Listed below are the keyboard shortcuts or Windows ALT codes for letter A with accents. The accents on the letter A are also called accent marks, diacritics, or diacritical marks. There is a specific ALT code for each accented capital (uppercase / majuscule) letter A and each accented small (lowercase / minuscule) letter A, as indicated in the table below. Also indicated are the corresponding HTML entity numeric character reference and HTML entity named character reference (if available). If you are new to ALT codes and need detailed instructions on how to use them, please read How to Use ALT Codes to Enter Special Characters. If you’re in a hurry, in the list below just tap or click any letter A with accent to copy and paste into your document.
Accented Letter | Accented Letter Alt Code | Accented Letter Name | Unicode Code Point | HTML Entity HEX | HTML Entity DEC | HTML Entity Named |
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á | ALT 160 or ALT 0225 | Latin small letter a with acute (síneadh fada, čárka, dĺžeň, kreska) | U+00E1 | á | á | á |
Á | ALT 0193 | Latin capital letter A with acute (síneadh fada, čárka, dĺžeň, kreska) | U+00C1 | Á | Á | Á |
à | ALT 133 or ALT 0224 | Latin small letter a with grave | U+00E0 | à | à | à |
À | ALT 0192 | Latin capital letter A with grave | U+00C0 | À | À | À |
ȧ | ALT 551 | Latin small letter a with dot above | U+0227 | ȧ | ȧ | |
Ȧ | ALT 550 | Latin capital letter A with dot above | U+0226 | Ȧ | Ȧ | |
â | ALT 131 or ALT 0226 | Latin small letter a with circumflex | U+00E2 | â | â | â |
 | ALT 0194 | Latin capital letter A with circumflex | U+00C2 |  |  |  |
ä | ALT 132 or ALT 0228 | Latin small letter a with diaeresis (umlaut, tréma) | U+00E4 | ä | ä | ä |
Ä | ALT 142 or ALT 0196 | Latin capital letter A with diaeresis (umlaut, tréma) | U+00C4 | Ä | Ä | Ä |
ǎ | ALT 462 | Latin small letter a with caron (háček, mäkčeň, strešica, kljukica, kvaka, kvačica, paukščiukas, varnelė, katus, hattu, ičášleče) | U+01CE | ǎ | ǎ | |
Ǎ | ALT 461 | Latin capital letter A with caron (háček, mäkčeň, strešica, kljukica, kvaka, kvačica, paukščiukas, varnelė, katus, hattu, ičášleče) | U+01CD | Ǎ | Ǎ | |
ă | ALT 259 | Latin small letter a with breve | U+0103 | ă | ă | ă |
Ă | ALT 258 | Latin capital letter A with breve | U+0102 | Ă | Ă | Ă |
ā | ALT 257 | Latin small letter a with macron | U+0101 | ā | ā | ā |
Ā | ALT 0256 | Latin capital letter A with macron | U+0100 | Ā | Ā | Ā |
ã | ALT 0227 | Latin small letter a with tilde (virgulilla) | U+00E3 | ã | ã | ã |
à | ALT 0195 | Latin capital letter A with tilde (virgulilla) | U+00C3 | à | à | à |
å | ALT 134 or ALT 0229 | Latin small letter a with ring above (kroužek) | U+00E5 | å | å | å |
Å | ALT 143 or ALT 0197 | Latin capital letter A with ring above (kroužek) | U+00C5 | Å | Å | Å Å |
ą | ALT 261 | Latin small letter a with ogonek (nosinė) | U+0105 | ą | ą | ą |
Ą | ALT 260 | Latin capital letter A with ogonek (nosinė) | U+0104 | Ą | Ą | Ą |
ⱥ | ALT 11365 | Latin small letter a with stroke | U+2C65 | ⱥ | ⱥ | |
Ⱥ | ALT 570 | Latin capital letter A with stroke | U+023A | Ⱥ | Ⱥ | |
ấ | ALT 7845 | Latin small letter a with circumflex and acute | U+1EA5 | ấ | ấ | |
Ấ | ALT 7844 | Latin capital letter A with circumflex and acute | U+1EA4 | Ấ | Ấ | |
ầ | ALT 7847 | Latin small letter a with circumflex and grave | U+1EA7 | ầ | ầ | |
Ầ | ALT 7846 | Latin capital letter A with circumflex and grave | U+1EA6 | Ầ | Ầ | |
ắ | ALT 7855 | Latin small letter a with breve and acute | U+1EAF | ắ | ắ | |
Ắ | ALT 7854 | Latin capital letter A with breve and acute | U+1EAE | Ắ | Ắ | |
