To type the letter ‘a’ with an accent on a Windows keyboard, hold down the alt key and then type the alt code for that letter.

In summary, to type an ‘a’ with accent mark on a Windows keyboard, press and hold down the alt key, type the A alt code with the numeric keypad, then release the alt key as soon as you finish typing the alt code.

You'll use the Ctrl or Shift key along with the accent key on your keyboard, followed by a quick press of the letter. For example, to get the á character, you'd press Ctrl+' (apostrophe), release those keys, and then quickly press the A key.

Press Control + `, then the letter to add a grave accent. Hold the Control key down, then tap the accent key near the top left corner of your keypad. Release the keys. Then select the desired letter to accent. The accent key is usually on the same key as the ~. It is not the apostrophe key.

To type accents with ALT codes, hold down the ALT key, then on the numeric keypad type the three or four digits listed here. When you release the ALT key, the character will appear. a with grave accent à ALT + 133 À ALT + 0192 a with circumflex â ALT + 131 Â ALT + 0194 a with tréma ä ALT + 132 Ä ALT + 142