The Accent Letters

ấ A with circumflex and acute

ấ
NameA with circumflex and acute
UppercaseẤ
UnicodeU+1EA5 (Latin Small Letter A With Circumflex And Acute)
HTML entitynone
HTML codeấ or ấ
Windows Alt codenone (use Win+. or Character Map)
Mac shortcutOption + 1EA5 with Unicode Hex Input
Word shortcut1EA5 then Alt+X
LaTeXpaste the UTF-8 character
CSS / JavaScript\1EA5 / \u1EA5
UTF-8 bytesE1 BA A5
URL encoded%E1%BA%A5

ấ is the letter a with the circumflex and acute accent, used in Vietnamese. A small caret (^) above a vowel. In French it often marks a vanished s (forêt from forest), in Portuguese a closed vowel, in Welsh a long vowel, and in Vietnamese a distinct vowel (â, ê, ô).

How to type ấ on every device

Device or appMethod
WindowsWin+. → Symbols
MacOption + 1EA5 (Unicode Hex Input)
iPhoneAdd Vietnamese keyboard
AndroidAdd Vietnamese keyboard
Microsoft Word1EA5 then Alt+X
Google DocsInsert → Special characters
ChromebookCtrl+Shift+U, 1ea5, Space
HTMLấ
LaTeXPaste UTF-8 directly
Excel=UNICHAR(7845)

Used in these languages

Vietnamese

About the circumflex

See every letter with the circumflex.

Other accented a letters

á a with acuteà a with graveâ a with circumflexä a with umlautæ ae ligature (ash)å a with ring aboveã a with tildeā a with macronă a with breveą a with ogonekǎ a with caronạ a with dot belowả a with hook aboveầ a with circumflex and graveẩ a with circumflex and hook aboveẫ a with circumflex and tildeAll A accents

Frequently asked questions

How do I type ấ on a keyboard?

On Windows, press Win+. and pick it from Symbols. On a Mac, hold Option and type 1EA5 with Unicode Hex Input. On phones, add a keyboard for a language that uses it.

What is the Unicode for ấ?

ấ is U+1EA5, named LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH CIRCUMFLEX AND ACUTE. In HTML write ấ.

Which languages use ấ?

Vietnamese.