ằ | ALT 7857 | Latin small letter a with breve and grave | U+1EB1 | ằ | ằ | |
Ằ | ALT 7856 | Latin capital letter A with breve and grave | U+1EB0 | Ằ | Ằ | |
ǡ | ALT 481 | Latin small letter a with dot above and macron | U+01E1 | ǡ | ǡ | |
Ǡ | ALT 480 | Latin capital letter A with dot above and macron | U+01E0 | Ǡ | Ǡ | |
ǻ | ALT 507 | Latin small letter a with ring above and acute | U+01FB | ǻ | ǻ | |
Ǻ | ALT 506 | Latin capital letter A with ring above and acute | U+01FA | Ǻ | Ǻ | |
ǟ | ALT 479 | Latin small letter a with diaeresis (umlaut, tréma) and macron | U+01DF | ǟ | ǟ | |
Ǟ | ALT 478 | Latin capital letter A with diaeresis (umlaut, tréma) and macron | U+01DE | Ǟ | Ǟ | |
ẫ | ALT 7851 | Latin small letter a with circumflex and tilde (virgulilla) | U+1EAB | ẫ | ẫ | |
Ẫ | ALT 7850 | Latin capital letter A with circumflex and tilde (virgulilla) | U+1EAA | Ẫ | Ẫ | |
ẵ | ALT 7861 | Latin small letter a with breve and tilde (virgulilla) | U+1EB5 | ẵ | ẵ | |
Ẵ | ALT 7860 | Latin capital letter A with breve and tilde (virgulilla) | U+1EB4 | Ẵ | Ẵ | |
ả | ALT 7843 | Latin small letter a with hook above | U+1EA3 | ả | ả | |
Ả | ALT 7842 | Latin capital letter A with hook above | U+1EA2 | Ả | Ả | |
ȁ | ALT 513 | Latin small letter a with double grave | U+0201 | ȁ | ȁ | |
Ȁ | ALT 512 | Latin capital letter A with double grave | U+0200 | Ȁ | Ȁ | |
ȃ | ALT 515 | Latin small letter a with inverted breve | U+0203 | ȃ | ȃ | |
Ȃ | ALT 514 | Latin capital letter A with inverted breve | U+0202 | Ȃ | Ȃ | |
ẩ | ALT 7849 | Latin small letter a with circumflex and hook above | U+1EA9 | ẩ | ẩ | |
Ẩ | ALT 7848 | Latin capital letter A with circumflex and hook above | U+1EA8 | Ẩ | Ẩ | |
ẳ | ALT 7859 | Latin small letter a with breve and hook above | U+1EB3 | ẳ | ẳ | |
Ẳ | ALT 7858 | Latin capital letter A with breve and hook above | U+1EB2 | Ẳ | Ẳ | |
ạ | ALT 7841 | Latin small letter a with dot below | U+1EA1 | ạ | ạ | |
Ạ | ALT 7840 | Latin capital letter A with dot below | U+1EA0 | Ạ | Ạ | |
ḁ | ALT 7681 | Latin small letter a with ring below | U+1E01 | ḁ | ḁ | |
Ḁ | ALT 7680 | Latin capital letter A with ring below | U+1E00 | Ḁ | Ḁ | |
ậ | ALT 7853 | Latin small letter a with circumflex and dot below | U+1EAD | ậ | ậ | |
Ậ | ALT 7852 | Latin capital letter A with circumflex and dot below | U+1EAC | Ậ | Ậ | |
ặ | ALT 7863 | Latin small letter a with breve and dot below | U+1EB7 | ặ | ặ | |
Ặ | ALT 7862 | Latin capital letter A with breve and dot below | U+1EB6 | Ặ | Ặ | |
æ | ALT 145 or ALT 0230 | Latin small letter ae, ash (from old english æsc) | U+00E6 | æ | æ | æ |
Æ | ALT 146 or ALT 0198 | Latin capital letter AE, ash (from old english æsc) | U+00C6 | Æ | Æ | &Aelig; |
ǽ | ALT 509 | Latin small letter ae with acute | U+01FD | ǽ | ǽ | |
Ǽ | ALT 508 | Latin capital letter AE with acute | U+01FC | Ǽ | Ǽ | |
ǣ | ALT 483 | Latin small letter ae with macron | U+01E3 | ǣ | ǣ | |
Ǣ | ALT 482 | Latin capital letter AE with macron | U+01E2 | Ǣ | Ǣ | |
Usage of the various forms of the accented letter “A”
The Latin letter “A” can be modified with various diacritical marks or accents to indicate different sounds and characteristics in different languages. Here’s a breakdown of the accented letter “A” characters, their names, pronunciations, and the languages, alphabets, or writing systems that use them:
- á and Á:
- Name: Acute accent (á: acute accent, Á: acute accent majuscule)
- Pronunciation: “á” is pronounced like the “a” in “father,” with a rising pitch. “Á” is the capitalized version with the same sound.
