Latin-Capital-Letter-N-with-Tilde (Ñ)

Ñ (lowercase ñ) is a letter of the modern Latin alphabet, formed by placing a tilde (known in Spanish as a virgulilla) on top of the letter N. It is a separate letter of the Spanish alphabet, not just an N with a mark over it.

In Spanish Ñ is called eñe. It is transliterated as enye and pronounced similar to the "ny" of the English word "canyon." Ñ follows the letter N in the Spanish alphabet. It came about in the 12th century, as a variation of copying a double-n from Latin words (e.g., anno = año (year)), apparently in a move to save scrolls and time. It was included in the official Spanish dictionary in 1803.

Ñ now appears in over 15,000 Spanish words, including España and español. However, it is only since 2007 that it has been possible to use the Ñ in email addresses and urls (domain names).

Ñ has been adopted into a number of other languages, including Gallego, Asturian, and Basque in Spain, as well as many indigenous languages in South America and other parts of the world that came into contact with colonial Spain.

Codes for the Letter Ñ

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Formal Name:

Latin Capital Letter N with Tilde

The symbol:

Ñ

The Alt Code:

Alt 209

The HTML Code:

Ñ

HTML Entity:

Ñ

CSS Code:

\00D1

Hex Code:

Ñ

Unicode:

U+00D1

Latin-Capital-Letter-N-with-Tilde Explained

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Alternative Names

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View the Letter Ñ in Different Sizes and Fonts

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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 Letter Ñ

(Method 1) Copy and paste the symbol.

Click on the Ñ 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 Ñ is Alt 209. If you have a keyboard with a numeric pad, you can use this method. Simply hold down the Alt Key and type 209. When you lift the Alt Key, Ñ appears. ("Num Lock" must be on.)

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

HTML Text	Output
Ñ	Ñ

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

HTML Text	Output
Ñ	Ñ

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

CSS and HTML Text	Output
<style> span:after { content: "\00D1";} </style> <span>Symbol:</span>	Symbol: Ñ

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

HTML Text	Output
Ñ	Ñ

On the assumption that you already have your canvas and the context set up, use the Hex code in the format 0xD1 to place the Ñ symbol on your canvas. For example:

JavaScript Text
const x = "0x"+"D1" ctx.fillText(String.fromCodePoint(x), 5, 5);
Output
Ñ

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

The Unicode for Ñ is U+00D1. 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
00D1 [Hold down Alt] [Press x]	Ñ (Note that you can omit any leading zeros.)

In JavaScript, the syntax is \uXXXX. So, our example would be \u00D1. (Note that the format is 4 hexadecimal characters.)

JavaScript Text	Output
let str = "\u00D1" document.write("My symbol: " + str)	My symbol: Ñ

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

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