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U+0386 · Greek and Coptic

Greek Capital Letter Alpha with Tonos Ά

Greek Capital Letter Alpha with Tonos is the Unicode character U+0386 (official name “GREEK CAPITAL LETTER ALPHA WITH TONOS”) from the Greek and Coptic block. It belongs to SymbolHero’s greek letters collection. Copy it with the button, or use the codes and keyboard methods below to type it yourself.

UnicodeU+0386
HTMLΆ
ΆU+0386

Character codes

Unicode code pointU+0386
Decimal902
HTML (hex)Ά
HTML (decimal)Ά
CSS\0386
JavaScript\u0386
Python\u0386
UTF-8 bytesCE 86
UTF-160386
URL-encoded%CE%86

Character details

Official nameGREEK CAPITAL LETTER ALPHA WITH TONOS
Unicode blockGreek and Coptic
General categoryUppercase Letter (Lu)
SymbolHero categoryGreek Letters
DecompositionU+0391 U+0301
Lowercaseά Greek Small Letter Alpha with Tonos
EmojiNo

How to type Ά

Windows

  • In Microsoft Word or Outlook: type 0386 then press Alt + X.
  • Open Character Map (search “Character Map” in Start), tick “Advanced view”, search for “greek capital letter alpha with tonos”, then Select and Copy.

Mac

  • Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search “greek capital letter alpha with tonos”, and double-click the result.
  • With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled (System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources), hold Option and type 0386.

iPhone & Android

  • 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 “greek capital letter alpha with tonos” or enter U+0386.
  • HTML: Ά
  • Excel / Google Sheets: =UNICHAR(902)

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Questions

What is the Unicode for Ά?

It is U+0386 (GREEK CAPITAL LETTER ALPHA WITH TONOS), decimal 902.

Is there a Windows Alt code for it?

No standard Alt code exists for this character. In Word type 0386 then Alt+X, or copy it from this page.

How do I type it on a Mac?

There is no built-in Option shortcut. Use the Character Viewer (Control + Command + Space) and search “greek capital letter alpha with tonos”, or copy it from this page.

What is the HTML code?

Use the numeric reference Ά (or Ά). There is no named entity.