U+00C2 · Latin-1 Supplement

Latin Capital Letter a with Circumflex Â

Capital A with circumflex is the uppercase form of â. It appears in French, Portuguese, Romanian, Turkish, Vietnamese, and Welsh, typically at the start of names or in all-caps text. In French the circumflex often records a lost 's' from older spelling, and in Romanian Â represents a distinct central vowel.

WindowsAlt 0194

MacOption + I, then Shift + A

UnicodeU+00C2

HTMLÂ

ÂU+00C2

Character codes

Unicode code point	`U+00C2`
Decimal	`194`
HTML named entity	`Â`
HTML (hex)	`Â`
HTML (decimal)	`Â`
CSS	`\00C2`
JavaScript	`\u00C2`
Python	`\u00C2`
UTF-8 bytes	`C3 82`
UTF-16	`00C2`
URL-encoded	`%C3%82`

Character details

Official name	LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A WITH CIRCUMFLEX
Unicode block	Latin-1 Supplement
General category	Uppercase Letter (Lu)
SymbolHero category	Accented Letters
Decomposition	`U+0041 U+0302`
Lowercase	â Latin Small Letter a with Circumflex
Emoji	No

How to type Â

Windows

Hold Alt and type 0194 on the numeric keypad (Num Lock on), then release Alt. Alt 0194 uses the Windows-1252 code page.
In Microsoft Word or Outlook: type 00C2 then press Alt + X.
Open Character Map (search “Character Map” in Start), tick “Advanced view”, search for “latin capital letter a with circumflex”, then Select and Copy.

Mac

Press Option + I, then Shift + A (US English keyboard layout).
Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search “latin capital letter a with circumflex”, and double-click the result.
With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled (System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources), hold Option and type 00C2.

iPhone & Android

On iPhone and most Android keyboards, press and hold the A key and slide to Â. 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 capital letter a with circumflex” or enter U+00C2.
HTML: Â or Â
Excel / Google Sheets: =UNICHAR(194)

Examples

ÂGE MINIMUM : 18 ANS
Ângela (Portuguese name)
Âme sœur
ÂNCORA BAR

Good to know

Don’t mix it up: Often confused with Ă (U+0102), the Romanian A with breve, which has a curved cup instead of a pointed hat.

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.