The Accent Letters

Ạ Capital A with dot below

Ạ
NameCapital A with dot below
Lowercaseạ
UnicodeU+1EA0 (Latin Capital Letter A With Dot Below)
HTML entitynone
HTML codeẠ or Ạ
Windows Alt codenone (use Win+. or Character Map)
Mac shortcutOption + 1EA0 with Unicode Hex Input
Word shortcut1EA0 then Alt+X
LaTeX\d{A}
CSS / JavaScript\1EA0 / \u1EA0
UTF-8 bytesE1 BA A0
URL encoded%E1%BA%A0

Ạ is the letter A with the dot below, used in Vietnamese. A dot under a letter. Vietnamese uses it for the heavy tone (ạ, ệ), Yoruba for open vowels (ẹ, ọ), and transliteration systems for retroflex sounds.

How to type Ạ on every device

Device or appMethod
WindowsWin+. → Symbols
MacOption + 1EA0 (Unicode Hex Input)
iPhoneAdd Vietnamese keyboard
AndroidAdd Vietnamese keyboard
Microsoft Word1EA0 then Alt+X
Google DocsInsert → Special characters
ChromebookCtrl+Shift+U, 1ea0, Space
HTMLẠ
LaTeX\d{A}
Excel=UNICHAR(7840)

Used in these languages

Vietnamese

About the dot below

See every letter with the dot below.

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 macronĂ Capital A with breveĄ Capital A with ogonekǍ Capital A with caronẢ 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 Ạ on a keyboard?

On Windows, press Win+. and pick it from Symbols. On a Mac, hold Option and type 1EA0 with Unicode Hex Input. On phones, add a keyboard for a language that uses it.

What is the Unicode for Ạ?

Ạ is U+1EA0, named LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A WITH DOT BELOW. In HTML write Ạ.

Which languages use Ạ?

Vietnamese.