How to Type ã (A with tilde) on Excel

Q: What is the Unicode code for ã?

U+00E3. In HTML it is &atilde;.

Published August 1, 2026, 2 min read

Typing ã (a with tilde) on Excel takes a few seconds once you know the trick. The short answer is =UNICHAR(227). Read on for step-by-step instructions, the uppercase Ã and what to do when a method does not work.

ã on Excel: =UNICHAR(227)

Ã on Excel: =UNICHAR(195)

Or copy it:

Method 1: UNICHAR formula

Type =UNICHAR(227) in a cell to get ã. To check a letter, =UNICODE("ã") returns 227. Both work in Excel 2013 and later and in Google Sheets.

Method 2: CHAR formula on Windows

=CHAR(227) also returns ã 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+0227 on Windows or Option+N, then A on a Mac.

Method 4: Find and replace accented text

Use =SUBSTITUTE(A1,"ã","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 Ã

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

UNICHAR formula

Type =UNICHAR(195) in a cell to get Ã. To check a letter, =UNICODE("Ã") returns 195. Both work in Excel 2013 and later and in Google Sheets.

CHAR formula on Windows

=CHAR(195) also returns Ã 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 ã

ã is Unicode U+00E3, named LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH TILDE. It is used in Portuguese and Vietnamese. A wavy line above a letter. Spanish uses it for ñ, Portuguese for nasal vowels (ã, õ), Estonian for õ, and Vietnamese for the broken rising tone. See the ã 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 ã on Excel?

=UNICHAR(227).

Can I just copy and paste ã?

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 ã?

U+00E3. In HTML it is ã.

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