å A with ring above

Name	A with ring above
Uppercase	Å
Unicode	U+00E5 (Latin Small Letter A With Ring Above)
HTML entity	`å`
HTML code	`å` or `å`
Windows Alt code	`Alt`+`0229`
Mac shortcut	`Option`+`A`
Word shortcut	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`@`, then `A`
LaTeX	`\aa`
CSS / JavaScript	`\00E5` / `\u00E5`
UTF-8 bytes	C3 A5
URL encoded	`%C3%A5`

å is the letter a with the ring above, 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.

How to type å on every device

Device or app	Method
Windows	`Alt`+`0229`
Mac	`Option`+`A`
iPhone	Hold a
Android	Hold a
Microsoft Word	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`@`, then `A`
Google Docs	Insert → Special characters
Chromebook	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`U`, 00e5, `Space`
HTML	`å`
LaTeX	`\aa`
Excel	`=UNICHAR(229)`

Used in these languages

Swedish Norwegian Danish Finnish

About the ring above

See every letter with the ring above.

Other accented a letters

á a with acute à a with grave â a with circumflex ä a with umlaut æ ae ligature (ash)ã a with tilde ā a with macron ă a with breve ą a with ogonek ǎ a with caron ạ a with dot below ả a with hook above ấ a with circumflex and acute ầ a with circumflex and grave ẩ a with circumflex and hook above ẫ a with circumflex and tilde All A accents

Frequently asked questions

How do I type å on a keyboard?

On Windows, hold Alt and type 0229 on the number pad. On a Mac, press Option+A. On phones, touch and hold a.

What is the Unicode for å?

å is U+00E5, named LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH RING ABOVE. In HTML write å.

Which languages use å?

Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and Finnish.