Wolof is the majority language of the African country of Senegal and is found in other countries.
In Windows, combinations of the ALT key plus a numeric code can be used to type a non-English character (accented letter or punctuation symbol) in any Windows application. More detailed instructions about typing accents with ALT keys are available. Additional options for entering accents in Windows are also listed in the Accents section of this Web site.
| Let | ALT Code |
|---|---|
| À | ALT+0192 |
| É | ALT+0201 |
| Ë | ALT+0203 |
| Ñ | ALT+0209 |
| Ó | ALT+0211 |
| Let | ALT Code |
|---|---|
| à | ALT+0224 |
| é | ALT+0233 |
| ë | ALT+0235 |
| ñ | ALT+0241 |
| ó | ALT+0243 |
Wolof support has also been expanded in Windows Vista.
In order to use these codes you must activate the international keyboard. Instructions are listed in the Keyboards section of this Web site.
| Character | Description |
|---|---|
| À à | ('+V) - Type grave key (upper right), then lowercase or capital A. |
| Acute Accent | ('+V) - Type apostrophe (singe quote), then either the vowel E or O. |
| Ë, ë | ("+V) - Type apostrophe (singe quote), then lowercase or capital E. |
| ñ, Ñ | Type SHIFT+~, then either lowercase n or capital N. |
On the Macintosh platform, you can use the following Option key combinations.
| Let | ALT Code |
|---|---|
| À | Option+`, Shift+A |
| É | Option+E, Shift+E |
| Ë | Option+U, Shift+E |
| Ñ | Option+N,Shift+N |
| Ó | Option+E, Shift+O |
| Let | ALT Code |
|---|---|
| à | Option+`, A |
| é | Option+E, E |
| ë | Option+U, E |
| ñ | Option+N, N |
| ó | Option+E, O |
Example 1: To input the lower case ë, hold down the Option key, then the U key. Release both keys then type lowercase E.
Example 2: To input the capital Ë, hold down the Option key, then the U key. Release all both keys then type capital E.
You can the Character Viewer to insert N-hook. The N-hook is located under "Phonetic Alphabet".
These are the codes which allow browsers and screen readers to process data as the appropriate language. All letters in codes are lower case.
See Using Encoding and Language Codes for more information on the meaning and implementation of these codes.
Use these codes to input accented letters in HTML.
Wolof HTML Entity Codes
| Let | Entity Code |
|---|---|
| À | À |
| É | É |
| Ë | Ë |
| Ñ | Ñ |
| Ŋ | Ŋ (cap N hook) |
| Ó | Ó |
| Let | Entity Code |
|---|---|
| à | à |
| é | é |
| ë | ë |
| ñ | ñ |
| ŋ | ŋ (lower N hook) |
| ó | ó |
See the following pages for additional information on creating Unicode pages.