The Accent Letters

ả A with hook above

ả
NameA with hook above
UppercaseẢ
UnicodeU+1EA3 (Latin Small Letter A With Hook Above)
HTML entitynone
HTML codeả or ả
Windows Alt codenone (use Win+. or Character Map)
Mac shortcutOption + 1EA3 with Unicode Hex Input
Word shortcut1EA3 then Alt+X
LaTeXpaste the UTF-8 character
CSS / JavaScript\1EA3 / \u1EA3
UTF-8 bytesE1 BA A3
URL encoded%E1%BA%A3

ả is the letter a with the hook above, used in Vietnamese. A small question-mark-like hook above a vowel, used only in Vietnamese for the dipping-rising tone (ả, ể, ở).

How to type ả on every device

Device or appMethod
WindowsWin+. → Symbols
MacOption + 1EA3 (Unicode Hex Input)
iPhoneAdd Vietnamese keyboard
AndroidAdd Vietnamese keyboard
Microsoft Word1EA3 then Alt+X
Google DocsInsert → Special characters
ChromebookCtrl+Shift+U, 1ea3, Space
HTMLả
LaTeXPaste UTF-8 directly
Excel=UNICHAR(7843)

Used in these languages

Vietnamese

About the hook above

See every letter with the hook above.

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 belowấ a with circumflex and acuteầ 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 ả on a keyboard?

On Windows, press Win+. and pick it from Symbols. On a Mac, hold Option and type 1EA3 with Unicode Hex Input. On phones, add a keyboard for a language that uses it.

What is the Unicode for ả?

ả is U+1EA3, named LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH HOOK ABOVE. In HTML write ả.

Which languages use ả?

Vietnamese.