Write Well: Using Diacritics — Essential Special Characters in any Language

If you leave them out, you might save time, but a lot of readers will think you're an amateur. Here's how to make them on most devices

There are essential special characters in most languages besides English, and as a writer or content creator, you are obligated to include them when you write. They’re known as diacritics or diacritical marks. People often use diacritic interchangeably with accent, but accent marks are a subset of diacritics. These phonetic symbols are not optional, and…