# Help with redirect URL for german umlaut / htaccess please **URL:** \ **Category:** RapidWeaver Classic\ **Created:** [December 27, 2018, 12:40pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/help-with-redirect-url-for-german-umlaut-htaccess-please/24229 "2018-12-27T12:40:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Fuellemann](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/fuellemann/32/22871_2.png) [@Fuellemann](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Fuellemann)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2018, 12:40pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/help-with-redirect-url-for-german-umlaut-htaccess-please/24229/1 "2018-12-27T12:40:24Z")
Hi, this might be a bit off topic, but perhaps s.o. could help me. I need to redirect a URL to a new URL in the htaccess. Old URL: `https://adler-glasreinigung.de/gewerbekunden%20für%20glasreinigung%20büro%20und%20schaufenster%2048268%20greven.html` New URL: `https://adler-glasreinigung.de/glasreinigung-gewerbe/` For the `spaces` inside the URL it is sufficient to use `" "` and the redirect works fine, e. g. `Redirect 301 "/adler solar und photovoltaik reinigung.html" /solar-und-photovoltaikreinigung/index.html` **But I am at loss with these Umlauts**. Who invented them anyway? Oh, might have been my folks 🙂 The Server is Apache, apart from this I have not much information. So if anyone has a clue I am grateful. Thanks for reading! Jan ---
**Author:** ![teefers](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/teefers/32/8173_2.png) [@teefers](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/teefers)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2018, 1:09pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/help-with-redirect-url-for-german-umlaut-htaccess-please/24229/2 "2018-12-27T13:09:02Z")
Never tried this in a URL but diacriticals can be displayed In html with numerical values similar to the blanks in the example above(%20). I don’t believe you would be able to do this within the quotes `"`. You could try testing it out [https://htaccess.madewithlove.be](https://htaccess.madewithlove.be) tester. Don’t know if it would work. Some resources to help. > **[HTML Unicode UTF-8](https://www.w3schools.com/charsets/ref_utf_diacritical.asp)** > > W3Schools offers free online tutorials, references and exercises in all the major languages of the web. Covering popular subjects like HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python, SQL, Java, and many, many more. > ---
**Author:** ![Fuellemann](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/fuellemann/32/22871_2.png) [@Fuellemann](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Fuellemann)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2018, 1:15pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/help-with-redirect-url-for-german-umlaut-htaccess-please/24229/3 "2018-12-27T13:15:33Z")
Thanks - the quotes work fine. The numerical values do not work in the htaccess. ---
**Author:** ![teefers](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/teefers/32/8173_2.png) [@teefers](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/teefers)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2018, 1:33pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/help-with-redirect-url-for-german-umlaut-htaccess-please/24229/4 "2018-12-27T13:33:20Z")
> [@Fuellemann](#): > > ü Have you tried with the `ü` placed in the URL within the quotes? ---
**Author:** ![Fuellemann](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/fuellemann/32/22871_2.png) [@Fuellemann](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Fuellemann)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2018, 1:33pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/help-with-redirect-url-for-german-umlaut-htaccess-please/24229/5 "2018-12-27T13:33:44Z")
Yes, same result ---
**Author:** ![teefers](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/teefers/32/8173_2.png) [@teefers](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/teefers)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2018, 6:52pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/help-with-redirect-url-for-german-umlaut-htaccess-please/24229/6 "2018-12-27T18:52:28Z")
Did you get it to work? Saw you posted for help on the new RW4all forum. > **[I would need help with a url redirect which includes Umlaut in my htaccess](https://forum.rw4all.com/t/i-would-need-help-with-a-url-redirect-which-includes-umlaut-in-my-htaccess/674)** > > Hi, this might be a bit off topic, but perhaps s.o. could help me. I need to redirect a URL to a new URL in the htaccess. Old URL: ... If you have gotten it resolved by multiple posting please indicate it on “all forums” so Folks will stop looking for a solution for your problem. ---
**Author:** ![Fuellemann](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/fuellemann/32/22871_2.png) [@Fuellemann](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Fuellemann)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2018, 7:11pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/help-with-redirect-url-for-german-umlaut-htaccess-please/24229/7 "2018-12-27T19:11:37Z")
Thank you, not yet. For a quick solution I am using a direct inside the old page html now, based on: [http://insider.zone/tools/client-side-url-redirect-generator/](http://insider.zone/tools/client-side-url-redirect-generator/) But I would prefer this to be in the htacess with a 301 so that google can use it properly. Thanks again, Jan ---
**Author:** ![system](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/system/32/25301_2.png) [@system](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2019, 5:16am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/help-with-redirect-url-for-german-umlaut-htaccess-please/24229/8 "2019-01-27T05:16:59Z")
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