HTML Entity for Uppercase E Grave (È)

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⏱️ 5 min read
📚 Updated: Jun 2026
🎯 1 Code Example
Unicode U+00C8
HTML Entity for Uppercase E Grave tutorial illustration

What You'll Learn

How to display the uppercase E with grave accent (È) in HTML using named entity, hexadecimal, decimal, and CSS escape methods. This character is U+00C8 in the Latin-1 Supplement block and is essential for French, Italian, and other languages.

Render it with È, È, È, or CSS escape \C8. The named entity È is often the most readable option in HTML source.

⚡ Quick Reference — Uppercase E Grave Entity

Unicode U+00C8

Latin-1 Supplement

Hex Code È

Hexadecimal reference

HTML Code È

Decimal reference

Named Entity È

Most readable option

Reference Table
Name           Value
────────────   ──────────
Unicode        U+00C8
Hex code       È
HTML code      È
Named entity   È
CSS code       \C8
Meaning        Latin capital letter E with grave
Related        U+00E8 = è (lowercase)
Block          Latin-1 Supplement (U+0080–U+00FF)
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Complete HTML Example

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

html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
 <style>
  #point:after{
   content: "\C8";
  }
 </style>
</head>
<body>
<p>Symbol (hex): &#xC8;</p>
<p>Symbol (decimal): &#200;</p>
<p>Symbol (named): &Egrave;</p>
<p id="point">Symbol (CSS): </p>
</body>
</html>
Try it Yourself

🌐 Browser Support

The uppercase E grave (È) and the named entity &Egrave; are universally supported in modern browsers:

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

👀 Live Preview

See the uppercase E grave (È) in language and content contexts:

Large glyphÈ
ItalianÈ importante, È vero
FrenchMÈRE, TRÈS (all caps)
Case pairÈ (uppercase) / è (lowercase)
Named entity&Egrave; renders as È
Numeric refs&#xC8; &#200; &Egrave; \C8

🧠 How It Works

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Hexadecimal Code

&#xC8; uses the Unicode hexadecimal value C8 to display the character. The x prefix indicates hexadecimal format.

HTML markup
2

Decimal HTML Code

&#200; uses the decimal Unicode value 200 to display the same character. A common method for Latin-1 characters.

HTML markup
3

Named Entity

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

HTML markup
4

CSS Entity

\C8 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: È. Unicode U+00C8 sits in Latin-1 Supplement. Lowercase equivalent: U+00E8 (&egrave;). Do not confuse with É (acute), Ȅ (double grave), or plain E (U+0045).

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Use Cases

The uppercase E grave (È) is commonly used in:

🇮🇹 Italian

Sentence-start form of “is”: È importante, È vero, and similar constructions.

🇫🇷 French

Uppercase form in all-caps text such as MÈRE and TRÈS for correct French spelling.

🌐 Multilingual websites

International and localized content that must display accented characters correctly.

📝 Proper names

Names of people, places, and brands that include È in French or Italian spelling.

📚 Language learning

Courses, dictionaries, and educational materials teaching grave-accented letters.

📄 Publishing

Articles, books, and documents with French and Italian text at sentence boundaries.

🔍 Search & SEO

Correct spelling improves screen reader pronunciation and search indexing for accented content.

💡 Best Practices

Do

  • Use &Egrave; in HTML when possible for readability
  • Serve pages as UTF-8; you can also type È directly in UTF-8 source
  • Set lang attributes (e.g. lang="fr", lang="it") for correct pronunciation
  • Use fonts that support Latin-1 Supplement characters
  • Distinguish È (grave) from É (acute) and Ȅ (double grave)

Don’t

  • Substitute plain E when È is required for correct spelling
  • Confuse È (grave) with É (acute)—meaning can change in French and Italian
  • Put CSS escape \C8 in HTML text nodes
  • Use padded Unicode notation like U+000C8—the correct value is U+00C8
  • Use \000C8 in CSS—the correct escape is \C8

Key Takeaways

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Four references render È; named entity is most readable

&#xC8; &#200; &Egrave;
2

For CSS stylesheets, use the escape in the content property

\C8
3

Unicode U+00C8 — LATIN CAPITAL LETTER E WITH GRAVE

4

Essential for French, Italian, and i18n content

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Use &Egrave; (named), &#xC8; (hex), &#200; (decimal), or \C8 in CSS content. The named entity &Egrave; is the most readable for HTML content.
U+00C8 (LATIN CAPITAL LETTER E WITH GRAVE). Latin-1 Supplement block. Hex C8, decimal 200. Used in French, Italian, and other languages.
When writing Italian (e.g. È importante), French all-caps text (e.g. MÈRE), multilingual websites, proper names, academic papers, and any content requiring the E with grave accent at sentence or word boundaries.
HTML code (&#200; or &#xC8;) or the named entity &Egrave; is used in HTML content. The CSS entity (\C8) is used in CSS, e.g. in the content property of pseudo-elements. Both produce È but in different contexts.
Yes. The named HTML entity is &Egrave;. It is part of the standard HTML Latin-1 entity set and is well supported. You can also use &#200; or &#xC8; for numeric references.

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