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U+00C8 · Latin-1 Supplement

Latin Capital Letter E with Grave È

Capital E with grave is the uppercase form of è. It is used in French, Italian, and Catalan, most visibly in the Italian word 'È' (is), which begins countless sentences. In French it appears in all-caps words such as 'PÈRE' and 'TRÈS', and at the start of a few proper names.

WindowsAlt 0200
MacOption + ` (grave), then Shift + E
UnicodeU+00C8
HTMLÈ
ÈU+00C8

Character codes

Unicode code pointU+00C8
Decimal200
HTML named entityÈ
HTML (hex)È
HTML (decimal)È
CSS\00C8
JavaScript\u00C8
Python\u00C8
UTF-8 bytesC3 88
UTF-1600C8
URL-encoded%C3%88

Character details

Official nameLATIN CAPITAL LETTER E WITH GRAVE
Unicode blockLatin-1 Supplement
General categoryUppercase Letter (Lu)
SymbolHero categoryAccented Letters
DecompositionU+0045 U+0300
Lowercaseè e with Grave (è)
EmojiNo

How to type È

Windows

  • Hold Alt and type 0200 on the numeric keypad (Num Lock on), then release Alt. Alt 0200 uses the Windows-1252 code page.
  • In Microsoft Word or Outlook: type 00C8 then press Alt + X.
  • Open Character Map (search “Character Map” in Start), tick “Advanced view”, search for “latin capital letter e with grave”, then Select and Copy.

Mac

  • Press Option + ` (grave), then Shift + E (US English keyboard layout).
  • Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search “latin capital letter e with grave”, and double-click the result.
  • With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled (System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources), hold Option and type 00C8.

iPhone & Android

  • On iPhone and most Android keyboards, press and hold the E key and slide to È. 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 capital letter e with grave” or enter U+00C8.
  • HTML: È or È
  • Excel / Google Sheets: =UNICHAR(200)

Examples

  • È vero!
  • È ARRIVATO
  • TRÈS BIEN
  • Ève (French name)

Good to know

Don’t mix it up: Often confused with É (U+00C9), whose accent slopes the other way; Italian writers sometimes use 'E'' as a workaround, which is incorrect.

Tip: In Italian, 'È' at the start of a sentence should be the accented capital, not E followed by an 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.

Guides

How to Type é (e With an Accent) on Any Keyboard

Similar accented letters

Feminine Ordinal Indicator
Masculine Ordinal Indicator
Latin Capital Letter a with Grave
Latin Capital Letter a with Acute
Latin Capital Letter a with Circumflex
Latin Capital Letter a with Tilde
Latin Capital Letter a with Diaeresis
Latin Capital Letter a with Ring Above
Latin Capital Letter Ae
Latin Capital Letter C with Cedilla
Capital E with Acute (É)
Latin Capital Letter E with Circumflex
Latin Capital Letter E with Diaeresis
Latin Capital Letter I with Grave
Latin Capital Letter I with Acute
Latin Capital Letter I with Circumflex
Latin Capital Letter I with Diaeresis
Latin Capital Letter Eth
Capital N with Tilde (Ñ)
Latin Capital Letter O with Grave
Latin Capital Letter O with Acute
Latin Capital Letter O with Circumflex

See all 656 accented letters →

Questions

What is the Unicode for È?

It is U+00C8 (LATIN CAPITAL LETTER E WITH GRAVE), decimal 200.

Is there a Windows Alt code for it?

Yes: Alt 0200 on the numeric keypad.

How do I type it on a Mac?

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

What is the HTML code?

Use the named entity È or the numeric reference È.