À Capital A with grave

Name	Capital A with grave
Lowercase	à
Unicode	U+00C0 (Latin Capital Letter A With Grave)
HTML entity	`À`
HTML code	`À` or `À`
Windows Alt code	`Alt`+`0192`
Mac shortcut	`Option`+`, then `Shift`+`A`
Word shortcut	`Ctrl`+`, then `Shift`+`A`
LaTeX	\`{A}
CSS / JavaScript	`\00C0` / `\u00C0`
UTF-8 bytes	C3 80
URL encoded	`%C3%80`

À is the letter A with the grave accent, used in French, Portuguese, Italian and Catalan. A short line slanting down to the right. French uses it on à, è and ù, Italian on final stressed vowels (città), Catalan and Portuguese for vowel quality, and Vietnamese and Pinyin for a falling tone.

How to type À on every device

Device or app	Method
Windows	`Alt`+`0192`
Mac	`Option`+`, then `Shift`+`A`
iPhone	Hold a
Android	Hold a
Microsoft Word	`Ctrl`+`, then `Shift`+`A`
Google Docs	Insert → Special characters
Chromebook	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`U`, 00c0, `Space`
HTML	`À`
LaTeX	\`{A}
Excel	`=UNICHAR(192)`

Used in these languages

French Portuguese Italian Catalan Maltese Welsh Vietnamese Mandarin Pinyin Yoruba

About the grave accent

See every letter with the grave accent.

Other accented A letters

Á Capital A with acute Â Capital A with circumflex Ä Capital A with umlaut Æ Capital AE ligature (ash)Å Capital A with ring above Ã Capital A with tilde Ā Capital A with macron Ă Capital A with breve Ą Capital A with ogonek Ǎ Capital A with caron Ạ Capital A with dot below Ả Capital A with hook above Ấ Capital A with circumflex and acute Ầ Capital A with circumflex and grave Ẩ Capital A with circumflex and hook above Ẫ Capital A with circumflex and tilde All A accents

Frequently asked questions

How do I type À on a keyboard?

On Windows, hold Alt and type 0192 on the number pad. On a Mac, press Option+`, then Shift+A. On phones, touch and hold a.

What is the Unicode for À?

À is U+00C0, named LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A WITH GRAVE. In HTML write À.

Which languages use À?

French, Portuguese, Italian, Catalan, Maltese, Welsh, Vietnamese and Mandarin Pinyin.