A with accent

How to type the common accented a letters

These are the accented forms of a used in major languages, with the Windows alt code, the Mac shortcut and the HTML code for each.

Usage and pronunciation of accented A letters

The letter A appears with diacritical marks across dozens of world languages to indicate specific vowel quality, stress, tone, or nasalization. In Spanish, Portuguese, Irish, and Hungarian, the acute accent (á) marks stressed syllables or distinguishes homophones. In French, Italian, and Catalan, the grave accent (à) modifies vowel timbre or differentiates prepositions from verbs. Portuguese uses the tilde (ã) to denote a nasal vowel sound, while German, Swedish, and Finnish use the umlaut or diaeresis (ä) for a front open vowel sound.

In Scandinavian languages (Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish), the letter å with a ring above represents an independent vowel historically derived from a long A sound. Central European languages like Polish and Lithuanian employ the ogonek (ą) to indicate nasalization, while Latvian and Maori utilize the macron (ā) for vowel elongation.

Browse other common accented vowels and consonants: e with accent, i with accent, o with accent, u with accent, y with accent, plus accented consonants n with accent, c with accent, s with accent, z with accent, l with accent, g with accent. Learn universal keyboard methods in our how to type accents guide and browse the complete alt codes for accents reference.