Symbols and Signs

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German Umlauts and special letters

You should be able to write them on any Computer ! Just press the Alt key and at the same time enter 0 and the numbers according to the table below.

But remember: You have to use the numerical keyboard on the right !

Letter	Write	Letter	Write	Letter	Write	Letter	Write
Ä	196	ä	228	Ö	214	ö	246
Ü	220	ü	252	ß	223
Á	193	á	225	É	201	é	233

German Genealogy: Ancestry-related signs and symbols

Symbol	Meaning
*	born
(*)	illegitimate birth
+*	stillborn
~	baptized
Y	confirmed
o	engaged
oo	married
I oo	1st marriage
II oo	2nd marriage
✝	died
o/o	divorced
o-o	illegit. or common-law union
X	killed in war
✝ X	died of war wounds
[]	buried
++	lineage extinct
!!	Reverend, Pastor

• Symbols used by the genealogical program GENprofi in German

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