How to Type Spanish Characters
Option 1: In Microsoft Word, use these keystrokes.
To type this character in Word
Perform these keystrokes
1. hold control and shift keys
2. press the tilde key
ñ (tilde)
3. press the letter n
1. hold control key
accents over vowels:
á, é, í, ó, ú
2. press ’ mark key
3. press the desired letter (á, é, í, ó, ú)
1. hold control and alt keys
2. hold shift key
¿ (leading question mark)
3. press ? key
1. hold control and alt keys
¡ (leading exclamation point)
2. hold shift key
3. press
! key
1. hold control and shift keys
ü (diéresis)
2. hold colon key
3. press
u
key
Modified from Capital Community College, http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/dl/dl-help/keys-spanish.htm, by K. Lentz Taylor, 1-2016
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FOR WINDOWS USERS …………………………………………………………
Option 2: Use Cryptic Codes
á = Alt + 0225
é = Alt + 0233
í = Alt + 0237
ó = Alt + 0243
ú = Alt + 0250
ñ = Alt + 0241
ü = Alt + 0252
¡ = Alt + 0161
¿ = Alt + 0191
When using cryptic codes, there are two important things to remember. First, when you type in the
numbers, some keyboards require that you use the "numeric keypad" located to the side, rather than the
numbers along the top. Second, on some keyboards, only one of the two Alt keys will work for this.
Modified from StudySpanish.com, http://www.studyspanish.com/accents/typing.htm, , by K. Lentz Taylor, 1-2016
Option 3: Download the U.S.-International keyboard.
Although it takes a little time to set up, this is an excellent long-term option as the keystrokes are efficient.
For directions: http://www.studyspanish.com/accents/typing.htm
FOR MAC USERS …………………………………………………………………….
Option 4: Learn the Mac keystrokes for Spanish characters.
To get accents on the Mac, hold down the Option key and, while holding it down, type the letter
e; then release those keys and type the letter over which you want the accent to appear:
á = Opt + e, then a
é = Opt + e, then e
í = Opt + e, then i
ó = Opt + e, then o
ú = Opt + e, then u
For the ñ, hold down the Option key while you type the n; release and type n again.
ñ = Opt + n, then n
To place the dieresis over the u, hold down the Option key while pressing the u key;
release and type u again.
ü = Opt + u, then u
The inverted punctuation marks are achieved as follows:
¡ = Opt + 1
¿ Opt + shift + ?
Modified from StudySpanish.com, http://www.studyspanish.com/accents/typing.htm, , by K. Lentz Taylor, 1-2016