How to Type à (A with grave) on HTML
Typing à (a with grave) on HTML takes a few seconds once you know the trick. The short answer is à. Read on for step-by-step instructions, the uppercase À and what to do when a method does not work.
à on HTML: à
À on HTML: À
Or copy it:
Method 1: Codes for web pages
| Format | Code for à |
|---|---|
| Named entity | à |
| Decimal entity | à |
| Hex entity | à |
| CSS content | content: "\00E0"; |
| JavaScript | "\u00E0" |
| URL encoded | %C3%A0 |
| UTF-8 bytes | C3 A0 |
Method 2: Type it directly with UTF-8
If your page starts with <meta charset="utf-8"> and the file is saved as UTF-8, you can paste à straight into the HTML. Entities are only needed when your editor or database cannot store the character.
Method 3: Watch for normalization
à can also be written as a plus a combining mark. Both look the same but compare as different strings. In JavaScript, call str.normalize("NFC") before comparing or searching.
How to type the capital À
The uppercase form works the same way with Shift added where a letter is typed.
Codes for web pages
| Format | Code for À |
|---|---|
| Named entity | À |
| Decimal entity | À |
| Hex entity | À |
| CSS content | content: "\00C0"; |
| JavaScript | "\u00C0" |
| URL encoded | %C3%80 |
| UTF-8 bytes | C3 80 |
Type it directly with UTF-8
If your page starts with <meta charset="utf-8"> and the file is saved as UTF-8, you can paste À straight into the HTML. Entities are only needed when your editor or database cannot store the character.
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
- If you see à and other symbols, the file is UTF-8 but the browser reads it as Windows-1252. Add the meta charset tag.
- Named entities are case sensitive: É and é are different letters.
- In XML and XHTML only five named entities exist, so use numeric codes there.
Frequently asked questions
What is the shortcut for à on HTML?
à.
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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