Accent Basics

Spanish, French, Portuguese, and Italian all descend from Latin. They all use accent marks. And they use them differently enough

If you’ve studied more than one language, you’ve probably hit this wall. Spanish puts an accent on está but not

You’ve seen them everywhere — the slanted line over the é in café, the squiggle over the ñ in jalapeño,

At first glance, é and e look almost identical. One small mark above the letter — how much could it

If you type accents often, shortcuts alone aren’t enough. Here’s the fastest, easiest way to type any accent on Mac,

Ask most people whether English uses accent marks and they’ll say no. English is that plain, utilitarian language that gets

Need to type an accented character but not sure how? Whether you need é for “café,” ñ for “mañana,” or