HTML Entity for Lowercase U Grave (ù)

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📚 Updated: Jun 2026
🎯 1 Code Example
Unicode U+00F9
HTML Entity for Lowercase U Grave tutorial illustration

What You'll Learn

How to display the lowercase u with grave accent (ù) in HTML using named entity, hexadecimal, decimal, and CSS escape methods. This character is U+00F9 in the Latin-1 Supplement block and is essential for French and other languages that use the grave accent on u (e.g. où meaning “where”).

Render it with ù, ù, ù, or CSS escape \00F9. The named entity ù is often the most readable option in HTML source.

⚡ Quick Reference — Lowercase U Grave Entity

Unicode U+00F9

Latin-1 Supplement

Hex Code ù

Hexadecimal reference

HTML Code ù

Decimal reference

Named Entity ù

Most readable option

Reference Table
Name           Value
────────────   ──────────
Unicode        U+00F9
Hex code       ù
HTML code      ù
Named entity   ù
CSS code       \00F9
Meaning        Latin small letter u with grave
Related        U+00D9 = Ù (Ù, uppercase)
Block          Latin-1 Supplement (U+0080–U+00FF)
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Complete HTML Example

A simple example showing the lowercase u grave (ù) using hexadecimal code, decimal HTML code, the named entity, and a CSS content escape:

html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
 <style>
  #point:after{
   content: "\00F9";
  }
 </style>
</head>
<body>
<p>Symbol (hex): &#xF9;</p>
<p>Symbol (decimal): &#249;</p>
<p>Symbol (named): &ugrave;</p>
<p id="point">Symbol (CSS): </p>
</body>
</html>
Try It Yourself

🌐 Browser Support

The lowercase u grave (ù) and the named entity &ugrave; are universally supported in all modern browsers:

Chrome1+
Firefox1+
Safari1+
Edge12+
Opera4+
Android4.4+
iOS Safari1+

👀 Live Preview

See the lowercase u grave (ù) in language and content contexts:

Large glyphù
Frenchoù, où est, d’où, où sont
Named entity&ugrave; renders as ù
UppercaseÙ (U+00D9) — &Ugrave;
Not the same asú (&uacute;, acute)  |  ȕ (double grave)  |  plain u
Numeric refs&#xF9; &#249; &ugrave; \00F9

🧠 How It Works

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Hexadecimal Code

&#xF9; uses the Unicode hexadecimal value F9 to display the character. The x prefix indicates hexadecimal format.

HTML markup
2

Decimal HTML Code

&#249; uses the decimal Unicode value 249 to display the same character. A common method for Latin-1 characters.

HTML markup
3

Named Entity

&ugrave; is the standard named entity for ù—readable in source HTML and part of the HTML Latin-1 entity set.

HTML markup
4

CSS Entity

\00F9 is used in CSS stylesheets, particularly in the content property of pseudo-elements like ::before and ::after.

CSS stylesheet
=

Same visual result

All four methods produce the glyph: ù. Unicode U+00F9 sits in Latin-1 Supplement. Uppercase equivalent: U+00D9 (&Ugrave;). Do not confuse with ú (acute) or ȕ (double grave).

✅

Use Cases

The lowercase u grave (ù) is commonly used in:

🇫🇷 French

Essential in French orthography (où, d’où) for websites, articles, and localized UI copy.

🌐 Internationalization

Multilingual websites, CMS content, and email templates requiring correct accented characters.

📚 Language Learning

French courses, dictionaries, and grammar resources teaching grave-accented u.

📝 Typography

Correct typographic representation of accented Latin text in publishing and design.

📄 Academic Content

Linguistics papers, citation styles, and reference materials using Latin-1 characters.

♿ Accessibility

Using &ugrave; or ù with lang="fr" helps screen readers pronounce French correctly.

⚙ Programmatic HTML

When escaping user input or generating HTML, &ugrave; ensures safe, correct output.

💡 Best Practices

Do

  • Serve pages as UTF-8; you can type ù directly in UTF-8 source
  • Use &ugrave; in HTML when possible for readability
  • Use numeric references (&#xF9; or &#249;) when escaping is required
  • Use \00F9 in CSS content when generating the symbol via pseudo-elements
  • Distinguish ù (grave) from ú (acute, &uacute;)

Don’t

  • Confuse ù with ú (&uacute;) or ȕ (double grave)
  • Use the old incorrect CSS escape \000F9—the correct value is \00F9
  • Put CSS escape \00F9 in HTML text nodes
  • Substitute plain u when the grave accent is required (e.g. French où)
  • Double-encode numeric references in dynamically generated HTML

Key Takeaways

1

Three HTML references plus a named entity all render ù

&#xF9; &#249; &ugrave;
2

For CSS stylesheets, use the escape in the content property

\00F9
3

Unicode U+00F9 — LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH GRAVE

4

French où; uppercase is Ù (&Ugrave;)

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Use &ugrave; (named), &#xF9; (hex), &#249; (decimal), or \00F9 in CSS content. All produce ù. In UTF-8 you can also type ù directly.
U+00F9 (LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH GRAVE). Latin-1 Supplement block. Hex F9, decimal 249. Common in French (e.g. où). Uppercase form is U+00D9 (&Ugrave;).
When displaying French text, Italian words with grave accent, internationalized web content, dictionaries, or any content requiring u with grave accent.
Yes. The named HTML entity is &ugrave;. You can also use numeric codes &#249; or &#xF9;, or the CSS entity \00F9. Do not confuse with &uacute; (U+00FA, acute).
HTML code (&#249; or &#xF9;) or the named entity &ugrave; is used in HTML content. The CSS entity \00F9 is used in stylesheets in the content property of pseudo-elements. Both produce ù but in different contexts.

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