Characters used in Yoruba :: Based on Latin script
Note: Yoruba is a tonal language with three tones: high, mid and low.
The high tone is indicated by an acute accent (á, é, ẹ́, í, ó, ọ́ and ú).
The mid tone is not marked and the low tone is marked with a grave accent (à, è, ẹ̀, ì, ò, ọ̀ and ù)
| Unicode |
Upper |
Unicode |
Lower |
Character Name |
| 00C0 |
À |
00E0 |
à |
A grave |
| 00C1 |
Á |
00E1 |
á |
A acute |
| 00C8 |
È |
00E8 |
è |
E grave |
| 00C9 |
É |
00E9 |
é |
E acute |
| 1EB8 |
Ẹ |
1EB9 |
ẹ |
E dot below |
| 1EB8;0300 |
Ẹ̀ |
1EB9;0300 |
ẹ̀ |
E dot below and grave |
| 1EB8;0301 |
Ẹ́ |
1EB9;0301 |
ẹ́ |
E dot below and acute |
| 00CC |
Ì |
00EC |
ì |
I grave |
| 00CD |
Í |
00ED |
í |
I acute |
| 00D2 |
Ò |
00F2 |
ò |
O grave |
| 00D3 |
Ó |
00F3 |
ó |
O acute |
| 1ECC |
Ọ |
1ECD |
ọ |
O dot below |
| 1ECC;0300 |
Ọ̀ |
1ECD;0300 |
ọ̀ |
O dot below and grave |
| 1ECC;0301 |
Ọ́ |
1ECD;0301 |
ọ́ |
O dot below and acute |
| 00D9 |
Ù |
00F9 |
ù |
U grave |
| 00DA |
Ú |
00FA |
ú |
U acute |
| 1E62 |
Ṣ |
1E63 |
ṣ |
S dot below |