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How do I type German letters in Windows 10?

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Michael Henderson

Published Mar 03, 2026

How do I type German letters in Windows 10?

Press NUM on the number pad of your keyboard to activate the NUM-lock. Then press ALT and keep it pressed while you type the code 132 on the number pad. 132 is the code for the letter ä, the a umlaut.

How do I type German characters in Windows?

On a PC: For the casual German learner Hold down the “alt” key on your keyboard and type one of these codes: ä : Alt + 0228. ö : Alt + 0246. ü : Alt + 0252.

How do you type a German A on the keyboard?

Type German letters – online German keyboard. Press Alt with the appropriate letter. For example, to type ä, press Alt + A ; to type ß, press Alt + S .

How do you type an umlaut on a PC?

How to Type Umlauts Over a Letter on a Keyboard

  1. Hold down the alt key on your PC.
  2. Hold down the alt key and type 0235 for a lowercase E with an umlaut.
  3. Hold down the alt key and type 0239 for a lowercase I with an umlaut.
  4. Hold down the alt key and type 0246 for a lowercase O with an umlaut.

How do you make a German SS on the keyboard?

“s-zet” (ß): Hold down “control” and press the ampersand (&) (i.e. Shift + 7) [Nothing will appear on your screen when you press this combination of keys]. Then release all three keys you just pressed and type the letter s. The “s-zet” (ß) should now appear.

What is colon key?

A colon is a symbol that resembles two vertical periods ( : ) and found on the same key as the semicolon on standard United States keyboards. Keyboard help and support.

What is Ä in German?

Independent letter In German and Slovak Ä stands for [ɛ] (or the archaic but correct [æ]).

How do you type a scharfes s?

ß = alt + 0223

  1. ß = alt + 0223.
  2. ä = 0228.
  3. Ä = 0196.
  4. ö = 0246.
  5. Ö = 0214.
  6. ü = 0252.
  7. Ü = 0220.

What is semicolon button?

Updated: 05/16/2020 by Computer Hope. The semicolon is a punctuation mark and symbol. It resembles like a period above a comma (;). It is on the same key as the colon (:) on standard United States QWERTY keyboard.