- Usage: Used in languages like Spanish, Portuguese, Hungarian, Czech, Irish, etc.
- à and À:
- Name: Grave accent (à: grave accent, À: grave accent majuscule)
- Pronunciation: “à” sounds like the “a” in “cat,” but it’s a bit lower in pitch. “À” is the capitalized version with the same sound.
- Usage: Found in languages like French, Italian, Catalan, Vietnamese, etc.
- ȧ and Ȧ:
- Name: Latin small letter A with dot above (ȧ: lowercase, Ȧ: uppercase)
- Pronunciation: “ȧ” is a mid-central vowel, but its use is primarily in linguistic and phonetic contexts. “Ȧ” is the capitalized version with the same sound.
- Usage: Used in linguistic and phonetic descriptions.
- â and Â:
- Name: Circumflex accent (â: circumflex accent, Â: circumflex accent majuscule)
- Pronunciation: “â” is pronounced like the “a” in “cat,” but with a slight shift in tongue position. “” is the capitalized version with the same sound.
- Usage: Found in languages like French, Portuguese, Romanian, etc.
- ä and Ä:
- Name: Diaeresis or umlaut (ä: diaeresis, Ä: diaeresis majuscule)
- Pronunciation: “ä” sounds like the “e” in “bed,” but with a more open mouth. “Ä” is the capitalized version with the same sound.
- Usage: Common in languages like German, Swedish, Finnish, etc.
- ǎ and Ǎ:
- Name: Caron (ǎ: caron, Ǎ: caron majuscule)
- Pronunciation: “ǎ” represents a mid-level tone in Mandarin Chinese, similar to the “a” in “father.” “Ǎ” is the capitalized version with the same sound.
- Usage: Used in Pinyin, the romanization of Mandarin Chinese.
- ă and Ă:
- Name: Breve (ă: breve, Ă: breve majuscule)
- Pronunciation: “ă” represents a short, lax vowel sound, as in “cat.” “Ă” is the capitalized version with the same sound.
- Usage: Found in languages like Romanian.
- ā and Ā:
- Name: Macron (ā: macron, Ā: macron majuscule)
- Pronunciation: “ā” represents a long “a” sound, as in “father,” but held slightly longer. “Ā” is the capitalized version with the same sound.
- Usage: Used in languages like Latin, Sanskrit, Hawaiian, etc.
- ã and Ã:
- Name: Tilde (ã: tilde, Ã: tilde majuscule)
- Pronunciation: “ã” represents a nasalized “a” sound, like the “an” in “man.” “Ô is the capitalized version with the same sound.
- Usage: Found in languages like Portuguese.
- å and Å:
- Name: Ring above (å: ring above, Å: ring above majuscule)
- Pronunciation: “å” represents a nasalized vowel sound in Scandinavian languages, similar to “o” in “bore” but nasalized. “Å” is the capitalized version with the same sound.
- Usage: Common in Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, etc.
- ą and Ą:
- Name: Ogonek (ą: ogonek, Ą: ogonek majuscule)
- Pronunciation: “ą” represents a nasalized vowel sound, as in Polish. “Ą” is the capitalized version with the same sound.
