How to Type å (A with ring above) on HTML
The letter å does not have its own key on an English keyboard, but HTML still makes it easy to type. Use å, or pick one of the other methods in this guide. å appears in Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and Finnish.
å on HTML: å
Å on HTML: Å
Or copy it:
Method 1: Codes for web pages
| Format | Code for å |
|---|---|
| Named entity | å |
| Decimal entity | å |
| Hex entity | å |
| CSS content | content: "\00E5"; |
| JavaScript | "\u00E5" |
| URL encoded | %C3%A5 |
| UTF-8 bytes | C3 A5 |
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 å straight into the HTML. Entities are only needed when your editor or database cannot store the character.
Method 3: Watch for normalization
å 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 Å
The uppercase form works the same way with Shift added where a letter is typed.
Codes for web pages
| Format | Code for Å |
|---|---|
| Named entity | Å |
| Decimal entity | Å |
| Hex entity | Å |
| CSS content | content: "\00C5"; |
| JavaScript | "\u00C5" |
| URL encoded | %C3%85 |
| UTF-8 bytes | C3 85 |
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 Å straight into the HTML. Entities are only needed when your editor or database cannot store the character.
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
- 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 å on HTML?
å.
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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