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U+03AC · Greek and Coptic

Greek Small Letter Alpha with Tonos ά

Greek Small Letter Alpha with Tonos is the Unicode character U+03AC (official name “GREEK SMALL 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+03AC
HTMLά
άU+03AC

Character codes

Unicode code pointU+03AC
Decimal940
HTML (hex)ά
HTML (decimal)ά
CSS\03AC
JavaScript\u03AC
Python\u03AC
UTF-8 bytesCE AC
UTF-1603AC
URL-encoded%CE%AC

Character details

Official nameGREEK SMALL LETTER ALPHA WITH TONOS
Unicode blockGreek and Coptic
General categoryLowercase Letter (Ll)
SymbolHero categoryGreek Letters
DecompositionU+03B1 U+0301
UppercaseΆ Greek Capital Letter Alpha with Tonos
EmojiNo

How to type ά

Windows

  • In Microsoft Word or Outlook: type 03AC then press Alt + X.
  • Open Character Map (search “Character Map” in Start), tick “Advanced view”, search for “greek small letter alpha with tonos”, then Select and Copy.

Mac

  • Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search “greek small 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 03AC.

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 tonos” or enter U+03AC.
  • HTML: ά
  • Excel / Google Sheets: =UNICHAR(940)

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Questions

What is the Unicode for ά?

It is U+03AC (GREEK SMALL LETTER ALPHA WITH TONOS), decimal 940.

Is there a Windows Alt code for it?

No standard Alt code exists for this character. In Word type 03AC 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 tonos”, or copy it from this page.

What is the HTML code?

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