A With Accent: Copy and Paste á à â ä
The letter A carries more accent marks than almost any other letter. Spanish uses á, French uses à and â, German and Swedish use ä, Portuguese uses ã, and Danish, Norwegian and Swedish use å as a separate letter of the alphabet.
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Lowercase a with accent
Capital A with accent
How to type A with an accent
These are the keyboard shortcuts for the A accents that have one. Alt codes need the number pad with Num Lock on. Mac shortcuts are for the standard US and UK layouts. Word shortcuts work in Microsoft Word for Windows.
| Letter | Name | Windows Alt code | Mac | Microsoft Word |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a with acute | Alt + 0225 or Alt + 160 | Option + E, then a | Ctrl + ', then a | |
| a with grave | Alt + 0224 or Alt + 133 | Option + `, then a | Ctrl + `, then a | |
| a with circumflex | Alt + 0226 or Alt + 131 | Option + I, then a | Ctrl + Shift + ^, then a | |
| a with diaeresis | Alt + 0228 or Alt + 132 | Option + U, then a | Ctrl + Shift + :, then a | |
| a with tilde | Alt + 0227 | Option + N, then a | Ctrl + Shift + ~, then a | |
| a with ring above | Alt + 0229 or Alt + 134 | Option + A | Ctrl + Shift + @, then a | |
| ae ligature (ash) | Alt + 0230 or Alt + 145 | Option + ' | Ctrl + Shift + &, then a | |
| A with acute | Alt + 0193 | Option + E, then Shift + A | Ctrl + ', then Shift + A | |
| A with grave | Alt + 0192 | Option + `, then Shift + A | Ctrl + `, then Shift + A | |
| A with circumflex | Alt + 0194 | Option + I, then Shift + A | Ctrl + Shift + ^, then Shift + A | |
| A with diaeresis | Alt + 0196 or Alt + 142 | Option + U, then Shift + A | Ctrl + Shift + :, then Shift + A | |
| A with tilde | Alt + 0195 | Option + N, then Shift + A | Ctrl + Shift + ~, then Shift + A | |
| A with ring above | Alt + 0197 or Alt + 143 | Option + Shift + A | Ctrl + Shift + @, then Shift + A | |
| AE ligature (ash) | Alt + 0198 or Alt + 146 | Option + Shift + ' | Ctrl + Shift + &, then Shift + A |
For every other method, see accents on Windows, accents on a Mac and the full Alt code list.
Unicode and HTML codes for A with accent
Use these codes in web pages, code and Word. In Word, type the hex code and press Alt + X to turn it into the letter.
| Letter | Name | Unicode | HTML | Word Alt + X |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| á | a with acute | U+00E1 | á or á | 00E1 |
| à | a with grave | U+00E0 | à or à | 00E0 |
| â | a with circumflex | U+00E2 | â or â | 00E2 |
| ä | a with diaeresis | U+00E4 | ä or ä | 00E4 |
| ã | a with tilde | U+00E3 | ã or ã | 00E3 |
| å | a with ring above | U+00E5 | å or å | 00E5 |
| ǎ | a with caron | U+01CE | ǎ | 01CE |
| ā | a with macron | U+0101 | ā | 0101 |
| ă | a with breve | U+0103 | ă | 0103 |
| ą | a with ogonek | U+0105 | ą | 0105 |
| ȧ | a with dot above | U+0227 | ȧ | 0227 |
| ạ | a with dot below | U+1EA1 | ạ | 1EA1 |
| ḁ | a with ring below | U+1E01 | ḁ | 1E01 |
| ả | a with hook above | U+1EA3 | ả | 1EA3 |
| ȁ | a with double grave | U+0201 | ȁ | 0201 |
| ȃ | a with inverted breve | U+0203 | ȃ | 0203 |
| ẚ | a with right half ring | U+1E9A | ẚ | 1E9A |
| ắ | a with breve and acute | U+1EAF | ắ | 1EAF |
| ằ | a with breve and grave | U+1EB1 | ằ | 1EB1 |
| ẵ | a with breve and tilde | U+1EB5 | ẵ | 1EB5 |
