Uppercase E acute (É) is the Unicode character at U+00C9 in Latin-1 Supplement. Official name: LATIN CAPITAL LETTER E WITH ACUTE — a capital E with an acute accent, common in French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Hungarian.
Remember
Character É
Unicode U+00C9
Named entity É (capital E)
Hex entity É
Decimal É
CSS escape \00C9
Not the same é · È · E
Prefer É in HTML markup — the capital E in the name matters. Numeric forms and typing É in UTF-8 also work. For the lowercase letter, use é (é).
Using Named Entity: É
Using Hex Code: É
Using HTML Code: É
Using CSS Entity: É
Typed directly: É
Label: École
How It Works
1. Named:É (capital E) is the clearest HTML form for U+00C9. Lowercase é is a different character (é).
2. Hex:U+00C9 → É in HTML. Same glyph as the named entity.
3. Decimal: same code point as 201 → É. Same glyph as hex and named.
4. CSS: use \00C9 in content (not an HTML entity). #point::after appends that É after the paragraph text.
5. Typed / label: paste É in UTF-8, or write École for a short French label.
Pitfalls & Tips
Common mistakes when working with U+00C9.
Case
É ≠ é
É → É (capital). é → é (lowercase). Entity names are case-sensitive.
vs È
Not a grave accent
È (È) tilts the other way. Acute leans right (É); grave leans left (È).
vs E
Not a plain capital E
ASCII E (U+0045) has no accent. Use É when the language requires the acute.
Fonts
Nearly universal coverage
Latin-1 letters like É are included in almost every modern font. Still prefer UTF-8 encoding for the page.
CSS vs HTML
Do not mix escapes
\00C9 belongs in CSS strings. É / É / É belong in HTML.
A11y
Mark the language
When É appears in real words, set lang on the element or page so screen readers pronounce names and titles correctly.
Compatibility
Browser Support
Uppercase E acute (U+00C9) and its entity forms (É, É, É, CSS \\00C9) are supported in all mainstream browsers. Visible glyphs are standard in Latin-1 capable fonts.
✓ Universal support
Uppercase E Acute (É)
Encode with named, hex, decimal, CSS escape, or type the character — same code point everywhere encoding is supported.
100%Browser coverage
Google ChromeSupported
Yes
Microsoft EdgeSupported
Yes
Mozilla FirefoxSupported
Yes
Apple SafariSupported
Yes
OperaSupported
Yes
Internet ExplorerAll versions
Yes
U+00C9 / ÉFull support
Bottom line: Prefer É (capital E) in HTML. Use \\00C9 only inside CSS content. Do not confuse with é (é).
Remember
Key Takeaways
Unicode: uppercase E acute is U+00C9 (decimal 201) — glyph É.
HTML: prefer É (capital E) — also É / É.
CSS: use \00C9 inside content for generated text.
Meaning:É is capital acute — not é (é), not È (È).
Use É (named), É (hex), É (decimal), type É directly in UTF-8, or the CSS escape \00C9 in content. Prefer É in normal HTML.
U+00C9 (LATIN CAPITAL LETTER E WITH ACUTE). Hex C9, decimal 201. It belongs to Latin-1 Supplement (U+0080–U+00FF).
Yes. Use É (capital E). Numeric forms É and É also work. Note: é (lowercase) is a different letter (é).
No. É is U+00C9 (É, capital acute). é is U+00E9 (é). È is U+00C8 (È, capital grave).
Use it for French, Spanish, Portuguese, Hungarian, and other languages that need É in titles, names, and uppercase text — not as a substitute for plain E.
HTML entities (É, É, or É) go in markup. The CSS escape \00C9 goes in stylesheet strings (usually content on ::before/::after).
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Uppercase E acute is Unicode U+00C9 (decimal 201) — glyph É in Latin-1 Supplement (U+0080–U+00FF). HTML5 names it É (capital E). Official name: LATIN CAPITAL LETTER E WITH ACUTE. Lowercase is é (é, U+00E9). Common in French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Hungarian.
