Type Afrikaans characters with buttons or shortcuts, then copy them into your document or e-mail.
Type faster with Ctrl shortcuts. For example: each press of Ctrl+E steps through ê → ë → é → è. Point at a button to see its shortcut.
Using these characters
ê ë ï ô ’n
Compare accented letters such as ê, ë, ï and ô with your source. A circumflex and a diaeresis on the same vowel are different characters. When copying names or quotations, also check the apostrophe's direction.
Typing with this keyboard
- Type ordinary text in the editor and place the cursor where the symbol belongs. Examples available on this keyboard: ê · ë · é · è · î · ï.
- Click the required character. For characters with an uppercase partner, use Shift or the uppercase setting. Check each button's hint and your settings for shortcuts.
- Use the copy-all button, then check letters and marks in the receiving document. Keep important writing in a separate document.
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Symbol and character list
- ê Ê e with circumflex
- ë Ë e with diaeresis
- é É e with acute
- è È e with grave
- î Î i with circumflex
- ï Ï i with diaeresis
- í Í i with acute
- ô Ô o with circumflex
- ö Ö o with diaeresis
- ó Ó o with acute
- û Û u with circumflex
- ü Ü u with diaeresis
- ú Ú u with acute
- á Á a with acute
- ’n right single quotation mark + n
- ’ right single quotation mark
- “ left double quotation mark
- ” right double quotation mark
- – en dash
- — em dash