| æ | ae ligature (ash) | U+00E6 | æ or æ | 00E6 |
| ặ | a with breve and dot below | U+1EB7 | ặ | 1EB7 |
| ǟ | a with diaeresis and macron | U+01DF | ǟ | 01DF |
| ǡ | a with dot above and macron | U+01E1 | ǡ | 01E1 |
| ǻ | a with ring above and acute | U+01FB | ǻ | 01FB |
| ấ | a with circumflex and acute | U+1EA5 | ấ | 1EA5 |
| ầ | a with circumflex and grave | U+1EA7 | ầ | 1EA7 |
| ẫ | a with circumflex and tilde | U+1EAB | ẫ | 1EAB |
| ẳ | a with breve and hook above | U+1EB3 | ẳ | 1EB3 |
| ậ | a with circumflex and dot below | U+1EAD | ậ | 1EAD |
| ẩ | a with circumflex and hook above | U+1EA9 | ẩ | 1EA9 |
| Á | A with acute | U+00C1 | Á or Á | 00C1 |
| À | A with grave | U+00C0 | À or À | 00C0 |
|  | A with circumflex | U+00C2 |  or  | 00C2 |
| Ä | A with diaeresis | U+00C4 | Ä or Ä | 00C4 |
| à | A with tilde | U+00C3 | à or à | 00C3 |
| Å | A with ring above | U+00C5 | Å or Å | 00C5 |
| Ǎ | A with caron | U+01CD | Ǎ | 01CD |
| Ā | A with macron | U+0100 | Ā | 0100 |
| Ⱥ | A with stroke | U+023A | Ⱥ | 023A |
| Ă | A with breve | U+0102 | Ă | 0102 |
| Ą | A with ogonek | U+0104 | Ą | 0104 |
| Ȧ | A with dot above | U+0226 | Ȧ | 0226 |
| Ạ | A with dot below | U+1EA0 | Ạ | 1EA0 |
| Ḁ | A with ring below | U+1E00 | Ḁ | 1E00 |
| Ả | A with hook above | U+1EA2 | Ả | 1EA2 |
| Ȁ | A with double grave | U+0200 | Ȁ | 0200 |
| Ȃ | A with inverted breve | U+0202 | Ȃ | 0202 |
| Ắ | A with breve and acute | U+1EAE | Ắ | 1EAE |
| Ằ | A with breve and grave | U+1EB0 | Ằ | 1EB0 |
| Ẵ | A with breve and tilde | U+1EB4 | Ẵ | 1EB4 |
| Æ | AE ligature (ash) | U+00C6 | Æ or Æ | 00C6 |
| Ặ | A with breve and dot below | U+1EB6 | Ặ | 1EB6 |
| Ǟ | A with diaeresis and macron | U+01DE | Ǟ | 01DE |
| Ǡ | A with dot above and macron | U+01E0 | Ǡ | 01E0 |
| Ǻ | A with ring above and acute | U+01FA | Ǻ | 01FA |
| Ấ | A with circumflex and acute | U+1EA4 | Ấ | 1EA4 |
| Ầ | A with circumflex and grave | U+1EA6 | Ầ | 1EA6 |
| Ẫ | A with circumflex and tilde | U+1EAA | Ẫ | 1EAA |
| Ẳ | A with breve and hook above | U+1EB2 | Ẳ | 1EB2 |
| Ậ | A with circumflex and dot below | U+1EAC | Ậ | 1EAC |
| Ẩ | A with circumflex and hook above | U+1EA8 | Ẩ | 1EA8 |
Frequently asked questions
How do I type á on a keyboard?
On Windows, hold Alt and type 0225 or 160 on the number pad. On a Mac, press Option + E, then a. In Microsoft Word, press Ctrl + ', then a.
How many accented versions of A are there?
Unicode includes 31 lowercase and 31 capital forms of A with a diacritic mark. All of them are on this page, ready to copy.
What is the Unicode for á?
á (a with acute) is U+00E1. In HTML you can write á or á. In Word, type 00E1 and press Alt + X.
Guides for this letter
- Spanish Letters With Accent Marks (Copy and Paste)
All Spanish letters with accent marks in one list: á é í ó ú ü ñ, capitals and ¿ ¡. Click to copy, with Alt codes, Mac keys, names and example words.
- French Letters With Accent Marks (Copy and Paste)
Every French letter with an accent mark: é à è ù â ê î ô û ë ï ü ÿ ç plus æ and œ. Click to copy, with French names, Alt codes, Mac keys and examples.
- Portuguese Accent Letters: Copy and Paste á â ã à ç é ê õ
Copy and paste Portuguese letters with accent marks á â ã à ç é ê í ó ô õ ú, learn what each mark does in Brazil and Portugal, and get typing shortcuts.