Word: Enter letters with circumflex (circonflexe)
This practical tip shows you how to enter a letter with the French "circonflexe" (circumflex) in Microsoft Word.
Enter vowel with circumflex in Word
- Before you want to enter a vowel with circumflex (^) in Word, press the key with the symbols [° ^] once. This is usually located on the top left of your keyboard below the [Esc] key.
- Now enter the desired vowel to be circumflexed (â, ê, î, ô, û). Then you can continue typing as usual.
- For example, if you want to write the word "château", type the following keys on your keyboard: [c] [h] [° ^] [a] [t] [e] [u].
Windows 7 and Microsoft Word 2007 were used for this practical tip. This trick works not only in Word, but generally in every text field in Windows. Read here how you can insert an inverted question mark in Word.