For convenience, here is a list of special characters commonly seen in Inheritance character and place names. Use any of the methods below that you prefer.
| Character | Keystroke | {{subst:}} | Description |
| á | (Alt+0225) | {{a/}} | Small 'a' with acute accent |
| â | (Alt+0226) | {{a^}} | Small 'a' with circumflex accent |
| ä | (Alt+132) | {{a..}}{{a:}} | Small 'a' with umlaut |
| é | (Alt+0233) | {{e/}} | Small 'e' with acute accent |
| ë | (Alt+0235) | {{e..}}{{e:}} | Small 'e' with umlaut |
| ê | (Alt+0234) | {{e^}} | Small 'e' with circumflex accent |
| í | (Alt+0237) | {{i/}} | Small 'i' with acute accent |
| ö | (Alt+0246) | {{o..}}{{o:}} | Small 'o' with umlaut |
| û | (Alt+0251) | {{u^}} | Small 'u' with circumflex accent |
| ü | (Alt+0252) | {{u..}}{{u:}} | Small 'u' with umlaut |