How Do You Type a German Umlaut

There is an easy way to write the German characters ä ö ü and ß on a non-German keyboard

How do you type an German umlaut on a laptop?

umlaut: Hold down “control” and press the colon (:) (i.e. Shift + 😉 [Nothing will appear on your screen when you press this combination of keys]. Then release all three keys you just pressed and type the letter over which you wish the umlaut to be (i.e. “a,” “o,” or “u”). The umlaut should now appear.

How do you type on a German keyboard?

On the “Keyboards and Languages” tab, click on “Change Keyboards” > “Add” > “German.” 4. Expand the option of “German” and then expand the option “Keyboard.” Select the keyboard layout marked as “German.” You can ignore other keyboard layouts. Click “OK” and then “Apply.”