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How to Add an Accented O Character to a Web Page

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Use accented characters, not typically found on a keyboard, for foreign words or accents in your web page.

Difficulty: Easy
Instructions

    Uppercase Letter O

  1. Step 1

    For the uppercase O with a grave (left-tilting) accent mark, type: Ò or Ò.

  2. Step 2

    For the uppercase O with an acute (right-tilting) accent mark, type: Ó or Ó.

  3. Step 3

    For the uppercase O with a circumflex (roof-shaped) accent mark, type: Ô or Ô

  4. Step 4

    For the uppercase O with a tilde (small squiggly line) accent mark, type: Õ or Õ.

  5. Step 5

    For the uppercase O with a umlaut (double-dot) accent mark, type: Ö or Ö

  6. Step 6

    For the uppercase O with a left-facing slash, type: × or Ø

  7. Step 1

    Open the page in a text editing program, such as EditPad or Notepad. Place the cursor where the symbol will appear.

  8. Step 2

    Type the appropriate symbol, without using opening or closing tags or tag brackets.

  9. Step 3

    Save the page and open it in a web browser to view the results.

  10. Lowercase Letter O

  11. Step 1

    For the lowercase O with a grave (left-tilting) accent mark, type: ò or ò.

  12. Step 2

    For the lowercase O with an acute (right-tilting) accent mark, type: ó or ó.

  13. Step 3

    For the lowercase O with a circumflex (roof-shaped) accent mark, type: ô or ô

  14. Step 4

    For the lowercase O with a tilde (small squiggly line) accent mark, type: õ or õ.

  15. Step 5

    For the lowercase O with a umlaut (double-dot) accent mark, type: ö or ö

  16. Step 6

    For the lowercase O with a left-facing slash, type: ø or ø

Tips & Warnings
  • HTML tags in front of or behind the codes are not needed.
  • Some older browsers will not recognize character entities. Viewers will simply see the code text.

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