How do you add a cedilla to a capital c?

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Sur un ordinateur, la touche Maj permet souvent d’écrire des capital letters. The ç is an exception and requires special keyboard shortcuts or techniques.

We reveal tips for make an uppercase ç in this article through the following points:

  1. How to make an uppercase ç on a PC?
  2. How to make an uppercase ç on a Mac?

Nevertheless, here's a way to copy the capital ç to your clipboard with a single click:

1. How to make an uppercase ç on a PC?

The Ç character can be obtained with combinations involving the Alt key. Cependant, il est possible de l’obtenir with or without keyboard. Voici quelques astuces pour l’écrire dans votre texte de manière simple et rapide.

Making an uppercase ç with the keyboard: shortcuts (ASCII methods)

Here's how write Ç on QWERTY and AZERTY keyboards:

  • The first shortcut is : Alt + 0199.
  • The second shortcut is : Alt + 128.

Remarks :

  • Vous avez besoin d’un keypad to use these shortcuts.
  • The shortcut Alt + 0199 is also valid on a German keyboard.
  • The shortcut Alt + 128 also works on a Swiss keyboard.
Illustration of how to make an uppercase ç with the shortcut keyboard (ASCII methods)
Illustration of how to make an uppercase ç with the shortcut keyboard (ASCII methods) ©Rojo for Alucare.fr

Writing an uppercase ç on Windows: solutions without keyboard

If the above-mentioned shortcuts are not available on your PC, or if you have difficulty applying them, you can obtain a capital c by making a few adjustments. Here are some tips for make an uppercase ç in Word and other word processors.

Write an uppercase ç in Word using parameters

This method is valid if you want to write an uppercase ç in Word (version 2007 or higher). In this case :

  • Enter the "File".

    Image showing the File menu in Word
    Image showing the File menu in Word. Mia for Alucare.fr
  • Select "Options ".

    The Options section in Word
    The Options section on Word. Mia for Alucare.fr
  • Enter "Check".

    The Word verification section
    The Word verification section. Mia for Alucare.fr
  • Activate the capitalization mode accented by checking the box.

    Check the French accented capitals box in Word
    Check the French accented capitals box on Word. Mia for Alucare.fr

Make a capital c by copying the character

If you have difficulty with the combinations, you can also copy the " Ç " from a text containing the character, paste it into your document, then adjust the formatting if necessary.

You can also write the word with a C without a cedilla. Your spellchecker will flag this as an error, and you'll be able to correct C to Ç à l’aide de la suggestion de mot. Cela fonctionne si le correcteur est paramétré en français.

2. How to make an uppercase ç on the Mac?

Grâce à son système intuitif, l’Apple Keyboard offre des méthodes extrêmement simples pour obtenir des caractères spéciaux. Vous pouvez ainsi écrire un c cédille majuscule sur Mac de this way :

  1. Press the Shift key to set your keyboard to "capital letter.
  2. Press and hold the " C " jusqu’à ce que vous voyiez s’afficher automatiquement le menu contenant tous les caractères relatifs à cette lettre, à savoir : VS, Ć and Č.
  3. All you have to do is click on the ç uppercase.
Illustration of how to make an uppercase ç on the Mac
Illustration of how to make an uppercase ç on a Mac ©Rojo for Alucare.fr

As part of the capital letters and special charactersto our article on how to accent a capital letter with a keyboard.

Know the keystroke combinations and computer techniques for obtaining the capital letter Ç is very useful in French.

  • There are keyboard shortcuts pour tous les caractères et symboles que vous souhaitez obtenir. Ces raccourcis ne fonctionnent pas seulement sur les claviers AZERTY, mais sur toutes sortes de clavier d’ordinateurs (QWERTY et QWERTZ).
  • You can apply these techniques to make a c capital cedilla on word-processing software, whether Open Office, Microsoft Word or other.

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