Ö

O with Diaeresis
Ö ö
Usage
Writing systemLatin script
Typealphabetic
Language of originGerman
Sound values
In UnicodeU+00D6, U+00F6
History
Development
OE oe
Transliterationsu
Other
Writing directionLeft to right

Ö, or ö, is a character that represents either a letter from several extended Latin alphabets, or the letter "o" modified with an umlaut or diaeresis. Ö, or ö, is a variant of the letter O. In many languages, the letter "ö", or the "o" modified with an umlaut, is used to denote the close- or open-mid front rounded vowels [ø] or [œ] . In languages without such vowels, the character is known as an "o with diaeresis" and denotes a syllable break, wherein its pronunciation remains an unmodified [o].