ä A with umlaut

Name	A with umlaut
Uppercase	Ä
Unicode	U+00E4 (Latin Small Letter A With Diaeresis)
HTML entity	`ä`
HTML code	`ä` or `ä`
Windows Alt code	`Alt`+`0228`
Mac shortcut	`Option`+`U`, then `A`
Word shortcut	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`:`, then `A`
LaTeX	`\"{a}`
CSS / JavaScript	`\00E4` / `\u00E4`
UTF-8 bytes	C3 A4
URL encoded	`%C3%A4`

ä is the letter a with the umlaut / diaeresis, used in German, Slovak, Swedish and Finnish. Two dots above a letter. As a German umlaut it changes the vowel sound (ä, ö, ü); as a diaeresis in French, Dutch, Spanish or English (naïve, Noël) it shows that a vowel is pronounced separately.

How to type ä on every device

Device or app	Method
Windows	`Alt`+`0228`
Mac	`Option`+`U`, then `A`
iPhone	Hold a
Android	Hold a
Microsoft Word	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`:`, then `A`
Google Docs	Insert → Special characters
Chromebook	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`U`, 00e4, `Space`
HTML	`ä`
LaTeX	`\"{a}`
Excel	`=UNICHAR(228)`

Used in these languages

German Slovak Swedish Finnish Estonian

About the umlaut / diaeresis

See every letter with the umlaut / diaeresis.

Other accented a letters

á a with acute à a with grave â a with circumflex æ ae ligature (ash)å a with ring above 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 ä on a keyboard?

On Windows, hold Alt and type 0228 on the number pad. On a Mac, press Option+U, then A. On phones, touch and hold a.

What is the Unicode for ä?

ä is U+00E4, named LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH DIAERESIS. In HTML write ä.

Which languages use ä?

German, Slovak, Swedish, Finnish and Estonian.