Ö
| O with Diaeresis | |
|---|---|
| Ö ö | |
| Usage | |
| Writing system | Latin script |
| Type | alphabetic |
| Language of origin | German |
| Sound values | |
| In Unicode | U+00D6, U+00F6 |
| History | |
| Development | |
| Transliterations | u |
| Other | |
| Writing direction | Left 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].