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Hyde Flippo taught the German language for 28 years at high school and college levels and published several books on the German language and culture.


Flippo, Hyde. "How to Type German Characters on a Keyboard." ThoughtCo, Aug. 27, 2020, thoughtco.com/type-german-characters-on-keyboard-4090210.
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Both PC and Mac users sooner or later confront this problem: How do I get ö, Ä, é, or ß out of my English-language keyboard? While Mac users don't have the problem to the same degree, they too can be left wondering which "option" key combination will produce a « or a » (the special German quotation marks). If you want to display German or other special characters on a Web page using HTML, then you have yet another problem—which we also solve for you in this section.


The chart below will clarify the special German character codes for both Macs and PCs. But first a few comments on how to use the codes:


The Mac "option" key allows users to easily type most foreign letters and symbols on a standard English-language Apple keyboard. But how do you know which "option +" combination will produce which letter? After you get past the easy ones (option + u + a = ä), how do you discover the others? In Mac OS X you can use the Character Palette. To view the Character Palette you click on the "Edit" menu (in an application or in the Finder) and select "Special Characters." The Character Palette will appear. It not only shows the codes and letters, but also how they appear in various font styles. In Mac OS X there's also an "Input Menu" (under System Preferences > International) that allows you to select various foreign-language keyboards, including standard German and Swiss German. The "International" control panel also allows you to set your language options. 


Instead of the Character Palette, the older Mac OS 9 has "Key Caps." That feature lets you see which keys produce which foreign symbols. To view Key Caps, click on the multicolored Apple symbol at the top left, scroll down to "Key Caps" and click. When the Key Caps window is visible, press the "option/alt" key to see the special characters it produces. Pressing the "shift" key and "option" simultaneously will reveal yet another set of letters and symbols.


On a Windows PC, the "Alt+" option offers a way to type special characters on the fly. But you need to know the keystroke combination that will get you each special character. Once you know the "Alt+0123" combination, you can use it to type an ß, an ä, or any other special symbol. (See our Alt-code chart for German below.) In the related feature, Can Your PC Speak German? , I explain in detail how to find the combination for each letter, but the chart below will save you the trouble. In the same feature, I explain how to select various languages/keyboards in Windows.


These codes work with most fonts. Some fonts may vary. For the PC codes, always use the numeric (extended) keypad on the right of your keyboard and not the row of numbers at the top. (On a laptop you may have to use "num lock" and the special number keys.)



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German, like the English alphabet, has a standard set of 26 letters. The German alphabet , on the other hand, includes an additional character (ß) and the umlauted versions of three vowels (ä ö ü). The following are the Special German Letters:
This guide will teach you how to type German Letters on a Mac or Windows PC using shortcuts on the keyboard.
There are different methods for typing these characters for different documents depending on the Operating System you are using. You’ll pick up each of these techniques in no time.
To type the Special German Letters, press and hold the alt key, then type the Special German Character alt code as below:
The table below lists all of the alternate characters for each of the Special German Letters – both lowercase and uppercase (i.e., small and capital letters).
Below is a step-by-step guide to type any of these Special German Characters with the help of the alt codes in the above table.
NOTE: This option is only for Windows users. To type German Letters on Mac, refer to the next option.
A keyboard shortcut is the quickest way to type German Letters on a Mac.
Each letter with a Spanish Accent mark (á é ó ü) has its own unique shortcut. They all, however, use a very similar keystroke pattern.
Let’s look at how to type any of these characters on a Mac using keyboard shortcuts.
To use the Mac Keyboard shortcuts in the above table:
Note: If you want to type uppercase German Letters on Mac, use the above hotkeys whilst your caps lock key is turned on.
For more options on how to type these characters specifically in Microsoft Word, Excel, or PowerPoint, refer to the remaining sections below.
NOTE: As shown already, using Option 1 (Alt code for Windows) and Option 2 (shortcut for Mac), you can easily type German letters with umlauts in Word.
However, you can continue reading below if you want to learn more methods about how to insert these characters specifically into your Word document.
In addition to the alt code method, there are two other ways to insert the German letters with umlauts in Microsoft Word. The first method involved using the insert symbol dialog box, while the second method involved using a keyboard shortcut that only works in Word.
Let’s explore these options one after the other.
To insert the German special letters using the insert symbol dialog box, obey the following instructions:
These are the steps you may use to insert these symbols in Word using the Insert Symbol dialog box.
Each of the German special letters has its own set of keystrokes. These keystrokes or shortcut keys are only designed to function in Microsoft Word.
Thus, if you want to type these symbols in a program other than Word, look into the other options in this post.
Below are the various shortcuts to type German Letters in Microsoft Word:
NOTE: These keystrokes will give you Lowercase Special German Letters. However, if you want uppercase characters, turn on the caps lock whilst typing the shortcuts.
These are the shortcuts for typing these letters in Microsoft Word.
If you are using a Windows PC, you can easily type any letter with the Spanish Accent mark in Excel. Mac users can also use the shortcuts stated in section two of this tutorial.
However, if you are looking for another way to achieve this specifically in Microsoft Excel, the steps below will show you.
To insert Accent on German Characters in Excel:
These are all the steps needed to insert any of the German letters with umlauts on top.
Just like on Microsoft Word and Excel, you can use the German letters with umlauts alt code to type them into your PowerPoint document.
However, if you want another way to perform this task especially for PowerPoint, keep reading.
To insert German letters with umlauts in PowerPoint:
These are the steps you need to be able to insert the Special German Letters in Microsoft PowerPoint using the Insert symbol dialog.
Another easy way you can get the German Letters on any PC (whether Windows or Mac) is to use my favorite method: copy and paste .
All you have to do is to copy the symbol from somewhere like a web page or the character map for windows users, and head over to where you need the symbol (say in Word, Excel, or PowerPoint), then hit Ctrl+V to paste.
Below are the German Letters for you to copy and paste into your Word document. Just select your desired symbol and press Ctrl+C to copy, switch over to your document, place your insertion pointer at the desired place, and press Ctrl+V to paste.
You can also use the Character Map to copy and paste any symbol or character on Windows. It contains every symbol or character you can think of.
Obey the following instructions on how to use the Character Map on any Windows PC.
This is how you may use the Character Map dialog to copy and paste any symbol on Windows PC.
Among all these several options to type the Special German Characters, I think using the alt code method for Windows is the fastest option, provided you know the alt code for that particular symbol you want to type.
If you happen to use the Special German Characters often, you may consider making a cheat sheet for your reference.
Using the keyboard shortcut to type German letters is also a handy method for Mac users.
However, you can also use the mouse-based approach if you are inserting these symbols in any of the Office programs like Word, Excel, or PowerPoint.
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