> most french persons have no clue how to type the “ÿ” character Of course we do. While ÿ is not common, you find it here and there. Typing it on a keyboard i

> most french persons have no clue how to type the “ÿ” character Of course we do. While ÿ is not common, you find it here and there. Typing it on a keyboard is no different from typing ë (the tréma first, then y). It is true however that some mobile keyboards do not have it as part of of the "y" family.