French keyboard: type accents, ç, and œ

How to use this French keyboard

Write or paste text in the editor. Click a character to insert it at your cursor, or select text first to replace it. Copy text copies the whole editor. Clear removes it; Undo can restore the last change.

Example to try

Ça va très bien. Où est le café ?

Choose é, è, ê, or ë

These are different characters. Use the button matching the spelling you need: café, très, fête, or Noël. AccentPad inserts characters; it does not decide which spelling is correct.

Add ç and œ

Use ç for words such as français and garçon. The œ button inserts a single ligature, useful for cœur and sœur. Uppercase mode also offers Ç, Œ, É, and È.

Quotation marks and spacing

The « and » buttons insert French quotation marks. They do not add spaces automatically. Add the spacing your document or publication requires, then review the text before copying.

Other ways to enter these characters

On a Mac

In supported Mac apps, hold a letter key and choose its accented form. Availability varies by app.

In Microsoft Word for Windows

In Word for Windows, press Ctrl + apostrophe, release, then e for é. For ç, press Ctrl + comma, release, then c.

Official instructions: Apple’s accent-entry guide and Microsoft’s Word accent shortcuts.

Before you leave

The editor does not translate, proofread, or save your writing between visits. Copy text you want to keep before refreshing. If copying is blocked, select the text and use your device’s Copy command.