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Accents

Below is the table of possible accents which can be used with accent() and @nameformat.

Accent NameDescriptionTemplate CharacterString Character(s)
graveBackward slant above`A, E, I, O, U, a, e, i, o, u
acuteForward slant above’A, E, I, O, U, Y, a, e, i, o, u, y
tildeWavy line above~A, N, O, a, n, o
circumflexCarat above letter^A, E, I, O, U, a, e, i, o, u
umlautTwo dots above letter:A, E, I, O, U, a, e, i, o, u, y
ringSmall circle aboveoA, a
cedillaSmall tail below,C, c

These are non-accent special characters, mostly punctuation and non-roman letters.

DescriptionTemplate CharacterString Character(s)
Upside-down ?u?
Upside-down !u!
<< quote mark”<
>> quote mark”>
German sharp sBs
Capital thorn|P
Lower-case thorn|p
Capital eth-D
Lower-case eth&o