Matching Pairs French AccentsOnline version French accent names, symbols and functions by Mlle. Molnar 1 L'accent circonflexe (symbol) 2 L'accent cédille (symbol) 3 L'accent grave (function) 4 L’accent aigu (symbol) 5 L'accent cédille (function) 6 L'accent tréma (function) 7 L'accent circonflexe (function) 8 L'accent tréma (symbol) 9 L'accent grave (symbol) 10 L'accent aigu (function) ç Let’s you know that there used to be an ‘S’ in the word ë ï ü à è ù Differentiates between 2 words or Makes the E sound like ‘eh’ â ê î ô û Separates the word into 2 syllables é Makes a 'S' sound (soft s) Makes the ‘ayy’ sound