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French Special Characters & Accents

Français FR / FRA Latin Script 42 Core Characters

Find, copy, and inspect characters, accented letters, and punctuation marks used in modern French. Click any character to copy it instantly or send it to the interactive test pad below.

Special & Accented Characters

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U+00E9
U+00E8
U+00EA
U+00EB
U+00E0
U+00E2
U+00EE
U+00EF
U+00F4
U+00F9
U+00FB
U+00FC
U+00E7
U+0153
U+00E6
U+00AB
U+00BB

Core French Characters

42 Characters
U+0061
U+00E0
U+00E2
U+0062
U+0063
U+00E7
U+0064
U+0065
U+00E9
U+00E8
U+00EA
U+00EB
U+0066
U+0067
U+0068
U+0069
U+00EE
U+00EF
U+006A
U+006B
U+006C
U+006D
U+006E
U+006F
U+00F4
U+0070
U+0071
U+0072
U+0073
U+0074
U+0075
U+00F9
U+00FB
U+00FC
U+0076
U+0077
U+0078
U+0079
U+00FF
U+007A
U+00E6
U+0153

French Punctuation Marks

Standard quotation conventions and punctuation marks
Left-Pointing Double Angle Quotation Mark (Guillemet)
U+00AB
Right-Pointing Double Angle Quotation Mark (Guillemet)
U+00BB
Em Dash
U+2014
Right Single Quotation Mark
U+2019
Left Double Quotation Mark
U+201C
Right Double Quotation Mark
U+201D
Punctuation Mark .
U+002E
Punctuation Mark ,
U+002C
Semicolon
U+003B
Punctuation Mark :
U+003A
Punctuation Mark ?
U+003F
Punctuation Mark !
U+0021
Punctuation Mark (
U+0028
Punctuation Mark )
U+0029
Punctuation Mark [
U+005B
Punctuation Mark ]
U+005D

Interactive Test Pad & Character Collector

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How to Type French Characters

Verified platform shortcuts, dead keys, and numeric Alt codes
Numeric Alt codes require holding the Alt key while typing numbers on a dedicated 10-key numeric keypad with NumLock ON.
Character Shortcut / Keystroke Input Type
é Alt + 130 / Alt + 0233 Numeric Numpad Alt Code
è Alt + 138 / Alt + 0232 Numeric Numpad Alt Code
ê Alt + 136 / Alt + 0234 Numeric Numpad Alt Code
ë Alt + 137 / Alt + 0235 Numeric Numpad Alt Code
à Alt + 133 / Alt + 0224 Numeric Numpad Alt Code
ç Alt + 135 / Alt + 0231 Numeric Numpad Alt Code
œ Alt + 0156 Numeric Numpad Alt Code
« Alt + 174 / Alt + 0171 Guillemet Open
» Alt + 175 / Alt + 0187 Guillemet Close
macOS uses dead keys: press the Option modifier, release both keys, then press the desired base letter.
Character Shortcut / Keystroke Input Type
é / É Option + e, then e / E Dead Key Combination
è / È Option + `, then e / E Dead Key Combination
ê / Ê Option + i, then e / E Dead Key Combination
ç / Ç Option + c / Option + Shift + c Direct Shortcut
œ / Œ Option + q / Option + Shift + q Ligature Shortcut
« / » Option + \ / Option + Shift + \ Guillemets Shortcut
Character Shortcut / Keystroke Input Type
é Compose + ' + e Compose Key Sequence
ç Compose + , + c Compose Key Sequence
œ Compose + o + e Compose Key Sequence
« Compose + < + < Compose Key Sequence

Auxiliary Characters & Loan Letters

7 Characters
U+00E1
U+00E5
U+00E4
U+00E3
U+00F1
U+00F3
U+00F6
Language vs. Script Distinction: This page specifically covers the orthographic character repertoire used in modern French. For the complete Unicode technical property containing all characters in the Latin writing system, view the Latin Script Technical Reference.
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Authoritative Provenance: Character repertoires, case pairs, and punctuation marks for this language are sourced from the Unicode CLDR v48.2 (Snapshot Date: 2026-03-03) conforming to Unicode Technical Standard #35 (LDML).