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=== Diacritic Marks === | === Diacritic Marks === | ||
Written German uses several letters in addition to the 26 letters used in the English alphabet. These are Ä (ä), Ö (ö), Ü (ü), and ß. For data entry and some searches, it is useful to know how to create these characters. Note: Do not use diacritics when searching in the Family History Library catalog. | Written German uses several letters in addition to the 26 letters used in the English alphabet. These are Ä (ä), Ö (ö), Ü (ü), and ß. Historically German also included Ÿ (ÿ) which today have been primarily replaced phonetically with the letters I (i) and Ü (ü). | ||
For data entry and some searches, it is useful to know how to create these characters. Note: Do not use diacritics when searching in the Family History Library catalog. | |||
From a PC keyboard, these letters may be created by using the following keystroke combinations: | From a PC keyboard, these letters may be created by using the following keystroke combinations: | ||
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| Ÿ | |||
| Alt + 0159 | |||
| ÿ | |||
| Alt + 0225 | |||
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