Copy French accents in one click
é, è, ç, œ and every French accented letter. Click, it's copied: no install, no sign-up, on any keyboard.
All French accented letters
Capitals
Lowercase
Useful symbols
More ways to write French
Which accent is which?
| Letter | Name | Example |
|---|---|---|
| é | acute accent (accent aigu) | été, café |
| è | grave accent (accent grave) | très, mère |
| ê | circumflex (accent circonflexe) | fête, forêt |
| ë | diaeresis (tréma) | Noël |
| ç | cedilla (cédille) | français, garçon |
| œ | ligature (o-e liés) | cœur, sœur |
Rather type them yourself?
On a US or UK keyboard you can type every French accent without buying anything: a free Windows layout, the Option key on a Mac, or a long press on your phone.
Read the guideTyping French every day?
The free Chrome extension opens all French accents with Ctrl + Shift + E (Cmd + Shift + E on a Mac), on any website. Its interface is in English.
Frequently asked questions
Click the letter: it is copied to your clipboard. Paste it with Ctrl + V (Cmd + V on a Mac) in any document, email or website.
Yes: tap a letter to copy it. On iPhone and Android you can also touch and hold a letter on the on-screen keyboard to see its accented versions.
é (accent aigu) sounds like the “ay” in “day”; è (accent grave) like the “e” in “bet”. On à and ù the grave accent only tells words apart: a (has) and à (to), ou (or) and où (where).
Yes, completely free, with no sign-up and no account. The Chrome extension is free too; an optional one-time Pro upgrade adds extra features.