Accents in names

How do you get them? thanks in advance

Extended ASCII can be written using "Alt codes" -- that is, holding alt and pressing a sequence of keys on your numpad (note: this does not work with normal 1-0 keys above the standard QWERTY keyboard -- only on the numpad which is usually just right of your letter keys).

I find this page pretty useful.

I was under the impression that all of those accents were not allowed in names. I mean you can make them but if someone complains you might have to rename you toon.

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Originally Posted by 'Schwarz',index.php?page=Thread&postID=116076#post 116076

I was under the impression that all of those accents were not allowed in names. I mean you can make them but if someone complains you might have to rename you toon.

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That's my understanding as well. You'll likely be faced with a renaming dialogue next time you login if someone reports you.

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Originally Posted by 'Schwarz',index.php?page=Thread&postID=116076#post 116076

I was under the impression that all of those accents were not allowed in names. I mean you can make them but if someone complains you might have to rename you toon.

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Wow lifted that when they realized they could not hold 10 million plus names with only the american alphabet. I was wondering this as well.

Honestly its kinda stupid imo cause most people don't know about acsii and replying is a bitch.

I read that they made it legal in my search on how to do it. :)

26 factorial = 4.03291461 × 10^26

pretty sure the english alphabet could handle it

26*25*24*23*22*21 = 7 million something

Something must be wrong with me I feel like fighting

Names are only unique on a per server basis so you don't have to worry about ten million at all.

If your on a mac its option and the letter/letter or something like that. For example my female night elf druids name is Alizée, the é is done with option-e (to enable the hyphen) and e for the letter. the ´ is option e, ˆ is i, ¨ is u, ˜ is n.

Of course this will only apply to a small fraction of people :(

I've had accents in my 4 toons' names since they were created and no reporting. 70 for a while and everything so I don't think blizz cares.

In answer to your question it's just alt+numpad numbers

e.g. alt+0234 makes: ê

as you increase the 0234 part (ie 235 ) you move further down the alphabet in the accented characters.