aAa with accent
The letter a has 65 accented and special forms: à á â ã ä å ā ă ą ǎ ǟ ǡ ǣ ǻ ǽ ȁ ȃ ȧ ḁ ẚ ạ ả ấ ầ ẩ ẫ ậ ắ ằ ẳ ẵ ặ ⱥ. They are used in Vietnamese, Portuguese, Welsh, French, Swedish, and Romanian. Tap any tile to copy it, or open a character for the exact shortcut on your device.
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How to type a with an accent
Shortcuts verified against Microsoft, Apple and X.Org documentation.
Windows
Windows: Alt codes
Hold Alt, type the code on the numeric keypad with Num Lock on, then release Alt. Codes with a leading zero use code page 1252 and work in every Windows program. Laptops without a keypad: use the Word method below or copy the character.
- àAlt+0224/ Alt+133
- áAlt+0225/ Alt+160
- âAlt+0226/ Alt+131
- ãAlt+0227
- äAlt+0228/ Alt+132
- åAlt+0229/ Alt+134
- ÀAlt+0192
- ÁAlt+0193
- ÂAlt+0194
- ÃAlt+0195
- ÄAlt+0196/ Alt+142
- ÅAlt+0197/ Alt+143
No Alt code exists for ā ă ą ǎ ǟ ǡ ǣ ǻ ǽ ȁ ȃ ȧ ḁ ẚ ạ ả ấ ầ ẩ ẫ ậ ắ ằ ẳ ẵ ặ ⱥ: use Alt+X, the US-International layout, or copy them from this page.
Windows: Alt+X in Word and Outlook
Type the hex code and press Alt+X. This works for every form of a, including the ones that have no Alt code.
- à00E0 Alt+X
- á00E1 Alt+X
- â00E2 Alt+X
- ã00E3 Alt+X
- ä00E4 Alt+X
- å00E5 Alt+X
- À00C0 Alt+X
- Á00C1 Alt+X
- Â00C2 Alt+X
- Ã00C3 Alt+X
- Ä00C4 Alt+X
- Å00C5 Alt+X
- ā0101 Alt+X
- ă0103 Alt+X
- ą0105 Alt+X
- Ā0100 Alt+X
- Ă0102 Alt+X
- Ą0104 Alt+X
- ǎ01CE Alt+X
- ǟ01DF Alt+X
- ǡ01E1 Alt+X
- ǣ01E3 Alt+X
- ǻ01FB Alt+X
- ǽ01FD Alt+X
- ȁ0201 Alt+X
- ȃ0203 Alt+X
- ȧ0227 Alt+X
- ḁ1E01 Alt+X
- ẚ1E9A Alt+X
- ạ1EA1 Alt+X
- ả1EA3 Alt+X
- ấ1EA5 Alt+X
- ầ1EA7 Alt+X
- ẩ1EA9 Alt+X
- ẫ1EAB Alt+X
- ậ1EAD Alt+X
- ắ1EAF Alt+X
- ằ1EB1 Alt+X
- ẳ1EB3 Alt+X
- ẵ1EB5 Alt+X
- ặ1EB7 Alt+X
- ⱥ2C65 Alt+X
- Ǎ01CD Alt+X
- Ǟ01DE Alt+X
- Ǡ01E0 Alt+X
- Ǣ01E2 Alt+X
- Ǻ01FA Alt+X
- Ǽ01FC Alt+X
- Ȁ0200 Alt+X
- Ȃ0202 Alt+X
- Ȧ0226 Alt+X
- Ⱥ023A Alt+X
- Ḁ1E00 Alt+X
- Ạ1EA0 Alt+X
- Ả1EA2 Alt+X
- Ấ1EA4 Alt+X
- Ầ1EA6 Alt+X
- Ẩ1EA8 Alt+X
- Ẫ1EAA Alt+X
- Ậ1EAC Alt+X
- Ắ1EAE Alt+X
- Ằ1EB0 Alt+X
- Ẳ1EB2 Alt+X
- Ẵ1EB4 Alt+X
- Ặ1EB6 Alt+X
Mac
Mac: Option key
Press the Option combination, release it, then type the letter. Capitals: hold Shift while typing the letter.
