How to Write Spanish Accent Marks on Facebook
If you type primarily in Spanish or are located in a Spanish-speaking country, the most practical solution to writing Spanish accent marks is to buy a Spanish-language keyboard and change Windows to use that keyboard. However, if you primarily use English to write in Facebook, a less costly and less permanent alternative is to use Window’s built-in Alt codes to enter Spanish accent marks.
Press the NumLock key on your numeric keypad until the NumLock light is on. This indicates that the keypad can be used for entering numbers. You must use the numeric keypad for entering the codes. Using the regular keyboard to enter codes does not work.
Enter the following Alt codes to write the Spanish-accented uppercase letters. To use an Alt code, press the "Alt" key and hold it down while you enter the listed code on the numeric keypad; then release the Alt key. For example, to enter “Á”, press and hold the Alt key and type “0193” on the keypad.
Á: 193 É: 201 Í: 205 Ó: 211 Ú: 218 Ü: 220 Ñ: 209
Enter the following Alt codes to write the Spanish-accented lowercase letters. Note that to get these letters, add 32 to their uppercase codes.
á: 225 é: 233 í: 237 ó: 243 ú: 250 ü: 252 ñ: 241
Enter the following Alt codes to write the Spanish symbols for certain punctuation marks.
«: 171 »: 187 ¿: 191 º: 186 €: 128 ¡: 161 ª: 170
- Another way to enter a Spanish-language letter into Facebook is to copy it. Select the letter you want by clicking a cursor before it, holding down your mouse key and dragging a highlight across it. Then press "Ctrl-C” to copy the selection. Go to your Facebook text box and click a cursor where you want to put the letter. Press "Ctrl-V” to paste the letter.
Aurelio Locsin has been writing professionally since 1982. He published his first book in 1996 and is a frequent contributor to many online publications, specializing in consumer, business and technical topics. Locsin holds a Bachelor of Arts in scientific and technical communications from the University of Washington.