Ä Capital A with umlaut

Name	Capital A with umlaut
Lowercase	ä
Unicode	U+00C4 (Latin Capital Letter A With Diaeresis)
HTML entity	`Ä`
HTML code	`Ä` or `Ä`
Windows Alt code	`Alt`+`0196`
Mac shortcut	`Option`+`U`, then `Shift`+`A`
Word shortcut	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`:`, then `Shift`+`A`
LaTeX	`\"{A}`
CSS / JavaScript	`\00C4` / `\u00C4`
UTF-8 bytes	C3 84
URL encoded	`%C3%84`

Ä is the letter A with the umlaut / diaeresis, used in German, Slovak, Swedish and Finnish. Two dots above a letter. As a German umlaut it changes the vowel sound (ä, ö, ü); as a diaeresis in French, Dutch, Spanish or English (naïve, Noël) it shows that a vowel is pronounced separately.

How to type Ä on every device

Device or app	Method
Windows	`Alt`+`0196`
Mac	`Option`+`U`, then `Shift`+`A`
iPhone	Hold a
Android	Hold a
Microsoft Word	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`:`, then `Shift`+`A`
Google Docs	Insert → Special characters
Chromebook	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`U`, 00c4, `Space`
HTML	`Ä`
LaTeX	`\"{A}`
Excel	`=UNICHAR(196)`

Used in these languages

German Slovak Swedish Finnish Estonian

About the umlaut / diaeresis

See every letter with the umlaut / diaeresis.

Other accented A letters

Á Capital A with acute À Capital A with grave Â Capital A with circumflex 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 Ä on a keyboard?

On Windows, hold Alt and type 0196 on the number pad. On a Mac, press Option+U, then Shift+A. On phones, touch and hold a.

What is the Unicode for Ä?

Ä is U+00C4, named LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A WITH DIAERESIS. In HTML write Ä.

Which languages use Ä?

German, Slovak, Swedish, Finnish and Estonian.