How to Type æ (Ae ligature (ash)) on HTML

Published August 25, 2026, 2 min read

æ is ae ligature (ash), a letter used in French, Norwegian, Danish and Icelandic. On HTML, the quickest way to get it is æ. This guide covers every method that works, including the capital Æ and fixes for common problems.

æ on HTML: æ

Æ on HTML: Æ

Or copy it:

Method 1: Codes for web pages

Format	Code for æ
Named entity	`æ`
Decimal entity	`æ`
Hex entity	`æ`
CSS content	`content: "\00E6";`
JavaScript	`"\u00E6"`
URL encoded	`%C3%A6`
UTF-8 bytes	`C3 A6`

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 æ straight into the HTML. Entities are only needed when your editor or database cannot store the character.

Method 3: Watch for normalization

æ 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 Æ

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

Codes for web pages

Format	Code for Æ
Named entity	`Æ`
Decimal entity	`Æ`
Hex entity	`Æ`
CSS content	`content: "\00C6";`
JavaScript	`"\u00C6"`
URL encoded	`%C3%86`
UTF-8 bytes	`C3 86`

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 Æ straight into the HTML. Entities are only needed when your editor or database cannot store the character.

About the letter æ

æ is Unicode U+00E6, named LATIN SMALL LETTER AE. It is used in French, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic and Faroese. See the æ character page for every code and shortcut.

Troubleshooting

If you see Ã 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 æ on HTML?

æ.

Can I just copy and paste æ?

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 æ?

U+00E6. In HTML it is æ.

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