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How to type Portuguese accents

You don't need a Portuguese keyboard. The one you have already types ã, ç, ê and the rest; here's how on each device.

Typing a word yourself is part of learning it, and AnimeLang counts a missing accent as a spelling mistake: avó means “grandmother” and avô means “grandfather”.

On a Mac

Keep the keyboard you have, U.S. or ABC. Press and hold a letter, say e, and a menu of its accents appears: click one, or press the number under it.

Quicker, once you know them, are the Option keys. For an accent, press Option with the accent's key, then the letter:

• á é í ó ú: Option-E, then the vowel.
• â ê ô: Option-I, then the vowel.
• ã õ: Option-N, then a or o.
• à: Option and the key left of 1, then a.
• ç is Option-C.
• For a capital, hold Shift on the letter: Option-N, then Shift-A, gives Ã.

To see them all, open Keyboard Viewer and hold Option: the accent keys are outlined in orange.

On Windows 11

Add one keyboard, United States-International: the US keyboard with accents added.

• Open Settings › Time & language › Language & region.
• Next to English (United States), choose … › Language options › Add a keyboard and add United States-International.
• Switch between it and your usual keyboard with Windows key + Space.

Then, for an accent, press the accent's key, then the letter:

• á é í ó ú: ', then the vowel.
• â ê ô: ^ (Shift-6), then the vowel.
• ã õ: ~ (Shift and the key left of 1), then a or o.
• à: the key left of 1, then a.
• ç: ', then c. Or Right Alt + , (comma).
• For a capital, hold Shift on the letter: ~, then Shift-A, gives Ã.
• No Right Alt key? Ctrl + Alt does the same.
• On this keyboard ' and " wait for the next key. For an apostrophe or a quote mark on its own, press it and then the space bar.

On an iPhone or iPad

• Touch and hold a letter, say e, then slide your finger to the accent you want and let go.

On Android

• In Gboard, touch and hold a key to see its accents and other options.

From Apple's, Microsoft's and Google's own help: Mac, Windows, United States-International, iPhone and Gboard.