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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.

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.

Mac

Mac: Option key

Press the Option combination, release it, then type the letter. Capitals: hold Shift while typing the letter.

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.

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
 capital A with circumflex Alt+0194 Option+i, then Shift+A Hold Shift+A Compose ^ A Â
à 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 grave accent

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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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a with macron (long a)

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a with breve

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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 tilde

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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

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.

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