How to Type å (A with ring above) on Excel
Typing å (a with ring above) on Excel takes a few seconds once you know the trick. The short answer is =UNICHAR(229). Read on for step-by-step instructions, the uppercase Å and what to do when a method does not work.
å on Excel: =UNICHAR(229)
Å on Excel: =UNICHAR(197)
Or copy it:
Method 1: UNICHAR formula
Type =UNICHAR(229) in a cell to get å. To check a letter, =UNICODE("å") returns 229. Both work in Excel 2013 and later and in Google Sheets.
Method 2: CHAR formula on Windows
=CHAR(229) also returns å 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+0229 on Windows or Option+A on a Mac.
Method 4: Find and replace accented text
Use =SUBSTITUTE(A1,"å","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 Å
The uppercase form works the same way with Shift added where a letter is typed.
UNICHAR formula
Type =UNICHAR(197) in a cell to get Å. To check a letter, =UNICODE("Å") returns 197. Both work in Excel 2013 and later and in Google Sheets.
CHAR formula on Windows
=CHAR(197) also returns Å 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 å
å is Unicode U+00E5, named LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH RING ABOVE. It is used in Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and Finnish. A small circle above a letter. å is a separate vowel in Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and Finnish, and ů marks a long u in Czech. See the å 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 å on Excel?
=UNICHAR(229).
Can I just copy and paste å?
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 å?
U+00E5. In HTML it is å.
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