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U+1F71 · Greek Extended

Greek Small Letter Alpha with Oxia ά

Greek Small Letter Alpha with Oxia is the Unicode character U+1F71 (official name “GREEK SMALL LETTER ALPHA WITH OXIA”) from the Greek Extended 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+1F71
HTMLά
άU+1F71

Character codes

Unicode code pointU+1F71
Decimal8049
HTML (hex)ά
HTML (decimal)ά
CSS\1F71
JavaScript\u1F71
Python\u1F71
UTF-8 bytesE1 BD B1
UTF-161F71
URL-encoded%E1%BD%B1

Character details

Official nameGREEK SMALL LETTER ALPHA WITH OXIA
Unicode blockGreek Extended
General categoryLowercase Letter (Ll)
SymbolHero categoryGreek Letters
DecompositionU+03AC
UppercaseΆ Greek Capital Letter Alpha with Oxia
EmojiNo

How to type ά

Windows

  • In Microsoft Word or Outlook: type 1F71 then press Alt + X.
  • Open Character Map (search “Character Map” in Start), tick “Advanced view”, search for “greek small letter alpha with oxia”, then Select and Copy.

Mac

  • Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search “greek small letter alpha with oxia”, and double-click the result.
  • With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled (System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources), hold Option and type 1F71.

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 small letter alpha with oxia” or enter U+1F71.
  • HTML: ά
  • Excel / Google Sheets: =UNICHAR(8049)

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Greek Small Letter Alpha with Varia
Greek Small Letter Epsilon with Varia
Greek Small Letter Epsilon with Oxia
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Greek Small Letter Iota with Oxia
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Questions

What is the Unicode for ά?

It is U+1F71 (GREEK SMALL LETTER ALPHA WITH OXIA), decimal 8049.

Is there a Windows Alt code for it?

No standard Alt code exists for this character. In Word type 1F71 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 small letter alpha with oxia”, or copy it from this page.

What is the HTML code?

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