Latin Small Letter E With Diaeresis
U+00EBLatin-1 Supplement
Copy and paste ë. The Latin Small Letter E With Diaeresis character has Unicode code point U+00EB and decimal HTML code ë.
Symbol codes
- Unicode
U+00EB- Alt Code
Alt+0235- HTML Code
ë- CSS Code
\EB- HTML Entity
ë- HEX Code
ë
Technical properties
Unicode 18.0.0
- Code point
- U+00EB
- Decimal
- 235
- Unicode name
- LATIN SMALL LETTER E WITH DIAERESIS
- Block
- Latin-1 Supplement · U+0080–U+00FF
- General category
- Lowercase Letter (Ll)
- Script
- Latin
- Introduced
- Unicode 1.1
- JavaScript
- "\u00EB"
Appears in
About Latin Small Letter E With Diaeresis
ë is encoded in Unicode as code point U+00EB (decimal 235). Its official Unicode name is LATIN SMALL LETTER E WITH DIAERESIS.
It belongs to the Latin-1 Supplement block (U+0080–U+00FF), its General Category is Lowercase Letter (Ll), and it was added in Unicode 1.1, released in 1993. Unicode assigns it to the Latin script.
Sources: Unicode Character Database 18.0.0, the HTML Standard’s list of named character references, and Unicode’s code page mappings.
How to type or insert Latin Small Letter E With Diaeresis
- Any device
- Select Copy symbol, then paste with Ctrl+V, or ⌘+V on a Mac.
- Windows Alt code
- With Num Lock on, hold Alt, type 0235 on the numeric keypad, then release Alt.
- Microsoft Word
- Type
00EB, then press Alt+X. - macOS Character Viewer
- Press Control+⌘+Space and search for “latin small letter e with diaeresis”.
- Linux (GTK and IBus)
- Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type
00eb, then press Space. - HTML
ëorë. In a UTF-8 page you can also paste the character itself.- CSS
content: "\EB";in a::beforeor::afterrule.- JavaScript
"\u00EB"
Common questions about Latin Small Letter E With Diaeresis
What is the Latin Small Letter E With Diaeresis symbol?
ë (Latin Small Letter E With Diaeresis) is a lowercase letter in Unicode’s Latin-1 Supplement block. Its code point is U+00EB, and it has been part of the standard since Unicode 1.1 (1993).
How do I copy and paste the Latin Small Letter E With Diaeresis symbol?
Select Copy symbol at the top of this page, then paste with Ctrl+V on Windows and Linux or ⌘+V on a Mac. On a phone, tap Copy symbol, then touch and hold where you want it and choose Paste. ë pastes as ordinary text, so it works in documents, messages, and code.
How do I type the Latin Small Letter E With Diaeresis symbol on Windows?
Turn on Num Lock, hold Alt, type 0235 on the numeric keypad, then release Alt. In Microsoft Word, type 00EB and press Alt+X to turn the code into ë. In any app, open Character Map from the Start menu, search for “latin small letter e with diaeresis”, then select and copy the character.
How do I type the Latin Small Letter E With Diaeresis symbol on a Mac?
Press Control+⌘+Space to open the Character Viewer, search for “latin small letter e with diaeresis”, and double-click the result to insert it.
How do I type the Latin Small Letter E With Diaeresis symbol on an iPhone or Android phone?
The simplest way is to copy it from this page and paste it where you need it. If you use it often, save it as a text shortcut: on iPhone, go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Text Replacement; with Gboard on Android, go to Gboard settings > Dictionary > Personal dictionary.
Can I use the Latin Small Letter E With Diaeresis symbol in Word, Google Docs, and social media?
Yes. ë is a standard Unicode character, so you can paste it into Microsoft Word, Google Docs, emails, and posts or bios on Instagram, X, Facebook, and TikTok. In Google Docs you can also choose Insert > Special characters and search for “latin small letter e with diaeresis”. In Word, choose Insert > Symbol > More Symbols, set from to Unicode (hex), and enter 00EB as the character code.
Is the Latin Small Letter E With Diaeresis symbol an emoji?
No. ë is a text symbol, not an emoji. It takes the color and size of the surrounding text, and its exact shape depends on the font.
Why does the Latin Small Letter E With Diaeresis symbol show as a box or question mark?
An empty box or a question mark means the font on that device has no glyph for ë. The character is still there: it appears correctly wherever a font covers Unicode’s Latin-1 Supplement block, and free font families such as Google Noto cover nearly all of Unicode.
What are the HTML and CSS codes for the Latin Small Letter E With Diaeresis symbol?
In HTML, write ë (decimal) or ë (hexadecimal), or the named entity ë. In CSS, use content: "\EB"; in a ::before or ::after rule, and in JavaScript "\u00EB". See all HTML codes.