The New Diacriticism, with a special emphasis on the umlaut

UMLAUT
Ah, good old "beady eyes." Beloved by The New Yorker.

ACCENT GRAVE
When it's time to get serious, use this one liberally

CEDILLA
If letters had hairstyles, this would be the rat tail.

UMLAUT (II)
Can this word exist without the diacritic it signifies? Umm...

CARON
A real turn-on when used randomly in handwritten love letters.

RING
This angelic addition derives from the petroglyph for "Swedish meatball."

TILDE
Works as a mustache—for those with small faces.

UMLAUT (III)
This double dot pushes the "u" closer to its essence.

BREVE
Key for Korean transliterations, it defies reproduction on many keyboards.

ACCENT AIGU
Everyone's favorite over many centuries, its motives are still unknown.