Ü facts for kids
The letter Ü or ü is a special letter that you won't find in the English language. It's often used to show a specific vowel sound. This letter first appeared as a letter U with a small E written above it.
You'll see Ü used a lot in Turkic languages, like Turkish. It's also very important in the German language.
The Letter Ü in German
In German, Ü or ü is one of four extra letters. If you don't have the Ü key on your keyboard, you can write it as Ue or ue instead.
When you see German words in English newspapers, sometimes Ü is incorrectly written as U or u. However, this is not the right way to write it in German.
For internet addresses, Ü is always written as "ue". This is because the internet's system can only understand the regular letters of the English alphabet.
Ü in Switzerland
German is one of the official languages spoken in Switzerland. People who speak German there usually use the special letter Ü, just like in Germany and Austria.
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