Diacritic

If you don't have a dedicated keyboard, you can use these shortcuts in or Outlook : Key Shortcut Acute Ctrl + ' , then letter á, é, ó Grave Ctrl + ` , then letter Tilde Ctrl + Shift + ~ , then letter Umlaut Ctrl + Shift + : , then letter Cedilla Ctrl + , , then c 💡 Why They Matter

Do you need help with a or a different language's accents? diacritic

They distinguish words that look identical, like the verb resume (to start again) vs. the noun résumé (a CV). If you don't have a dedicated keyboard, you

Indicates stress or a specific vowel sound, as in résumé or café . Indicates stress or a specific vowel sound, as

Using a diacritic often signals that a word is a "loanword" from another language (e.g., frappé or açai ).

Changes a hard "k" sound to a soft "s," found in façade or garçon .