umlaut
diacritical mark to indicate a vowel shift, transcribed as a diaeresis in modern Germanic orthography, or traditionally as a superscript Latin letter “e” in medieval Germanic manuscripts
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umlaut
Summary
umlaut is a character[1]. umlaut ranks in the top 3% of character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,761 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- umlaut's instance of is recorded as character[3].
- umlaut's instance of is recorded as diacritic[4].
- umlaut's Unicode character is recorded as ¨[5].
- umlaut's Unicode character is recorded as ̈[6].
- umlaut's different from is recorded as diaeresis[7].
- umlaut's different from is recorded as umlaut[8].
- umlaut's different from is recorded as diaeresis below[9].
- umlaut's different from is recorded as colon[10].
- umlaut's TeX string is recorded as \"[11].
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Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include character[3] and diacritic[4].
Why It Matters
umlaut ranks in the top 3% of character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,761 views/month).[2] umlaut has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12]