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U+00E0 · Latin-1 Supplement

a with Grave (à)

Small a with grave is a common letter in French, Italian, Portuguese, and Catalan. In French the preposition 'à' (to, at) is one of the most used words in the language, and it also appears in 'voilà' and 'déjà vu'. In Italian it marks final stress, as in 'città' and 'università'.

WindowsAlt 133 / 0224
MacOption + ` (grave), then A
UnicodeU+00E0
HTMLà
àU+00E0

Character codes

Unicode code pointU+00E0
Decimal224
HTML named entityà
HTML (hex)à
HTML (decimal)à
CSS\00E0
JavaScript\u00E0
Python\u00E0
UTF-8 bytesC3 A0
UTF-1600E0
URL-encoded%C3%A0

Character details

Official nameLATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH GRAVE
Unicode blockLatin-1 Supplement
General categoryLowercase Letter (Ll)
SymbolHero categoryAccented Letters
DecompositionU+0061 U+0300
UppercaseÀ Latin Capital Letter a with Grave
EmojiNo

How to type à

Windows

  • Hold Alt and type 133 on the numeric keypad (Num Lock on), then release Alt. Alt 133 uses the code page 437.
  • Hold Alt and type 0224 on the numeric keypad (Num Lock on), then release Alt. Alt 0224 uses the Windows-1252 code page.
  • In Microsoft Word or Outlook: type 00E0 then press Alt + X.
  • Open Character Map (search “Character Map” in Start), tick “Advanced view”, search for “latin small letter a with grave”, then Select and Copy.

Mac

  • Press Option + ` (grave), then A (US English keyboard layout).
  • Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search “latin small letter a with grave”, and double-click the result.
  • With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled (System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources), hold Option and type 00E0.

iPhone & Android

  • On iPhone and most Android keyboards, press and hold the a key and slide to à. On a Mac, holding the key down works the same way.
  • Tap Copy at the top of this page, then long-press where you want it and choose Paste.

Docs & web

  • Google Docs: Insert → Special characters, then search “latin small letter a with grave” or enter U+00E0.
  • HTML: à or à
  • Excel / Google Sheets: =UNICHAR(224)

Examples

  • à la carte
  • déjà vu
  • voilà
  • città

Good to know

Don’t mix it up: Often confused with á (U+00E1), whose accent rises to the right.

Tip: In French, 'a' (has) and 'à' (to) are different words; dropping the accent changes the meaning.

Display: the character itself is always the same code point, but its shape comes from the font on the device showing it. If you see an empty box, the font lacks this glyph—the text is still correct.

Guides

How to Type French Accents (é è ê ç à ù ô œ) How to Type Special Characters on a Mac

Similar accented letters

Latin Capital Letter O with Acute
Latin Capital Letter O with Circumflex
Latin Capital Letter O with Tilde
Latin Capital Letter O with Diaeresis
Latin Capital Letter O with Stroke
Latin Capital Letter U with Grave
Latin Capital Letter U with Acute
Latin Capital Letter U with Circumflex
Latin Capital Letter U with Diaeresis
Latin Capital Letter Y with Acute
Latin Capital Letter Thorn
Eszett / Sharp S (ß)
a with Acute (á)
Latin Small Letter a with Circumflex
Latin Small Letter a with Tilde
a with Umlaut (ä)
Latin Small Letter a with Ring Above
Latin Small Letter Ae
c with Cedilla (ç)
e with Grave (è)
e with Acute (é)
e with Circumflex (ê)
Latin Small Letter E with Diaeresis
Latin Small Letter I with Grave

See all 656 accented letters →

Questions

What is the Unicode for à?

It is U+00E0 (LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH GRAVE), decimal 224.

Is there a Windows Alt code for it?

Yes: Alt 133 or Alt 0224 on the numeric keypad.

How do I type it on a Mac?

Option + ` (grave), then A on a US English keyboard, or use the Character Viewer (Control + Command + Space).

What is the HTML code?

Use the named entity à or the numeric reference à.