Latin Small Letter E With Grave Alt Code and Symbol

The Alt code for Latin Small Letter E With Grave is 138. Hold Alt, type 138 on the numeric keypad, then release Alt. Latin Small Letter E With Grave also has the Unicode codepoint U+00E8, so you can type it with Alt+232 on Windows, search for U+00E8 in macOS's Character Viewer, use è in HTML, or \00E8 in CSS. If your keyboard has no numeric keypad, use the Character Viewer, the HTML entity, or copy the character directly — the Alt key method requires a physical numpad. Copy the Latin Small Letter E With Grave character from this page when you need it in a form, chat message or document that does not accept Alt codes. HTML also defines the named entity è for Latin Small Letter E With Grave, but the numeric form è is safer when compatibility is uncertain.

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Method	Value
Legacy Alt code
Alt + decimal
Alt + X hex
HTML named entity
HTML decimal
HTML hex
CSS escape
Python escape
JavaScript escape
UTF-8 bytes
Unicode codepoint
Unicode block
Unicode category

Not available for this symbol: macOS Option shortcut.

How to type latin small letter e with grave on Windows

Turn Num Lock on so the numeric keypad is active.
Hold the left Alt key.
Type 1 3 8 on the numeric keypad.
Release Alt. The Latin Small Letter E With Grave character (è) appears.

If your keyboard has no numeric keypad, see how to type symbols without a numpad.

How to type latin small letter e with grave on macOS

There is no direct Option shortcut for Latin Small Letter E With Grave. Open the Character Viewer with ⌃⌘Space, search for "Latin Small Letter E With Grave" and click the character to insert it.

How to use latin small letter e with grave in code

HTML: or , also
CSS: content:"\00E8"; ()
Python: \u00E8 or chr(0xE8)
JavaScript: \u00E8 or String.fromCodePoint(0xE8)
JSON: "\u00E8"

Frequently asked questions

What is the Alt code for Latin Small Letter E With Grave?

The legacy Alt code for Latin Small Letter E With Grave is 138. Hold Alt, type 1 3 8 on the numeric keypad, then release Alt.

How do I type è without a numpad?

Use the Windows Character Viewer (Win+.), the macOS Character Viewer (⌃⌘Space), an HTML entity such as è, or copy the character directly from this page.

Why does Alt+232 not work?

Alt+232 only works on a keyboard with a physical numeric keypad. It also requires the application to accept the numeric-keypad input path. Laptops without a numpad need an alternative method.

What is the Unicode for Latin Small Letter E With Grave?

The Unicode codepoint for Latin Small Letter E With Grave is U+00E8. You can use this value in HTML as è, in CSS as \00E8, and in Word with Alt+X.

How do I type è on a Mac?

Open the Character Viewer with ⌃⌘Space and search for the character name or U+00E8, then click it.

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