- àOption+`, then a
- áOption+e, then a
- âOption+i, then a
- ãOption+n, then a
- äOption+u, then a
- åOption+a
- āOption+a, then aABC Extended
- ăOption+b, then aABC Extended
- ąOption+m, then aABC Extended
- ạOption+x, then aABC Extended
- ảOption+z, then aABC Extended
Mac: press and hold
Hold the a key until the accent menu appears, then click the form or press its number. The English keyboard menu shows à á â ã ä å ā.
iPhone and Android
Touch and hold the a key, slide to the form you need and release. The English keyboard shows à á â ã ä å ā ă ą; add the language keyboard in Settings for the others.
Linux and Chromebook
With the Compose key enabled, press the sequence shown in the table. Ctrl+Shift+U followed by the hex code, then Space, works in GTK apps and on Chromebooks.
- àCompose ` a
- áCompose ' a
- âCompose ^ a
- ãCompose ~ a
- äCompose " a
- åCompose o a
- āCompose - a
- ăCompose b a
- ąCompose ; a
- ǎCompose c a
- ǟCompose _ ä
- ǡCompose _ ȧ
- ǣCompose _ æ
- ǻCompose ' å
- ǽCompose ' æ
- ȧCompose . a
- ạCompose ! a
- ảCompose ? a
- ấCompose ' ^ a
- ầCompose ` ^ a
- ẩCompose ? ^ a
- ẫCompose ~ ^ a
- ậCompose ^ ! a
- ắCompose ' b a
- ằCompose ` b a
- ẳCompose ? b a
- ẵCompose ~ b a
- ặCompose b ! a
Quick shortcuts
| Character | Name | Windows | Mac | Phone | Linux | HTML |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| à | a with grave accent | Alt+0224 | Option+`, then a | Hold a | Compose ` a | à |
| á | a with acute accent | Alt+0225 | Option+e, then a | Hold a | Compose ' a | á |
| â | a with circumflex | Alt+0226 | Option+i, then a | Hold a | Compose ^ a | â |
| ã | a with tilde | Alt+0227 | Option+n, then a | Hold a | Compose ~ a | ã |
| ä | a with umlaut | Alt+0228 | Option+u, then a | Hold a | Compose " a | ä |
| å | a with ring above | Alt+0229 | Option+a | Hold a | Compose o a | å |
| À | capital A with grave accent | Alt+0192 | Option+`, then Shift+A | Hold Shift+A | Compose ` A | À |
| Á | capital A with acute accent | Alt+0193 | Option+e, then Shift+A | Hold Shift+A | Compose ' A | Á |
| Â | capital A with circumflex | Alt+0194 | Option+i, then Shift+A | Hold Shift+A | Compose ^ A | Â |
| Ã | capital A with tilde | Alt+0195 | Option+n, then Shift+A | Hold Shift+A | Compose ~ A | Ã |
| Ä | capital A with umlaut | Alt+0196 | Option+u, then Shift+A | Hold Shift+A | Compose " A | Ä |
| Å | capital A with ring above | Alt+0197 | Shift+Option+A | Hold Shift+A | Compose o A | Å |
| ā | a with macron (long a) | 0101 Alt+X | - | Hold a | Compose - a | ā |
| ă | a with breve | 0103 Alt+X | - | Hold a | Compose b a | ă |
| ą | a with ogonek (Polish nasal a) | 0105 Alt+X | - | Hold a | Compose ; a | ą |
| Ā | capital A with macron | 0100 Alt+X | - | - | Compose - A | Ā |
| Ă | capital A with breve | 0102 Alt+X | - | - | Compose b A | Ă |
| Ą | capital A with ogonek | 0104 Alt+X | - | - | Compose ; A | Ą |
| ǎ | a with caron | 01CE Alt+X | - | - | Compose c a | ǎ |
| ǟ | a with diaeresis and macron | 01DF Alt+X | - | - | Compose _ ä | ǟ |
| ǡ | a with dot above and macron | 01E1 Alt+X | - | - | Compose _ ȧ | ǡ |
| ǣ | ae with macron | 01E3 Alt+X | - | - | Compose _ æ | ǣ |
| ǻ | a with ring above and acute | 01FB Alt+X | - | - | Compose ' å | ǻ |
| ǽ | ae with acute | 01FD Alt+X | - | - | Compose ' æ | ǽ |
| ȁ | a with double grave | 0201 Alt+X | - | - | - | ȁ |
| ȃ | a with inverted breve | 0203 Alt+X | - | - | - | ȃ |
| ȧ | a with dot above | 0227 Alt+X | - | - | Compose . a | ȧ |
| ḁ | a with ring below | 1E01 Alt+X | - | - | - | ḁ |
| ẚ | a with right half ring | 1E9A Alt+X | - | - | - | ẚ |
| ạ | a with dot below | 1EA1 Alt+X | - | - | Compose ! a | ạ |
| ả | a with hook above | 1EA3 Alt+X | - | - | Compose ? a | ả |
| ấ | a with circumflex and acute accent | 1EA5 Alt+X | - | - | Compose ' ^ a | ấ |
| ầ | a with circumflex and grave accent | 1EA7 Alt+X | - | - | Compose ` ^ a | ầ |
| ẩ | a with circumflex and hook above | 1EA9 Alt+X | - | - | Compose ? ^ a | ẩ |
| ẫ | a with circumflex and tilde | 1EAB Alt+X | - | - | Compose ~ ^ a | ẫ |
| ậ | a with circumflex and dot below | 1EAD Alt+X | - | - | Compose ^ ! a | ậ |
| ắ | a with breve and acute accent | 1EAF Alt+X | - | - | Compose ' b a | ắ |
| ằ | a with breve and grave accent | 1EB1 Alt+X | - | - | Compose ` b a | ằ |
