Lowercase u with acute (ú) is the Latin-1 Supplement character at Unicode U+00FA (LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH ACUTE). An acute accent (´) sits above the letter. It appears in Spanish and Portuguese. HTML5 defines the named entity ú.
Remember
Character ú
Unicode U+00FA
Named entity ú
Hex entity ú
Decimal ú
CSS escape \00FA
All of these produce the same glyph: ú. Prefer ú or a pasted ú in UTF-8 pages; use numeric or CSS forms when you need them.
Reference
Quick Reference
One table for every form you will actually use.
Form
Code
Where it goes
Direct character
ú
HTML text (UTF-8 default)
Named entity
ú
HTML markup (readable choice)
Hex entity
ú
HTML markup
Decimal entity
ú
HTML markup
CSS escape
\00FA
Stylesheet content
When to Use Which
Situation
Use
Spanish / Portuguese UTF-8 text
Type or paste ú
Readable entity in HTML source
ú
Numeric entity required
ú or ú
Generated text via ::before / ::after
content: "\00FA"
Plain u or u with umlaut (ü)
Different characters — see Related Topics
See it
Live Preview
Lowercase u with acute rendered in common contexts.
Spanishtú, único, música
Large glyphú
Case pairÚ ú
With entitiesNamed: ú | Hex: ú | Decimal: ú
Not the sameu (U+0075) · ü (ü)
Code
Complete HTML Example
One page that shows lowercase u with acute with named, hex, decimal, and CSS forms. Use View Output or open the live editor.
Named + Hex + Decimal + CSS
Four ways to produce ú in a single document.
html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title>Lowercase U Acute (ú) in HTML</title>
<style>
#point::after {
content: "\00FA";
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<p>U Acute using Named Entity: ú</p>
<p>U Acute using Hex Code: ú</p>
<p>U Acute using HTML Code: ú</p>
<p id="point">U Acute using CSS Entity: </p>
</body>
</html>
U Acute using Named Entity: ú
U Acute using Hex Code: ú
U Acute using HTML Code: ú
U Acute using CSS Entity: ú
How It Works
1. Named:ú is the HTML5 named entity for U+00FA. Clearest form in HTML source.
2. Hex:U+00FA → ú in HTML. Same glyph as named.
3. Decimal: same code point as 250 → ú. Same result.
4. CSS: use \00FA in content (not an HTML entity). #point::after appends that ú after the paragraph text.
Pitfalls & Tips
Common mistakes when working with the u acute entity.
Named
Prefer ú
HTML5 defines a named entity for this letter — use it for readable HTML.
CSS vs HTML
Do not mix escapes
\00FA belongs in CSS. ú / ú / ú belong in HTML.
Look-alikes
Not u or ü
Plain u is U+0075; u umlaut ü is U+00FC. Acute is a different diacritic.
Case
ú vs Ú
Uppercase is U+00DA (Ú) — a different code point from U+00FA.
Semicolon
End references
Always finish with ; — write ú, not ú.
UTF-8
Declare charset
If you paste ú directly, serve the page as UTF-8 with <meta charset="UTF-8">.
Compatibility
Browser Support
Lowercase u with acute (U+00FA) and its entity forms (ú, ú, ú, CSS \\00FA) are supported in all mainstream browsers.
✓ Universal support
Lowercase U Acute (ú)
Use ú, paste ú, or encode with hex, decimal, or CSS escape — same glyph everywhere.
100%Browser coverage
Google ChromeSupported
Yes
Microsoft EdgeSupported
Yes
Mozilla FirefoxSupported
Yes
Apple SafariSupported
Yes
OperaSupported
Yes
Internet ExplorerAll versions
Yes
U+00FA / entitiesFull support
Bottom line: Prefer ú or a pasted ú in UTF-8 text. Use ú / ú when a numeric form is required, and \\00FA only inside CSS content.
Remember
Key Takeaways
Unicode: u with acute is U+00FA (decimal 250), Latin-1 Supplement.
HTML: prefer ú, or use ú / ú.
CSS: use \00FA inside content for generated text.
Use: Spanish and Portuguese — not the same as plain u or ü.
One line:U+00FA → ú, or ú / ú / CSS \00FA.
Frequently Asked Questions
Use ú (named), ú (hex), ú (decimal), or the CSS escape \00FA in the content property. All render ú. In UTF-8 files you can also type or paste ú directly.
U+00FA (LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH ACUTE). Hex 00FA, decimal 250. It belongs to the Latin-1 Supplement and appears in Spanish (e.g. tú, único) and Portuguese.
Yes. HTML5 defines ú for this character. You can also use numeric references ú or ú.
Use it for Spanish, Portuguese, and other languages that need ú, linguistic examples, CSS-generated content, or when encoding must be explicit. Prefer ú when you want a readable named form in HTML source.
HTML entities (ú, ú, or ú) go in markup. The CSS escape \00FA is used in stylesheets (usually in the content property of ::before/::after). Both render ú.
Plain u is U+0075. U with diaeresis ü is U+00FC (ü). U with acute ú is U+00FA — a different diacritic. Do not substitute one for another.
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Lowercase u with acute (ú) is Unicode U+00FA (decimal 250) in the Latin-1 Supplement. HTML5 defines the named entity ú — also usable as ú or ú. Common in Spanish and Portuguese.
