How to Add an Accented O Character to a Web Page

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

Instructions

Uppercase Letter O

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lowercase Letter O

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

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

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

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

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

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.