| ẳ | a with breve and hook above | 1EB3 Alt+X | - | - | Compose ? b a | ẳ |
| ẵ | a with breve and tilde | 1EB5 Alt+X | - | - | Compose ~ b a | ẵ |
| ặ | a with breve and dot below | 1EB7 Alt+X | - | - | Compose b ! a | ặ |
| ⱥ | a with stroke | 2C65 Alt+X | - | - | - | ⱥ |
| Ǎ | capital A with caron | 01CD Alt+X | - | - | Compose c A | Ǎ |
| Ǟ | capital A with diaeresis and macron | 01DE Alt+X | - | - | Compose _ Ä | Ǟ |
| Ǡ | capital A with dot above and macron | 01E0 Alt+X | - | - | Compose _ Ȧ | Ǡ |
| Ǣ | capital AE with macron | 01E2 Alt+X | - | - | Compose _ Æ | Ǣ |
| Ǻ | capital A with ring above and acute | 01FA Alt+X | - | - | Compose ' Å | Ǻ |
| Ǽ | capital AE with acute | 01FC Alt+X | - | - | Compose ' Æ | Ǽ |
| Ȁ | capital A with double grave | 0200 Alt+X | - | - | - | Ȁ |
| Ȃ | capital A with inverted breve | 0202 Alt+X | - | - | - | Ȃ |
| Ȧ | capital A with dot above | 0226 Alt+X | - | - | Compose . A | Ȧ |
| Ⱥ | capital A with stroke | 023A Alt+X | - | - | - | Ⱥ |
| Ḁ | capital A with ring below | 1E00 Alt+X | - | - | - | Ḁ |
| Ạ | capital A with dot below | 1EA0 Alt+X | - | - | Compose ! A | Ạ |
| Ả | capital A with hook above | 1EA2 Alt+X | - | - | Compose ? A | Ả |
| Ấ | capital A with circumflex and acute accent | 1EA4 Alt+X | - | - | Compose ' ^ A | Ấ |
| Ầ | capital A with circumflex and grave accent | 1EA6 Alt+X | - | - | Compose ` ^ A | Ầ |
| Ẩ | capital A with circumflex and hook above | 1EA8 Alt+X | - | - | Compose ? ^ A | Ẩ |
| Ẫ | capital A with circumflex and tilde | 1EAA Alt+X | - | - | Compose ~ ^ A | Ẫ |
| Ậ | capital A with circumflex and dot below | 1EAC Alt+X | - | - | Compose ^ ! A | Ậ |
| Ắ | capital A with breve and acute accent | 1EAE Alt+X | - | - | Compose ' b A | Ắ |
| Ằ | capital A with breve and grave accent | 1EB0 Alt+X | - | - | Compose ` b A | Ằ |
| Ẳ | capital A with breve and hook above | 1EB2 Alt+X | - | - | Compose ? b A | Ẳ |
| Ẵ | capital A with breve and tilde | 1EB4 Alt+X | - | - | Compose ~ b A | Ẵ |
| Ặ | capital A with breve and dot below | 1EB6 Alt+X | - | - | Compose b ! A | Ặ |
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a with acute accent
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a with circumflex
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a with tilde
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a with umlaut
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a with ring above
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capital A with grave accent
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capital A with acute accent
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capital A with circumflex
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capital A with tilde
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capital A with umlaut
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capital A with ring above
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- HTML named entity
a with macron (long a)
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a with breve
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- HTML named entity
a with ogonek (Polish nasal a)
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capital A with macron
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capital A with breve
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capital A with ogonek
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a with caron
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a with diaeresis and macron
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a with dot above and macron
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ae with macron
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a with ring above and acute
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ae with acute
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a with double grave
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a with inverted breve
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a with dot above
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a with ring below
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a with right half ring
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a with dot below
