How to type French character in LaTeX

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I would like to insert "ç". Tried including \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}, and type \c {c} , but doesn't work.

related: http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/44694/fontenc-vs-inputenc — matth, Jul 27 '12 at 11:28
you don't say how this doesn't work, so i'm guessing. if you redefined \c you would get either an error or surprising output; i'd check for that first. but of course if you have the letter on your keyboard, it's easiest to use that if you're using inputenc with an appropriate option. — barbara beeton, Jul 27 '12 at 12:28

score 29 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:35

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If you load inputenc with the utf8 encoding option (make sure that your editor is also configured to use Unicode), you can input those characters directly from your keyboard:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}

\begin{document}
Ç et ç
\end{document}

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A few comments (added by herve):

If your keyboard has not a french layout, the way to input it are (on a mac using international keyboard: alt+c , on a linux box compose followed by coma followed by c.

\c c should work without use of \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}.

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:35

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answered Jul 27 '12 at 03:08

Gonzalo Medina

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Thanks, problem solved. I have some conflicts between packages(I guess.) I further added \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} and it finally works. I don't know why though. I typed ç directly in the text. – user16739 Jul 27 '12 at 03:15
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Adding \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} to your preamble is a good thing, but sadly it will load a bitmap font by default. To fix this, you should install the cm-super package or load a vector font. – matth Jul 27 '12 at 08:57
You are right. The whole text is changed. I don't know what to do now. – user16739 Jul 27 '12 at 15:22
@user16739 It's hard to tell without seeing your actual settings. Perhaps you should open a fresh new question showing a minimal and complete version of your document illustrating the problem. Since the issue of the original question was solved, I don't see why you un-accepted the answer. You can always start follow-up questions for new issues. – Gonzalo Medina Jul 27 '12 at 15:29
It's not solved.\usepackage[french]{babel} \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}--those three package couldhelp insert ç, but they also change the other English characters. If I omit one package, error occurs. – user16739 Jul 27 '12 at 15:33
@user16739 The title of your question says "How to type French character in Latex" and that was solved. As I said, if you have new issues (and the font issue is new since it wasn't mentioned in the original question), please open a follow-up question. – Gonzalo Medina Jul 27 '12 at 15:35
@user16739 Whether you decide to open a new question, or to keep this one, please add to your question a minimal and complete version of a document illustrating your problem. Otherwise, it will be almost impossible to provide effective help. – Gonzalo Medina Jul 27 '12 at 15:42
I would keep this one. This is finally solved. Thank you. I defined some symbols and they conflict with \c. Thanks again. – user16739 Jul 27 '12 at 16:07

score 19 · Answer 2 · edited May 16 '13 at 07:33

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Simply \c{c}, no space.

I believe you are trying a space between \c and {c}.

edited May 16 '13 at 07:33

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answered May 16 '13 at 07:11

xsoulp

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This can't be the problem: space after command sequences is automatically gobbled. \c c, \c {c}, and \c{c} are treated the same (provided '\', 'c', '{', '}', and '' have the usual catcodes). – Charles Stewart May 16 '13 at 08:16

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 10 '13 at 14:09

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On Mac the following works fine:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[applemac]{inputenc}

\begin{document}
Ç ç é É üäö
\end{document}

answered Mar 10 '13 at 14:09

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How to type French character in LaTeX

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