The following table presents non-standard English characters and their required translation to standard English characters.
Non-standard character |
Description |
Required conversion |
Á |
A acute |
A |
À |
A grave |
A |
 |
A circumflex |
A |
Ä |
A diaresis |
AE |
à |
A tilde |
A |
Ă |
A breve |
A |
Å |
A ring |
AA |
Ā |
A macron |
A |
Ą |
A ogonek |
A |
Ć |
C acute |
C |
Ĉ |
C circumflex |
C |
Č |
C caron |
C |
Ċ |
C dot accent |
C |
Ç |
C cedilla |
C |
Ð |
Eth |
D |
Ď |
D caron |
D |
É |
E acute |
E |
È |
E grave |
E |
Ê |
E circumflex |
E |
Ë |
E diaresis |
E |
Ě |
E caron |
E |
Ė |
E dot accent |
E |
Ē |
E macron |
E |
Ę |
E ogonek |
E |
Ĕ |
E breve |
E |
Ĝ |
G circumflex |
G |
Ğ |
G breve |
G |
Ġ |
G dot accent |
G |
Ģ |
G cedilla |
G |
Ħ |
H bar |
H |
Ĥ |
H circumflex |
H |
Í |
I acute |
I |
Ì |
I grave |
I |
Î |
I circumflex |
I |
Ï |
I diaresis |
I |
Ĩ |
I tilde |
I |
İ |
I dot accent |
I |
Ī |
I macron |
I |
Į |
I ogonek |
I |
Ĭ |
I breve |
I |
Ĵ |
J circumflex |
J |
Ķ |
K cedilla |
K |
Ł |
L slash |
L |
Ĺ |
L acute |
L |
Ľ |
L caron |
L |
Ļ |
L cedilla |
L |
Ŀ |
L dot |
L |
Ń |
N acute |
N |
Ñ |
N tilde |
N |
Ň |
N caron |
N |
Ņ |
N cedilla |
N |
Ŋ |
Eng |
N |
Ø |
O slash |
O |
Ó |
O acute |
O |
Ò |
O grave |
O |
Ô |
O circumflex |
O |
Ö |
O diaresis |
OE |
Õ |
O tilde |
O |
Ő |
O double acute |
O |
Ō |
O macron |
O |
Ŏ |
O breve |
O |
Ŕ |
R acute |
R |
Ř |
R caron |
R |
Ŗ |
R cedilla |
R |
Ś |
S acute |
S |
Ŝ |
S circumflex |
S |
Š |
S caron |
S |
Ş |
S cedilla |
S |
Ŧ |
T bar |
T |
Ť |
T caron |
T |
Ţ |
T cedilla |
T |
Ú |
U acute |
U |
Ù |
U grave |
U |
Û |
U circumflex |
U |
Ü |
U diaresis |
UE |
Ũ |
U tilde |
U |
Ŭ |
U breve |
U |
Ű |
U double acute |
U |
Ů |
U ring |
U |
Ū |
U macron |
U |
Ų |
U ogonek |
U |
Ŵ |
W circumflex |
W |
Ý |
Y acute |
Y |
Ŷ |
Y circumflex |
Y |
Ÿ |
Y diaresis |
Y |
Ź |
Z acute |
Z |
Ž |
Z caron |
Z |
Ż |
Z dot |
Z |
Þ |
Thorn |
TH |
Æ |
Ligature AE |
AE |
IJ |
Ligature IJ |
IJ |
Œ |
Ligature OE |
OE |
ß |
Double S |
SS |
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