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a with hook above
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a with circumflex and acute accent
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a with circumflex and grave accent
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a with circumflex and hook above
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a with circumflex and tilde
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a with circumflex and dot below
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a with breve and acute accent
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a with breve and grave accent
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a with breve and hook above
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a with breve and tilde
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a with breve and dot below
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a with stroke
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capital A with caron
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capital A with diaeresis and macron
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capital A with dot above and macron
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capital AE with macron
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capital A with ring above and acute
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capital AE with acute
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capital A with double grave
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capital A with inverted breve
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capital A with dot above
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capital A with stroke
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capital A with ring below
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capital A with dot below
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capital A with hook above
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capital A with circumflex and acute accent
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capital A with circumflex and grave accent
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capital A with circumflex and hook above
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capital A with circumflex and tilde
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capital A with circumflex and dot below
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capital A with breve and acute accent
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capital A with breve and grave accent
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Languages that use accented a
- Vietnamese à á â ã ă ạ ả ấ ầ ẩ ẫ ậ ắ ằ ẳ ẵ ặ
- Portuguese à á â ã
- Welsh à á â ä
- French à â
- Swedish ä å
- Romanian â ă
- Finnish ä å
- Croatian ȁ ȃ
- Slovak á ä
- Serbian ȁ ȃ
- Spanish á
- Afrikaans á ä
- German ä
- Italian à
- Danish å
- Hungarian á
àFrench
áSpanish
âFrench
ãPortuguese
äGerman
åSwedish
Questions about a with accent
What are the accented forms of a?
Lowercase à á â ã ä å ā ă ą ǎ ǟ ǡ ǣ ǻ ǽ ȁ ȃ ȧ ḁ ẚ ạ ả ấ ầ ẩ ẫ ậ ắ ằ ẳ ẵ ặ ⱥ and uppercase À Á Â Ã Ä Å Ā Ă Ą Ǎ Ǟ Ǡ Ǣ Ǻ Ǽ Ȁ Ȃ Ȧ Ⱥ Ḁ Ạ Ả Ấ Ầ Ẩ Ẫ Ậ Ắ Ằ Ẳ Ẵ Ặ. Each one has its own page with the shortcut for Windows, Mac, iPhone, Android and Linux.
Which accented a is the most common?
à (a with grave accent) is the most searched form. It is used in French, Italian, Portuguese, and Catalan.
How do I type à on Windows?
Hold Alt and type 0224 on the numeric keypad, then release Alt. In Word you can also type 00E0 and press Alt+X.
How do I type á on Windows?
Hold Alt and type 0225 on the numeric keypad, then release Alt. In Word you can also type 00E1 and press Alt+X.
How do I type â on Windows?
Hold Alt and type 0226 on the numeric keypad, then release Alt. In Word you can also type 00E2 and press Alt+X.
Can I get a with an accent without a keyboard shortcut?
Yes. Tap any tile on this page to copy the character, then paste it where you need it. On a phone this is usually faster than the keyboard method.
Do the accents change the meaning of a?
Yes. Each mark changes the sound or the word: à (à), está (á), château (â). Keep the accent on capital letters too.