How to Type Enye Letter (Ññ) in Laptop Keyboard, Phone, etc.

Ñ (lower case ñ) is one of the letters on the modern Latin alphabet which has a tilde (also called virgulilla) on top, thus resulting in it being pronounced as ‘en-ye‘. This has become an integral part of the Spanish alphabet starting in the 18th century and has since been adopted by other countries especially those who have been conquered or influenced by Spain. (How to Type Enye)

One example of those countries is, of course, the Philippines! Even if we no longer speak and use Spanish, most of our words have been derived from it, and as such, the ñ letter is still used for Filipino/Tagalog and Bisayan languages — apart from common words, you will find “ñ” in location’s names (e.g. Dasmariñas, Parañaque) as well as in some people’s names (e.g. Niño, Peña).

Unfortunately, given that the letter is not widely used, it can be challenging to write it out on your keyboard especially if you’re filing up important forms because Ñ/ñ is not part of the standard QWERTY layout (that’s often in the USA or UK format).

Rest assured, there are a number of ways to easily type Ñ/ñ no matter the device you’re using and I’ll show you how to type enye in this post!

How to Type Enye by Device

One of the easiest ways on how to type enye is to simply copy (ctrl + c) and paste (ctrl + v) this: Ñ/ñ to your document! You can even bookmark this webpage and visit it whenever you need to use the letter enye.

But if you want to learn how to type enye the right way, follow through the instructions below as per the device or software that you’re using…

» How to Type Enye on Windows Computer or Laptop

Through Numeric Keypad

If you are using a Windows computer that has a numpad (number pad) or numeric keypad (located on the right side of your keyboard), you can type enye by pressing the numbers on that keypad (not the numbers on the top of your keyboard).

1. Press the “Num Lock” key to enable the numeric keypad (you’ll know that this is enabled when the Num Lock light is on)
   • If you don’t have a Num Lock key, press Fn and F11 keys on your keyboard at the same time to activate the numeric keypad.
2. And then…
   ñ: Hold down the ALT key and press 164 (alternative: ALT + 0241)
   Ñ: Hold down the ALT key and press 165 (alternative: ALT + 0209)
   • If you don’t have a Num Lock key, you’ll need to press Fn too while pressing ALT and the shortcut numbers

In Windows, there is also a virtual numeric keypad or…