The Accent Letters

Á Capital A with acute

Á
NameCapital A with acute
Lowercaseá
UnicodeU+00C1 (Latin Capital Letter A With Acute)
HTML entityÁ
HTML codeÁ or Á
Windows Alt codeAlt+0193
Mac shortcutOption+E, then Shift+A
Word shortcutCtrl+', then Shift+A
LaTeX\'{A}
CSS / JavaScript\00C1 / \u00C1
UTF-8 bytesC3 81
URL encoded%C3%81

Á is the letter A with the acute accent, used in Spanish, Portuguese, Czech and Slovak. A short line slanting up to the right. It marks stress in Spanish (canción), a closed vowel in French (été), vowel length in Czech, Hungarian and Irish, and a rising tone in Vietnamese and Pinyin.

How to type Á on every device

Device or appMethod
WindowsAlt+0193
MacOption+E, then Shift+A
iPhoneHold a
AndroidHold a
Microsoft WordCtrl+', then Shift+A
Google DocsInsert → Special characters
ChromebookCtrl+Shift+U, 00c1, Space
HTMLÁ
LaTeX\'{A}
Excel=UNICHAR(193)

Used in these languages

SpanishPortugueseCzechSlovakHungarianIcelandicDutchWelshIrishVietnameseMandarin PinyinFaroeseAfrikaansYoruba

About the acute accent

See every letter with the acute accent.

Other accented A letters

À Capital A with grave Capital A with circumflexÄ Capital A with umlautÆ Capital AE ligature (ash)Å Capital A with ring aboveà Capital A with tildeĀ Capital A with macronĂ Capital A with breveĄ Capital A with ogonekǍ Capital A with caronẠ Capital A with dot belowẢ Capital A with hook aboveẤ Capital A with circumflex and acuteẦ Capital A with circumflex and graveẨ Capital A with circumflex and hook aboveẪ Capital A with circumflex and tildeAll A accents

Frequently asked questions

How do I type Á on a keyboard?

On Windows, hold Alt and type 0193 on the number pad. On a Mac, press Option+E, then Shift+A. On phones, touch and hold a.

What is the Unicode for Á?

Á is U+00C1, named LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A WITH ACUTE. In HTML write Á.

Which languages use Á?

Spanish, Portuguese, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Icelandic, Dutch and Welsh.