English keyboard, or use the Character Viewer (Control + Command + Space).

What is the HTML code?

Use the named entity é or the numeric reference é.