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A With Accent Marks: Every Accented A

Updated 19 Aug 2026 · by SKK · 4 platforms covered
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The letter A takes more accents than any other vowel: acute á, grave à, circumflex â, diaeresis ä, tilde ã, ring å, macron ā, breve ă, caron ǎ, ogonek ą and more. They run through French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, the Nordic languages, Polish, Czech and Vietnamese. Tap any character below to copy it.

01 Step by step, per platform

A real, followable procedure for every platform, not a thin restatement of the shortcut.

On Windows

  1. The common Latin-1 forms have direct Alt codes: á = Alt 0225, â = Alt 0226, ä = Alt 0228, à = Alt 0224. Hold Alt, type the number on the numeric keypad, then release.
  2. For any other form, press Win + . to open the emoji & symbol panel, switch to the Symbols tab and search the accent name.
  3. Or type the code from the table below into Microsoft Word and press Alt + X, for example 0102 then Alt+X gives Ă.

On Mac

  1. Press Option+E, then A to get á.
  2. Press Option+`, then A to get à.
  3. Press Option+I, then A to get â.
  4. Press Option+U, then A to get ä.
  5. For the rest, open the Character Viewer with Control + Command + Space and search the accent name.

Microsoft Word & Google Docs

  1. In Word, type the four-character code then press Alt + X, for example 0102 then Alt+X becomes Ă.
  2. Or use Insert → Symbol → More Symbols and pick the letter from the Latin subset.
  3. In Google Docs, use Insert → Special characters and search latin a, or draw the accent in the sketch box.

On phones (iOS & Android)

  1. On the on-screen keyboard, press and hold the A key. A popup of accented options appears, such as á â ä à å, slide to the one you want and release.
  2. For a form that is not on the popup, copy it from the keys above and paste it where you need it.

02 Characters in this set

Latin Capital Letter A With Acute Latin Capital Letter A With Breve Latin Capital Letter A With Caron Latin Capital Letter A With Circumflex Latin Capital Letter A With Diaeresis Latin Capital Letter A With Diaeresis And Macron Latin Capital Letter A With Dot Above Latin Capital Letter A With Dot Above And Macron Latin Capital Letter A With Double Grave Latin Capital Letter A With Grave Latin Capital Letter A With Inverted Breve Latin Capital Letter A With Macron Latin Capital Letter A With Ogonek Latin Capital Letter A With Ring Above Latin Capital Letter A With Ring Above And Acute Latin Capital Letter A With Tilde Latin Small Letter A With Acute Latin Small Letter A With Breve Latin Small Letter A With Caron Latin Small Letter A With Circumflex Latin Small Letter A With Diaeresis Latin Small Letter A With Diaeresis And Macron Latin Small Letter A With Dot Above Latin Small Letter A With Dot Above And Macron Latin Small Letter A With Double Grave Latin Small Letter A With Grave Latin Small Letter A With Inverted Breve Latin Small Letter A With Macron Latin Small Letter A With Ogonek Latin Small Letter A With Ring Above Latin Small Letter A With Ring Above And Acute Latin Small Letter A With Tilde Latin Capital Letter A With Stroke

03 Codes for every accented form

Unicode point, HTML entity and the Windows shortcut for each form. Codes shown as Alt 0nnn are typed on the numeric keypad; codes shown as hhhh Alt+X are typed in Microsoft Word, then converted with Alt+X.

CharacterAccentUnicodeHTMLWindows
Á Acute · capital U+00C1 Á Alt 0193
Ă Breve · capital U+0102 Ă 0102 Alt+X
Ǎ Caron · capital U+01CD Ǎ 01CD Alt+X
 Circumflex · capital U+00C2  Alt 0194
Ä Diaeresis · capital U+00C4 Ä Alt 0196
Ǟ Diaeresis and macron · capital U+01DE Ǟ 01DE Alt+X
Ȧ Dot above · capital U+0226 Ȧ 0226 Alt+X
Ǡ Dot above and macron · capital U+01E0 Ǡ 01E0 Alt+X
Ȁ Double grave · capital U+0200 Ȁ 0200 Alt+X
À Grave · capital U+00C0 À Alt 0192
Ȃ Inverted breve · capital U+0202 Ȃ 0202 Alt+X
Ā Macron · capital U+0100 Ā 0100 Alt+X
Ą Ogonek · capital U+0104 Ą 0104 Alt+X
Å Ring above · capital U+00C5 Å Alt 0197
Ǻ Ring above and acute · capital U+01FA Ǻ 01FA Alt+X
à Tilde · capital U+00C3 à Alt 0195
á Acute · small U+00E1 á Alt 0225
ă Breve · small U+0103 ă 0103 Alt+X
ǎ Caron · small U+01CE ǎ 01CE Alt+X
â Circumflex · small U+00E2 â Alt 0226
ä Diaeresis · small U+00E4 ä Alt 0228
ǟ Diaeresis and macron · small U+01DF ǟ 01DF Alt+X
ȧ Dot above · small U+0227 ȧ 0227 Alt+X
ǡ Dot above and macron · small U+01E1 ǡ 01E1 Alt+X
ȁ Double grave · small U+0201 ȁ 0201 Alt+X
à Grave · small U+00E0 à Alt 0224
ȃ Inverted breve · small U+0203 ȃ 0203 Alt+X
ā Macron · small U+0101 ā 0101 Alt+X
ą Ogonek · small U+0105 ą 0105 Alt+X
å Ring above · small U+00E5 å Alt 0229
ǻ Ring above and acute · small U+01FB ǻ 01FB Alt+X
ã Tilde · small U+00E3 ã Alt 0227
Ⱥ Stroke · capital U+023A Ⱥ 023A Alt+X

04 Troubleshooting & confusables

Looks like itBut it's actuallyWhen to use
ä vs å A-diaeresis vs A-ring ä is German, Swedish and Finnish; å is Danish, Norwegian and Swedish. Different letters, different sounds, never swap them.
à vs á Grave vs acute à leans left and marks a low tone or French preposition; á leans right and marks stress in Spanish, Portuguese and Hungarian.
ã vs ā Tilde vs macron ã (Portuguese) nasalises the vowel; ā (Latvian, Māori, romanised Japanese) just lengthens it.

05 FAQ

How do I type á on a keyboard?

On Windows hold Alt and type 0225 for á or 0193 for Á on the numeric keypad. On a Mac press Option+E then A. On a phone, press and hold the A key and choose á from the popup.

What is the difference between ä and å?

ä is an A with two dots (diaeresis), used in German, Swedish and Finnish. å is an A with a ring above, used in Danish, Norwegian and Swedish. They are separate letters with different sounds and are not interchangeable.

How do I type à for French?

For the grave à, press Option+` (the backtick key) then A on a Mac, or hold Alt and type 0224 on Windows. On a phone, hold the A key and pick à.

Which languages use å?

The ring-A (å) is a distinct letter in Danish, Norwegian and Swedish, where it sounds like the "o" in "more". Finnish keeps it too, mainly for Swedish names.

Is there an Alt code for every accented A?

Only the Latin-1 forms (à á â ã ä å and their capitals) have classic Windows Alt codes. Rarer forms such as ā, ă, ǎ or ą have no Alt+0 code; in Microsoft Word type the code shown in the table above and press Alt+X.

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