Capital Letter E with Diaeresis (Ë)

Codes for the "Capital-Letter-E-with-Diaeresis" Symbol

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Formal Name:

Latin Capital Letter E with Diaeresis

The symbol:

Ë

The Alt Code:

Alt 0203

The HTML Code:

Ë

HTML Entity:

Ë

CSS Code:

\00CB

Hex Code:

Ë

Unicode:

U+00CB

"E" with Diaeresis Explained

The letter E with diaeresis (ë), also called an E-umlaut, is a letter of the Latin alphabet used in several languages, including French and English. It is a modified form of the letter E, with two small dots called a diaeresis (¨) placed above it. The diaeresis indicates that the vowel is pronounced separately from the preceding vowel. Here are nine examples of words that use the letter E with diaeresis:

• Citroën (French) - a brand of car
• Noël (French) - Christmas
• diëresis (English) - the mark (¨) used to indicate that two vowels are pronounced separately
• reëlect (English) - to elect again
• Chloë (English) - a female name
• Zoë (English) - a female name
• Brontë (English) - the surname of a famous literary family
• coëducation (English) - education of males and females together
• coënzyme (English) - a nonprotein substance that is necessary for the functioning of an enzyme

Alternative Names

Alternative names for the letter E with diaeresis include:

• E-umlaut (because the diaeresis is also called an umlaut)
• E-trema (because the diaeresis is also called a trema, which is French for "gap" or "separation")
• E-diaeresis (because the diaeresis is the accent mark used with the letter E)

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Video Explaining How to Insert Special Symbols

This video explains 7 ways to insert a special symbol into an MS Office application (e.g., Word) or a website using HTML, CSS, or JavaScript:

How To Insert the Ë Symbol

(Method 1) Copy and paste the symbol.

Click on the Ë symbol from the table above. Press the "Copy" button, and then paste the symbol into your document.

(Method 2) Use the "Alt Code."

The Alt Code for Ë is Alt 0203. If you have a keyboard with a numeric pad, you can use this method. Simply hold down the Alt Key and type 0203. When you lift the Alt Key, Ë appears. ("Num Lock" must be on.)

(Method 3) Use the HTML Decimal Code (for webpages).

HTML Text	Output
Ë	Ë

(Method 4) Use the HTML Entity Code (for webpages).

HTML Text	Output
Ë	Ë

(Method 5) Use the CSS Code (for webpages).

CSS and HTML Text	Output
<style> span:after { content: "\00CB";} </style> <span>Symbol:</span>	Symbol: Ë

(Method 6) Use the HTML Hex Code (for webpages and HTML canvas).

HTML Text	Output
Ë	Ë

On the assumption that you already have your canvas and the context set up, use the Hex code in the format 0xCB to place the Ë symbol on your canvas. For example:

JavaScript Text
const x = "0x"+"CB" ctx.fillText(String.fromCodePoint(x), 5, 5);
Output
Ë

(Method 7) Use the Unicode (for various, e.g. Microsoft Office, JavaScript, Perl).

The Unicode for Ë is U+00CB. The important part is the hexadecimal number after the U+, which is used in various formats. For example, in Microsoft Office applications (e.g. Word, PowerPoint), do the following:

Type	Output
00CB [Hold down Alt] [Press x]	Ë (Note that you can omit any leading zeros.)

In JavaScript, the syntax is \uXXXX. So, our example would be \u00CB. (Note that the format is 4 hexadecimal characters.)

JavaScript Text	Output
let str = "\u00CB" document.write("My symbol: " + str)	My symbol: Ë

(Method 8) Use an Image (for various).

HTML Text	Output
<img src = "myImg.png"/>	Ë