How do I type French accented characters on an English keyboard?

Use our virtual French keyboard above. Simply click on any accented character to add it to your text area. You can then copy the entire text and paste it anywhere — emails, documents, social media, or any other application.

What are the main French accent characters?

French uses five accent types: acute accent (e with accent aigu), grave accent (a with accent grave), circumflex (i with accent circonflexe), diaeresis/trema (e with trema), and cedilla (c with cedille). Our keyboard includes all these plus ligatures like ae and oe.

Do these French characters work on all platforms?

Yes! These are standard Unicode characters supported by all modern devices, browsers, and applications. They work in emails, Word documents, social media posts, web forms, and any platform that supports text input.

French Keyboard

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Accent Aigu (Acute)

Accent Grave

Accent Circonflexe (Circumflex)

Tréma (Diaeresis)

Cédille & Ligatures

French Punctuation

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