German Special Characters & Accents
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Find, copy, and inspect characters, accented letters, and punctuation marks used in modern German. Click any character to copy it instantly or send it to the interactive test pad below.
Special & Accented Characters
Click any card to copy immediately or insert into test padGerman Punctuation Marks
Standard quotation conventions and punctuation marks
Double Low-9 Quotation Mark
Left Double Quotation Mark
Right-Pointing Double Angle Quotation Mark (Guillemet)
Left-Pointing Double Angle Quotation Mark (Guillemet)
Single Low-9 Quotation Mark
Left Single Quotation Mark
Em Dash
Punctuation Mark .
Punctuation Mark ,
Semicolon
Punctuation Mark :
Punctuation Mark ?
Punctuation Mark !
Punctuation Mark -
Punctuation Mark (
Punctuation Mark )
Interactive Test Pad & Character Collector
Click any German letter or punctuation mark above to insert it here, or type directly to assemble words.
How to Type German 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 |
|---|---|---|
| ä | Alt + 132 / Alt + 0228 |
Numeric Numpad Alt Code |
| Ä | Alt + 142 / Alt + 0196 |
Numeric Numpad Alt Code |
| ö | Alt + 148 / Alt + 0246 |
Numeric Numpad Alt Code |
| Ö | Alt + 153 / Alt + 0214 |
Numeric Numpad Alt Code |
| ü | Alt + 129 / Alt + 0252 |
Numeric Numpad Alt Code |
| Ü | Alt + 154 / Alt + 0220 |
Numeric Numpad Alt Code |
| ß | Alt + 225 / Alt + 0223 |
Numeric Numpad Alt Code |
| ẞ | Alt + 7838 (Hex 1E9E + Alt+X in Word) |
Capital Eszett Code |
| „ | Alt + 0132 |
Low Opening Quotation |
| “ | Alt + 0147 |
High Closing Quotation |
macOS uses dead keys: press the Option modifier, release both keys, then press the desired base letter.
| Character | Shortcut / Keystroke | Input Type |
|---|---|---|
| ä / Ä | Option + u, then a / A |
Dead Key Combination |
| ö / Ö | Option + u, then o / O |
Dead Key Combination |
| ü / Ü | Option + u, then u / U |
Dead Key Combination |
| ß | Option + s |
Direct Shortcut |
| ẞ | Option + Shift + s |
Capital Eszett Shortcut |
| „ | Option + ^ (German layout) or Option + , |
Low Quotation |
| “ | Option + [ |
High Quotation |
| Character | Shortcut / Keystroke | Input Type |
|---|---|---|
| ä | Compose + " + a |
Compose Key Sequence |
| ö | Compose + " + o |
Compose Key Sequence |
| ü | Compose + " + u |
Compose Key Sequence |
| ß | Compose + s + s |
Compose Key Sequence |
Language vs. Script Distinction:
This page specifically covers the orthographic character repertoire used in modern
German. For the complete Unicode technical property containing all characters in the Latin writing system, view the Latin Script Technical Reference.