How to Type ă (A with breve) on iPhone
Typing ă (a with breve) on iPhone takes a few seconds once you know the trick. The short answer is Add Romanian keyboard. Read on for step-by-step instructions, the uppercase Ă and what to do when a method does not work.
ă on iPhone: Add Romanian keyboard
Ă on iPhone: Add Romanian keyboard
Or copy it:
Method 1: Long-press the letter
ă is not on the long-press menu of the plain English keyboard. Add the Romanian keyboard, then touch and hold a or use the key it adds.
Method 2: Add the Romanian keyboard
- Open Settings → General → Keyboard → Keyboards.
- Tap Add New Keyboard and choose Romanian.
- Tap the globe key to switch while typing.
Method 3: Text Replacement
Go to Settings → General → Keyboard → Text Replacement, tap +, paste ă as the phrase and type a shortcut such as abr. The shortcut syncs to your Mac through iCloud.
How to type the capital Ă
The uppercase form works the same way with Shift added where a letter is typed.
Long-press the letter
Ă is not on the long-press menu of the plain English keyboard. Add the Romanian keyboard, then touch and hold a or use the key it adds.
Add the Romanian keyboard
- Open Settings → General → Keyboard → Keyboards.
- Tap Add New Keyboard and choose Romanian.
- Tap the globe key to switch while typing.
About the letter ă
ă is Unicode U+0103, named LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH BREVE. It is used in Romanian and Vietnamese. A small cup above a letter. Romanian uses ă, Turkish ğ, Vietnamese ă, and Esperanto ŭ. See the ă character page for every code and shortcut.
Troubleshooting
- If no menu appears when you touch and hold, make sure you are not using a third-party keyboard that disables it.
- Text Replacement shortcuts need a space or punctuation after them to expand.
- Some apps with custom keyboards, such as games, do not support accents.
Frequently asked questions
What is the shortcut for ă on iPhone?
Add Romanian keyboard.
Can I just copy and paste ă?
Yes. Click the copy button above, then paste with Ctrl+V on Windows and Chromebook, Cmd+V on a Mac, or touch and hold and choose Paste on a phone.
What is the Unicode code for ă?
U+0103. In HTML it is ă.
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