How to Type à (A with grave) on Excel

Q: What is the Unicode code for à?

U+00E0. In HTML it is &agrave;.

Published September 4, 2026, 2 min read

Need à on Excel for a name, an address or a word in another language? You do not have to copy it from a website every time. The fastest method is =UNICHAR(224), and there are a few backups below for when that one is not available.

à on Excel: =UNICHAR(224)

À on Excel: =UNICHAR(192)

Or copy it:

Method 1: UNICHAR formula

Type =UNICHAR(224) in a cell to get à. To check a letter, =UNICODE("à") returns 224. Both work in Excel 2013 and later and in Google Sheets.

Method 2: CHAR formula on Windows

=CHAR(224) also returns à on Windows, because it uses the Windows-1252 code page. On a Mac CHAR uses a different code page, so prefer UNICHAR.

Method 3: Keyboard methods inside a cell

Double-click the cell, then use Alt+0224 on Windows or Option+`, then A on a Mac.

Method 4: Find and replace accented text

Use =SUBSTITUTE(A1,"à","a") to strip this accent from a column, for example when cleaning names for an email system that does not accept accents.

How to type the capital À

The uppercase form works the same way with Shift added where a letter is typed.

UNICHAR formula

Type =UNICHAR(192) in a cell to get À. To check a letter, =UNICODE("À") returns 192. Both work in Excel 2013 and later and in Google Sheets.

CHAR formula on Windows

=CHAR(192) also returns À on Windows, because it uses the Windows-1252 code page. On a Mac CHAR uses a different code page, so prefer UNICHAR.

About the letter à

à is Unicode U+00E0, named LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH GRAVE. It is used in French, Portuguese, Italian, Catalan, Maltese, Welsh, Vietnamese and Mandarin Pinyin. A short line slanting down to the right. French uses it on à, è and ù, Italian on final stressed vowels (città), Catalan and Portuguese for vowel quality, and Vietnamese and Pinyin for a falling tone. See the à character page for every code and shortcut.

Troubleshooting

UNICHAR is not available in Excel 2010 and earlier.
CSV files saved as plain "CSV" may lose accents. Save as "CSV UTF-8".
If accents show as question marks after import, set the file origin to 65001: Unicode (UTF-8) in the import wizard.

Frequently asked questions

What is the shortcut for à on Excel?

=UNICHAR(224).

Can I just copy and paste à?

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 à?

U+00E0. In HTML it is à.

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