HTML Entity for Uppercase E Acute (É)

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⏱️ 5 min read
📚 Updated: Jun 2026
🎯 1 Code Example
Unicode U+00C9
HTML Entity for Uppercase E Acute tutorial illustration

What You'll Learn

How to display the uppercase E with acute accent (É) in HTML using named entity, hexadecimal, decimal, and CSS escape methods. This character is U+00C9 in the Latin-1 Supplement block and is essential for French, Spanish, Portuguese, and other languages.

Render it with É, É, É, or CSS escape \C9. The named entity É is often the most readable option in HTML source.

⚡ Quick Reference — Uppercase E Acute Entity

Unicode U+00C9

Latin-1 Supplement

Hex Code É

Hexadecimal reference

HTML Code É

Decimal reference

Named Entity É

Most readable option

Reference Table
Name           Value
────────────   ──────────
Unicode        U+00C9
Hex code       É
HTML code      É
Named entity   É
CSS code       \C9
Meaning        Latin capital letter E with acute
Related        U+00E9 = é (lowercase)
Block          Latin-1 Supplement (U+0080–U+00FF)
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Complete HTML Example

A simple example showing the uppercase E acute (É) using hexadecimal code, decimal HTML code, the named entity, and a CSS content escape:

html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
 <style>
  #point:after{
   content: "\C9";
  }
 </style>
</head>
<body>
<p>Symbol (hex): &#xC9;</p>
<p>Symbol (decimal): &#201;</p>
<p>Symbol (named): &Eacute;</p>
<p id="point">Symbol (CSS): </p>
</body>
</html>
Try it Yourself

🌐 Browser Support

The uppercase E acute (É) and the named entity &Eacute; are universally supported in modern browsers:

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

👀 Live Preview

See the uppercase E acute (É) in language and content contexts:

Large glyphÉ
FrenchÉcole, Été, Évian
PortugueseÉden, Évora
Named entity&Eacute; renders as É
Numeric refs&#xC9; &#201; &Eacute; \C9

🧠 How It Works

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Hexadecimal Code

&#xC9; uses the Unicode hexadecimal value C9 to display the character. The x prefix indicates hexadecimal format.

HTML markup
2

Decimal HTML Code

&#201; uses the decimal Unicode value 201 to display the same character. A common method for Latin-1 characters.

HTML markup
3

Named Entity

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

HTML markup
4

CSS Entity

\C9 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: É. Unicode U+00C9 sits in Latin-1 Supplement. Lowercase equivalent: U+00E9 (&eacute;). Do not confuse with plain E (U+0045).

✅

Use Cases

The uppercase E acute (É) is commonly used in:

🇫🇷 French

Essential in words and names like École, Été, and Évian where E starts with an acute accent.

🇬🇧 Spanish & Portuguese

Used in proper names and loanwords in Spanish and Portuguese text requiring correct orthography.

🌐 Internationalization

Websites and apps serving French-, Spanish-, or Portuguese-speaking audiences.

📝 Proper names

Names of people, cities, and brands that start with or include É.

🔤 Linguistics

Language learning apps, dictionaries, and phonetic content.

📄 Publishing

Legal, academic, and editorial content in Romance and other languages.

🔍 Search & SEO

Correct rendering so users can find content with proper accented spelling.

💡 Best Practices

Do

  • Use &Eacute; in HTML when possible for readability
  • Serve pages as UTF-8; you can also type É directly in UTF-8 source
  • Set lang attributes (e.g. lang="fr") for correct pronunciation
  • Use fonts that support Latin-1 Supplement characters
  • Distinguish É (U+00C9) from plain E (U+0045)—meaning can change in proper names

Don’t

  • Substitute plain E when É is required for correct spelling
  • Confuse É with È (E grave) or other E variants
  • Put CSS escape \C9 in HTML text nodes
  • Assume all fonts render accented Latin-1 glyphs identically
  • Omit UTF-8 encoding on pages with accented characters

Key Takeaways

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Four references render É; named entity is most readable

&#xC9; &#201; &Eacute;
2

For CSS stylesheets, use the escape in the content property

\C9
3

Unicode U+00C9 — LATIN CAPITAL LETTER E WITH ACUTE

4

Essential for French, Spanish, Portuguese, and i18n content

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Use &Eacute; (named), &#xC9; (hex), &#201; (decimal), or \C9 in CSS content. The named entity &Eacute; is the most readable for HTML content.
U+00C9 (LATIN CAPITAL LETTER E WITH ACUTE). Latin-1 Supplement block. Hex C9, decimal 201. Used in French, Spanish, Portuguese, and other languages.
When writing French words (e.g. École, Été), Spanish and Portuguese text, proper names, multilingual websites, and any content requiring the E with acute accent.
HTML code (&#201; or &#xC9;) or the named entity &Eacute; is used in HTML content. The CSS entity (\C9) is used in CSS, e.g. in the content property of pseudo-elements. Both produce É but in different contexts.
Yes. The named HTML entity is &Eacute;. It is part of the standard HTML Latin-1 entity set and is well supported. You can also use &#201; or &#xC9; for numeric references.

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