- Usage: Found in languages like Polish, Lithuanian.
- ⱥ and Ⱥ:
- Name: A with stroke (ⱥ: lowercase, Ⱥ: uppercase)
- Pronunciation: “ⱥ” represents a mid-central vowel, used in linguistic and phonetic contexts. “Ⱥ” is the capitalized version with the same sound.
- Usage: Used in linguistic and phonetic descriptions.
- ấ and Ấ:
- Name: Acute accent with hook (ấ: acute accent with hook, Ấ: acute accent with hook majuscule)
- Pronunciation: “ấ” represents a high rising tone in Vietnamese, with a rising pitch. “Ấ” is the capitalized version with the same sound.
- Usage: Used in the Vietnamese script.
- ầ and Ầ:
- Name: Circumflex accent with hook (ầ: circumflex accent with hook, Ầ: circumflex accent with hook majuscule)
- Pronunciation: “ầ” represents a mid-level falling tone in Vietnamese, with a falling pitch. “Ầ” is the capitalized version with the same sound.
- Usage: Used in the Vietnamese script.
- ắ and Ắ:
- Name: Acute accent with horn (ắ: acute accent with horn, Ắ: acute accent with horn majuscule)
- Pronunciation: “ắ” represents a high rising tone with glottalization in Vietnamese, with a creaky or glottalized quality. “Ắ” is the capitalized version with the same sound.
- Usage: Used in the Vietnamese script.
- ằ and Ằ:
- Name: Grave accent with horn (ằ: grave accent with horn, Ằ: grave accent with horn majuscule)
- Pronunciation: “ằ” represents a mid-level falling tone with glottalization in Vietnamese, with a creaky or glottalized quality. “Ằ” is the capitalized version with the same sound.
- Usage: Used in the Vietnamese script.
- ǡ and Ǡ:
- Name: Latin small letter A with macron and acute (ǡ: lowercase, Ǡ: uppercase)
- Pronunciation: “ǡ” is used in some linguistic contexts, with varying sounds. “Ǡ” is the capitalized version with the same sound.
- Usage: Used in linguistic and phonetic descriptions.
- ǻ and Ǻ:
- Name: Latin small letter A with ring above and acute (ǻ: lowercase, Ǻ: uppercase)
- Pronunciation: “ǻ” represents a variation of the “a” sound with a ring above, found in some Nordic languages. “Ǻ” is the capitalized version with the same sound.
- Usage: Used in some Nordic languages like Swedish, Danish.
- ǟ and Ǟ:
- Name: Latin small letter A with diaeresis and acute (ǟ: lowercase, Ǟ: uppercase)
- Pronunciation: “ǟ” represents a vowel sound with both diaeresis and acute accent, found in linguistic contexts. “Ǟ” is the capitalized version with the same sound.
- Usage: Used in linguistic and phonetic descriptions.
- ẫ and Ẫ:
- Name: Circumflex accent with tilde and hook (ẫ: circumflex accent with tilde and hook, Ẫ: circumflex accent with tilde and hook majuscule)
- Pronunciation: “ẫ” represents a mid-level rising tone with nasalization in Vietnamese, with a nasal quality. “Ẫ” is the capitalized version with the same sound.
- Usage: Used in the Vietnamese script.
- ẵ and Ẵ:
- Name: Tilde with hook (ẵ: tilde with hook, Ẵ: tilde with hook majuscule)
- Pronunciation: “ẵ” represents a vowel sound with nasalization and a nasal quality in Vietnamese. “Ẵ” is the capitalized version with the same sound.
- Usage: Used in the Vietnamese script.
- ả and Ả:
- Name: Hook above with circumflex accent (ả: hook above with circumflex accent, Ả: hook above with circumflex accent majuscule)
- Pronunciation: “ả” represents a mid-level falling tone in Vietnamese. “Ả” is the capitalized version with the same sound.
- Usage: Used in the Vietnamese script.
- ȁ and Ȁ:
- Name: Latin small letter A with double grave (ȁ: lowercase, Ȁ: uppercase)
- Pronunciation: “ȁ” represents a vowel sound with a double grave accent, found in some linguistic contexts. “Ȁ” is the capitalized version with the same sound.
