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U+00E5 · Latin-1 Supplement

Latin Small Letter a with Ring Above å

Small a with ring above is a separate letter in Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian, found at the very end of the alphabet. It appears in everyday words like the Swedish 'på' (on) and 'år' (year), and in names like the Danish 'Ålborg'. It sounds roughly like the 'o' in English 'more'.

WindowsAlt 134 / 0229
MacOption + A
UnicodeU+00E5
HTMLå
åU+00E5

Character codes

Unicode code pointU+00E5
Decimal229
HTML named entityå
HTML (hex)å
HTML (decimal)å
CSS\00E5
JavaScript\u00E5
Python\u00E5
UTF-8 bytesC3 A5
UTF-1600E5
URL-encoded%C3%A5

Character details

Official nameLATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH RING ABOVE
Unicode blockLatin-1 Supplement
General categoryLowercase Letter (Ll)
SymbolHero categoryAccented Letters
DecompositionU+0061 U+030A
UppercaseÅ Latin Capital Letter a with Ring Above
EmojiNo

How to type å

Windows

  • Hold Alt and type 134 on the numeric keypad (Num Lock on), then release Alt. Alt 134 uses the code page 437.
  • Hold Alt and type 0229 on the numeric keypad (Num Lock on), then release Alt. Alt 0229 uses the Windows-1252 code page.
  • In Microsoft Word or Outlook: type 00E5 then press Alt + X.
  • Open Character Map (search “Character Map” in Start), tick “Advanced view”, search for “latin small letter a with ring above”, then Select and Copy.

Mac

  • Press Option + A (US English keyboard layout).
  • Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search “latin small letter a with ring above”, and double-click the result.
  • With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled (System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources), hold Option and type 00E5.

iPhone & Android

  • On iPhone and most Android keyboards, press and hold the a key and slide to å. 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 ring above” or enter U+00E5.
  • HTML: å or å
  • Excel / Google Sheets: =UNICHAR(229)

Examples

  • på
  • år
  • två
  • blåbär

Good to know

Don’t mix it up: Often confused with ä (U+00E4), which has two dots, and with à (U+00E0).

Tip: Danish sometimes writes 'aa' as an older spelling of å, especially in place names like Aarhus.

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 Special Characters on a Mac

Similar accented letters

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 Grave (à)
a with Acute (á)
Latin Small Letter a with Circumflex
Latin Small Letter a with Tilde
a with Umlaut (ä)
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
i with Acute (í)
Latin Small Letter I with Circumflex
Latin Small Letter I with Diaeresis
Latin Small Letter Eth
n with Tilde (ñ)

See all 656 accented letters →

Questions

What is the Unicode for å?

It is U+00E5 (LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH RING ABOVE), decimal 229.

Is there a Windows Alt code for it?

Yes: Alt 134 or Alt 0229 on the numeric keypad.

How do I type it on a Mac?

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

What is the HTML code?

Use the named entity å or the numeric reference å.