The Accent Letters

Ă Capital A with breve

Ă
NameCapital A with breve
Lowercaseă
UnicodeU+0102 (Latin Capital Letter A With Breve)
HTML entitynone
HTML codeĂ or Ă
Windows Alt codenone (use Win+. or Character Map)
Mac shortcutOption + 0102 with Unicode Hex Input
Word shortcut0102 then Alt+X
LaTeX\u{A}
CSS / JavaScript\0102 / \u0102
UTF-8 bytesC4 82
URL encoded%C4%82

Ă is the letter A with the breve, used in Romanian and Vietnamese. A small cup above a letter. Romanian uses ă, Turkish ğ, Vietnamese ă, and Esperanto ŭ.

How to type Ă on every device

Device or appMethod
WindowsWin+. → Symbols
MacOption + 0102 (Unicode Hex Input)
iPhoneAdd Romanian keyboard
AndroidAdd Romanian keyboard
Microsoft Word0102 then Alt+X
Google DocsInsert → Special characters
ChromebookCtrl+Shift+U, 0102, Space
HTMLĂ
LaTeX\u{A}
Excel=UNICHAR(258)

Used in these languages

RomanianVietnamese

About the breve

See every letter with the breve.

Other accented A letters

Á Capital A with acuteÀ 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 macronĄ 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 Ă on a keyboard?

On Windows, press Win+. and pick it from Symbols. On a Mac, hold Option and type 0102 with Unicode Hex Input. On phones, add a keyboard for a language that uses it.

What is the Unicode for Ă?

Ă is U+0102, named LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A WITH BREVE. In HTML write Ă.

Which languages use Ă?

Romanian and Vietnamese.