- Usage: Used in linguistic and phonetic descriptions.
- ȃ and Ȃ:
- Name: Latin small letter A with inverted breve (ȃ: lowercase, Ȃ: uppercase)
- Pronunciation: “ȃ” represents a vowel sound with an inverted breve accent, found in some linguistic contexts. “Ȃ” is the capitalized version with the same sound.
- Usage: Used in linguistic and phonetic descriptions.
- ẩ and Ẩ:
- Name: Hook above with circumflex accent (ẩ: hook above with circumflex accent, Ẩ: hook above with circumflex accent majuscule)
- Pronunciation: “ẩ” represents a mid-level falling tone with glottalization in Vietnamese. “Ẩ” is the capitalized version with the same sound.
- Usage: Used in the Vietnamese script.
- ẳ and Ẳ:
- Name: Horn with circumflex accent (ẳ: horn with circumflex accent, Ẳ: horn with circumflex accent majuscule)
- Pronunciation: “ẳ” represents a high rising tone with glottalization in Vietnamese. “Ẳ” is the capitalized version with the same sound.
- Usage: Used in the Vietnamese script.
- ạ and Ạ:
- Name: Dot below (ạ: dot below, Ạ: dot below majuscule)
- Pronunciation: “ạ” represents a low vowel sound, similar to the “a” in English “cat.” “Ạ” is the capitalized version with the same sound.
- Usage: Used in various languages and scripts, including Vietnamese.
- ḁ and Ḁ:
- Name: Macron below (ḁ: macron below, Ḁ: macron below majuscule)
- Pronunciation: “ḁ” represents a vowel sound with an elongated duration. “Ḁ” is the capitalized version with the same sound.
- Usage: Used in linguistic and phonetic contexts.
- ậ and Ậ:
- Name: Circumflex accent with dot below (ậ: circumflex accent with dot below, Ậ: circumflex accent with dot below majuscule)
- Pronunciation: “ậ” represents a mid-level falling tone in Vietnamese. “Ậ” is the capitalized version with the same sound.
- Usage: Used in the Vietnamese script.
- ặ and Ặ:
- Name: Dot below with circumflex accent (ặ: dot below with circumflex accent, Ặ: dot below with circumflex accent majuscule)
- Pronunciation: “ặ” represents a mid-level falling tone with glottalization in Vietnamese. “Ặ” is the capitalized version with the same sound.
- Usage: Used in the Vietnamese script.
- æ and Æ:
- Name: Ligature ae (æ: ligature ae, Æ: ligature AE majuscule)
- Pronunciation: “æ” represents a diphthong sound, like the “a” in “cat” followed by “e” as in “bed.” “Æ” is the capitalized version with the same sound.
- Usage: Found in languages like English, Latin, Old English, etc.
- ǽ and Ǽ:
- Name: Latin small letter ae with acute (ǽ: lowercase, Ǽ: uppercase)
- Pronunciation: “ǽ” represents a diphthong sound with an acute accent, found in Old English and some linguistic contexts. “Ǽ” is the capitalized version with the same sound.
- Usage: Found in Old English and some linguistic descriptions.
- ǣ and Ǣ:
- Name: Latin small letter ae with macron (ǣ: lowercase, Ǣ: uppercase)
- Pronunciation: “ǣ” represents a diphthong sound with a macron accent, found in some linguistic contexts. “Ǣ” is the capitalized version with the same sound.
- Usage: Used in Old English and some linguistic descriptions.
These accented letter “A” characters showcase the diversity of languages, sounds, and writing systems across the world. They play a crucial role in accurately representing phonetic nuances and linguistic variations in various languages and contexts. It’s important to note that the specific usage of accents and diacritical marks can vary within languages, writing systems and across dialects. The examples provided above highlight some of the common applications, but there may be variations and additional languages that use these accents with the letter “A.”
For the the complete list of the first 256 ASCII-based Windows ALT Codes, visit Windows ALT Codes for Special Characters & Symbols. For the ALT codes of other letters with accents or diacritical marks, grouped by letter or the language they are used in, visit ALT Codes for Latin Letters with Accents or Diacritical Marks used in Foreign Languages.