HTML Entity for Lowercase U Umlaut (ü)
What You'll Learn
How to display the lowercase u with diaeresis/umlaut (ü) in HTML using named entity, hexadecimal, decimal, and CSS escape methods. Essential for German, Turkish, Hungarian, and other languages, it appears in common words such as über (over/about), für (for), and grün (green). It is U+00FC in the Latin-1 Supplement block.
Render it with ü, ü, ü, or CSS escape \00FC. The named entity ü is often the most readable option. Do not confuse ü (u umlaut) with ũ (u tilde, ũ).
⚡ Quick Reference — Lowercase U Umlaut Entity
U+00FCLatin-1 Supplement
üHexadecimal reference
üDecimal reference
üMost readable option
Name Value
──────────── ──────────
Unicode U+00FC
Hex code ü
HTML code ü
Named entity ü
CSS code \00FC
Meaning Latin small letter u with diaeresis
Also known as u umlaut
Related U+00DC = Ü (Ü)
Block Latin-1 Supplement (U+0080–U+00FF)Complete HTML Example
A simple example showing the lowercase u umlaut (ü) using hexadecimal code, decimal HTML code, the named entity, and a CSS content escape:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
#point:after{
content: "\00FC";
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<p>Symbol (hex): ü</p>
<p>Symbol (decimal): ü</p>
<p>Symbol (named): ü</p>
<p id="point">Symbol (CSS): </p>
</body>
</html>🌐 Browser Support
The lowercase u umlaut (ü) and the named entity ü are supported in all modern browsers:
👀 Live Preview
See the lowercase u umlaut (ü) in German and multilingual contexts:
u (U+0075) | ú (u acute)🧠 How It Works
Hexadecimal Code
ü uses the Unicode hexadecimal value FC to display the character. The x prefix indicates hexadecimal format.
Decimal HTML Code
ü uses the decimal Unicode value 252 to display the same character. A common method for Latin-1 characters.
Named Entity
ü is the standard named entity for ü—readable in source HTML and part of the HTML5 entity set.
CSS Entity
\00FC is used in CSS stylesheets, particularly in the content property of pseudo-elements like ::before and ::after.
Same visual result
All four methods produce the glyph: ü. Unicode U+00FC sits in Latin-1 Supplement. Uppercase equivalent: U+00DC (Ü). Do not confuse with ũ (u tilde) or plain u (U+0075).
Use Cases
The lowercase u umlaut (ü) is commonly used in:
Essential in words like über (over/about), für (for), grün (green), Müller (surname). One of the standard German umlaut letters.
Used in Turkish (e.g. ülke, üst) and Hungarian orthography as a distinct letter.
German, Turkish, and Hungarian place names, surnames, and brands that include ü must display correctly.
Language learning apps, dictionaries, and pronunciation guides teaching German umlaut sounds.
Multilingual websites, forms, and CMS content requiring correct German and European spelling.
Headlines, logos, and styled text in German requiring correct umlaut spelling.
Correct rendering so users can find content (e.g. searching for “für” or “grün”).
💡 Best Practices
Do
- Use
üin HTML when possible for readability - Serve pages as UTF-8; you can also type ü directly in UTF-8 source
- Set
lang="de"on German content for correct pronunciation - Use fonts that support Latin-1 Supplement characters
- Distinguish ü (umlaut) from ũ (tilde) and plain
u
Don’t
- Substitute plain
uoruewhen ü is required for correct German spelling - Confuse ü (umlaut) with ũ (tilde) or ú (acute)
- Use the old incorrect CSS escape
\000FC—the correct value is\00FC - Put CSS escape
\00FCin HTML text nodes - Omit UTF-8 encoding on pages with accented characters
Key Takeaways
Four references render ü; named entity is most readable
ü ü üFor CSS stylesheets, use the escape in the content property
\00FCUnicode U+00FC — LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH DIAERESIS
Essential for German; uppercase is Ü (U+00DC, Ü)
Previous: Lowercase U Tilde (ũ) Next: Lowercase V (v)
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
ü (named), ü (hex), ü (decimal), or \00FC in CSS content. All four methods render ü correctly.U+00FC (LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH DIAERESIS). Latin-1 Supplement block. Hex FC, decimal 252. Used in German, Turkish, Hungarian, and other languages. Uppercase form is U+00DC (Ü) with named entity Ü.ü), used in German and other languages. ũ (U+0169) is u with tilde (ũ), used in Vietnamese. They are different letters with different Unicode values.ü is easier to read in hand-written HTML. Numeric codes are useful when generating markup programmatically. All produce the same character ü.Explore More HTML Entities!
Discover 1500+ HTML character references — accented letters, symbols, and more.
About the author
8 people found this page helpful