Italian grave and acute accents

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Details for U+00E8

LATIN SMALL LETTER E WITH GRAVE

Exact sequence: è

U+00E8

Properties: Ll; CCC 0
HTML: è
Word Alt+X: 00E8
Normalization: NFC: U+00E8; NFD: U+0065 U+0300; NFKC: U+00E8; NFKD: U+0065 U+0300

Details for U+00E9

LATIN SMALL LETTER E WITH ACUTE

Exact sequence: é

U+00E9

Properties: Ll; CCC 0
HTML: é
Word Alt+X: 00E9
Normalization: NFC: U+00E9; NFD: U+0065 U+0301; NFKC: U+00E9; NFKD: U+0065 U+0301

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Italian commonly needs à, è, é, ì, ò and ù. The choice between è and é belongs to the spelling of the word; the accent is not an interchangeable keyboard decoration. [24], [9]

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Details for U+00C8

LATIN CAPITAL LETTER E WITH GRAVE

Exact sequence: È

U+00C8

Details for U+0073 U+00E9

LATIN SMALL LETTER S + LATIN SMALL LETTER E WITH ACUTE

Exact sequence: sé

U+0073 U+00E9

Details for U+00E0

LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH GRAVE

Exact sequence: à

U+00E0

Spelling and status

Compare è with e, and sé with se. Italian uses accents in specified spellings, including many words stressed on the final vowel. An apostrophe has a different role, so typing a straight quote after a vowel is not a general substitute for an accented letter. [24], [9]

Distinctions to preserve

Write the capital accented vowel when the text calls for one, including È. E followed by an apostrophe remains two different characters. This collection covers the common accented forms rather than every specialist pronunciation notation or foreign name. [24], [9], [1], [2]

Typing and text forms

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Searchable character table

The collection contains the distinctive letters and marked forms discussed here, with both cases where applicable. It is a focused copying reference, not the complete alphabet. [24], [9], [9], [1]

Italian grave and acute accents: exact character records
Copy	Unicode identity and entry
	LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH GRAVE Details Properties `Ll; CCC 0` HTML `à` Word Alt+X `00E0` Normalization `NFC: U+00E0; NFD: U+0061 U+0300; NFKC: U+00E0; NFKD: U+0061 U+0300`
	LATIN SMALL LETTER I WITH GRAVE Details Properties `Ll; CCC 0` HTML `ì` Word Alt+X `00EC` Normalization `NFC: U+00EC; NFD: U+0069 U+0300; NFKC: U+00EC; NFKD: U+0069 U+0300`
	LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH GRAVE Details Properties `Ll; CCC 0` HTML `ò` Word Alt+X `00F2` Normalization `NFC: U+00F2; NFD: U+006F U+0300; NFKC: U+00F2; NFKD: U+006F U+0300`
	LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH GRAVE Details Properties `Ll; CCC 0` HTML `ù` Word Alt+X `00F9` Normalization `NFC: U+00F9; NFD: U+0075 U+0300; NFKC: U+00F9; NFKD: U+0075 U+0300`
	LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A WITH GRAVE Details Properties `Lu; CCC 0` HTML `À` Word Alt+X `00C0` Normalization `NFC: U+00C0; NFD: U+0041 U+0300; NFKC: U+00C0; NFKD: U+0041 U+0300`
	LATIN CAPITAL LETTER E WITH GRAVE Details Properties `Lu; CCC 0` HTML `È` Word Alt+X `00C8` Normalization `NFC: U+00C8; NFD: U+0045 U+0300; NFKC: U+00C8; NFKD: U+0045 U+0300`
	LATIN CAPITAL LETTER E WITH ACUTE Details Properties `Lu; CCC 0` HTML `É` Word Alt+X `00C9` Normalization `NFC: U+00C9; NFD: U+0045 U+0301; NFKC: U+00C9; NFKD: U+0045 U+0301`
	LATIN CAPITAL LETTER I WITH GRAVE Details Properties `Lu; CCC 0` HTML `Ì` Word Alt+X `00CC` Normalization `NFC: U+00CC; NFD: U+0049 U+0300; NFKC: U+00CC; NFKD: U+0049 U+0300`
	LATIN CAPITAL LETTER O WITH GRAVE Details Properties `Lu; CCC 0` HTML `Ò` Word Alt+X `00D2` Normalization `NFC: U+00D2; NFD: U+004F U+0300; NFKC: U+00D2; NFKD: U+004F U+0300`
	LATIN CAPITAL LETTER U WITH GRAVE Details Properties `Lu; CCC 0` HTML `Ù` Word Alt+X `00D9` Normalization `NFC: U+00D9; NFD: U+0055 U+0300; NFKC: U+00D9; NFKD: U+0055 U+0300`

Sources and method

Usage statements link to the authority that supports their scope. Character names, categories, combining classes and normalization results come from the pinned Unicode data. A canonical decomposition does not establish language membership or spelling frequency.

Source access date: 2026-09-14.

[24] Accademia della Crusca: accents and apostrophes. Italian accented forms and apostrophe distinctions; the canonical source URL has an unrelated legacy slug.
[9] CLDR 48.2 locale exemplars. Supplementary inventory checks against direct main and auxiliary exemplar sets. Exemplars do not establish full spelling or pronunciation rules.
[1] Unicode Character Database 17.0.0.
[2] Unicode normalization, UAX #15.
[10] Microsoft: Unicode character entry in Word.
[11] Apple: enter characters with accent marks.
[12] Google: use Gboard.
[13] Unicode: fonts and keyboards FAQ.
[14] HTML numeric character references.

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Sources, versions and limits

Encoded properties: Properties use Unicode 17.0.0. Normalization follows UAX #15; grapheme boundaries follow UAX #29. Script associations describe encoded properties, not language use.
Language evidence: CLDR 48.2and the IANA registry dated 2026-08-08. Main and auxiliary exemplars are distinct. CLDR exemplars are not complete orthographies.
Review and limitations: The dataset is derived from the sources above. Editorial guides cite additional scoped authorities. No native or specialist orthography approval is implied. Release scope date: 14 September 2026. Historic or specialist usage needs separate evidence. Registry-only records have unknown orthography in this release.
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