how do you type a circumflex

Peta N.A1Kwiziq community member

how do you type a circumflex

how do you type a circumflex - I looked this up and it said control-shift, the symbol above the 6 and then the letter.  That didn't work

Asked 3 years ago
CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Peta, 

You might also find this Kwiziq page helpful -

https://french.kwiziq.com/blog/best-way-type-french-accents-windows-linux/

Jim J.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Hi Peta,

Try    Alt131 for â,    Alt136 for ê,    Alt140 for î,   Alt147 for ô,  Alt150 for û

Jim

Mark P.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

In Kwiziq, you hold the key down and it gives you all the accents

Àûüú.. it does work!.. and much easier than the funny alt characters!

how do you type a circumflex

how do you type a circumflex - I looked this up and it said control-shift, the symbol above the 6 and then the letter.  That didn't work

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