The Accent Letters

à Capital A with tilde

Ã
NameCapital A with tilde
Lowercaseã
UnicodeU+00C3 (Latin Capital Letter A With Tilde)
HTML entityÃ
HTML codeà or Ã
Windows Alt codeAlt+0195
Mac shortcutOption+N, then Shift+A
Word shortcutCtrl+Shift+~, then Shift+A
LaTeX\~{A}
CSS / JavaScript\00C3 / \u00C3
UTF-8 bytesC3 83
URL encoded%C3%83

à is the letter A with the tilde, used in Portuguese and Vietnamese. A wavy line above a letter. Spanish uses it for ñ, Portuguese for nasal vowels (ã, õ), Estonian for õ, and Vietnamese for the broken rising tone.

How to type à on every device

Device or appMethod
WindowsAlt+0195
MacOption+N, then Shift+A
iPhoneHold a
AndroidHold a
Microsoft WordCtrl+Shift+~, then Shift+A
Google DocsInsert → Special characters
ChromebookCtrl+Shift+U, 00c3, Space
HTMLÃ
LaTeX\~{A}
Excel=UNICHAR(195)

Used in these languages

PortugueseVietnamese

About the tilde

See every letter with the tilde.

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 aboveĀ 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 à on a keyboard?

On Windows, hold Alt and type 0195 on the number pad. On a Mac, press Option+N, then Shift+A. On phones, touch and hold a.

What is the Unicode for Ã?

à is U+00C3, named LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A WITH TILDE. In HTML write Ã.

Which languages use Ã?

Portuguese and Vietnamese.