Umlaut Over O

Umlaut Over O. If playback doesnt begin shortly try restarting your device. These accents on the letter O are also called accent marks diacritics or diacritical marks.

Umlauts slightly alter the sound of the vowels a o and u as outlined in this table. On a Mac you simply hold the OPTION or alt key down while pressing the letter u. The German word for those curious double dots over the vowels is Umlaut oom -lout umlaut.

How to Pronounce the Umlaut ä ö ü in German.

The umlaut diacritic mark also called a diaeresis or trema is formed by two small dots over a letter in most cases a vowel. An umlaut is a sound shift in a Germanic language which is recognized by placing a diaresis over a vowel. For ß you need to press CTRL ALT S together. ä ë ï ö ü - Umlaut on the Keyboard.