Precomposed É vs Decomposed E + Combining Acute Accent
Compare the precomposed character é (NFC form) with the decomposed sequence e + combining acute accent (NFD form) -- visually identical but different byte representations, a core Unicode normalization concept.
Latin Small Letter E with Acute
U+00E9
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Latin Small Letter E
U+0065
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Combining Acute Accent
U+0301
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Detailed Comparison
| Property | Latin Small Letter E with Acute | Latin Small Letter E | Combining Acute Accent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Character | é | e | ́ |
| Code Point | U+00E9 | U+0065 | U+0301 |
| Decimal | 233 | 101 | 769 |
| Unicode Name | LATIN SMALL LETTER E WITH ACUTE | LATIN SMALL LETTER E | COMBINING ACUTE ACCENT |
| Category | Lowercase Letter | Lowercase Letter | Nonspacing Mark |
| Block | |||
| HTML | é | e | ́ |
| Details | View → | View → | View → |