U+00F6 · Latin-1 Supplement
o with Umlaut (ö)
The letter ö is o with two dots above, called an umlaut in German and a diaeresis in Unicode's name. It represents a rounded front vowel in German, Swedish, Finnish, Turkish, Hungarian, and Estonian. When the letter cannot be typed, German convention substitutes oe, so schön becomes schoen, which is why names like Schröder also appear as Schroeder.
Character codes
| Unicode code point | U+00F6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Decimal | 246 | |
| HTML named entity | ö | |
| HTML (hex) | ö | |
| HTML (decimal) | ö | |
| CSS | \00F6 | |
| JavaScript | \u00F6 | |
| Python | \u00F6 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | C3 B6 | |
| UTF-16 | 00F6 | |
| URL-encoded | %C3%B6 |
Character details
| Official name | LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH DIAERESIS |
|---|---|
| Unicode block | Latin-1 Supplement |
| General category | Lowercase Letter (Ll) |
| SymbolHero category | Accented Letters |
| Decomposition | U+006F U+0308 |
| Uppercase | Ö Latin Capital Letter O with Diaeresis |
| Emoji | No |
How to type ö
Windows
- Hold Alt and type 148 on the numeric keypad (Num Lock on), then release Alt. Alt 148 uses the code page 437.
- Hold Alt and type 0246 on the numeric keypad (Num Lock on), then release Alt. Alt 0246 uses the Windows-1252 code page.
- In Microsoft Word or Outlook: type
00F6then press Alt + X. - Open Character Map (search “Character Map” in Start), tick “Advanced view”, search for “latin small letter o with diaeresis”, then Select and Copy.
Mac
- Press Option + U, then O (US English keyboard layout).
- Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search “latin small letter o with diaeresis”, and double-click the result.
- With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled (System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources), hold Option and type
00F6.
iPhone & Android
- On iPhone and most Android keyboards, press and hold the o key and slide to ö. 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 o with diaeresis” or enter
U+00F6. - HTML:
öorö - Excel / Google Sheets:
=UNICHAR(246)
Examples
- Das ist wirklich schön.
- Göteborg, Sweden
- Köln and Düsseldorf
- Türkçe: göz, köprü
Good to know
Don’t mix it up: Hungarian also uses ő (U+0151), o with a double acute accent, which is a different letter and should not be replaced with ö.
Tip: If you cannot type ö, write oe rather than a plain o, because dropping the dots changes the word in German.
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 accented letters
Questions
What is the Unicode for ö?
It is U+00F6 (LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH DIAERESIS), decimal 246.
Is there a Windows Alt code for it?
Yes: Alt 148 or Alt 0246 on the numeric keypad.
How do I type it on a Mac?
Option + U, then O on a US English keyboard, or use the Character Viewer (Control + Command + Space).
What is the HTML code?
Use the named entity ö or the numeric reference ö.