The letter E often appears with accents in languages like French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, German and others. These marks change the sound of the letter or help show which syllable is stressed.

Common E with accent characters are:

Lowercase: è, é, ê, ë
Uppercase: È, É, Ê, Ë

In this guide you’ll learn how to type these accented E letters on:

Windows – using Alt codes
Mac – using Option (⌥) shortcuts
Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Google Docs
Copy and paste, Character Map, and the Windows emoji / symbol panel

Related: How to type A with Accent Letters on the Keyboard

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Quick Reference – E with Accent Characters

Tip: Click any letter below to copy it, then paste into your document with Ctrl+V (Windows) or Command+V (Mac).

Click to copy E with accent

Common E with accent (with Alt codes)

More E with accent variations