How to Use Accent Marks in Haitian Creole
Pronunciation Guide play_circle_filled- In this lesson you will learn how accent marks work in Haitian Creole and how to use them.
- Watch the video to have a better understanding of how to pronounce letters with accent marks in Creole.
What You Will Learn
How Accent Marks Work in Haitian Creole
- Haitian Creole only uses one accent mark -- the grave accent mark. It looks this: `
Keypoint
- You can put the grave accent mark above the Creole letters a, e and o to create different sounds. When the grave accent mark is placed above those letters, they look like this: à, è, ò
- But, the only accented letters you have to focus on are è and ò. This is because the accented letter à is very rare. Furthermore, the accented letter à never appears by itself. It always appears as àn in Creole text.
How to Pronounce Creole Letters With Accent Marks
- 1. Àn - sounds like the English name Ann.
- 2. È - sounds exactly like /e/ in Get.
- 2. Ò - sounds exactly like /o/ in Order.
How to Type Haitian Creole Accent Marks on a Keyboard
- Press and hold Alt and then type the numbers (see image below)
- If you have a laptop, you may have to press and hold Fn and Alt at the same time, and then type the numbers.
Keypoint

How to Type Creole Accent Marks on a Touchscreen
- Tap and hold a letter and then select the letter with the grave accent mark
Keypoint
- For example, to type the letter è on a touchscreen device, first tap and hold the letter e. You will then see several characters pop up. Next, select the letter e with the grave accent mark → è.

- The same methods work for Mac keyboards as well. All you have to is press and hold a letter and then you will see accent mark options pop up.