Ever wonder what to call all those letters you see in non-english languages? Well, now you know:
æ is called a "dipthong". (is not an accent character)
When you see a ^ over a vowel, you're seeing a "circumflex".
The ¨ you see over vowels are called an "umlaut".
` is called a "grave accenet", whereas ´ is an "accute accent".
Everyone's favorite spanish modifier is the ~, or "tilde".
The ° you see sometimes is a "kroužek", which contains a ˘ (also known as a "breve").
When you see a "macron", you are really seeing ¯.
And finally, that nifty little ç you see in French is called "cédille" wich means 'letter c with a small c'.(is not an accent character)
So there you have it! Neat eh? Btw, I should know that a cédille and a dipthong are not really accented characters -- they're just different letters.
What about the Eszett? ß
isnt a ° a degree symbol??
It is a symbol, but you'll also see it as an accent character over vowels, such as: å.
And yes, Eszett is another special character, but it's not an accent (don't ask me why I added dipthong and cédille to this list. I think I'll strike them out). We could go on and on with the greek (etc) alphabets. ;-)
And who thought there wasn't a use for the strikethrough style...
great