Accents

How to type a acute (á)

Copy the character, or use the shortcut that matches your keyboard and app.

All A accents

Windows

Hold Alt and type 0225 on the numeric keypad.

Mac

Option + E, then A

Microsoft Word

Ctrl + ', then a — or type 00E1 then Alt + X

Google Docs

Insert → Special characters → a acute

How to insert it

Copy

Click the keycap, then paste with Ctrl+V or Cmd+V.

Alt code

Num Lock on, hold Alt, type 0225, release Alt.

Code

Use the Unicode, HTML, CSS, or JS value below in documents and stylesheets.

Unicode
U+00E1
HTML decimal
á
HTML hex
á
CSS
\00E1
JavaScript
\u{00E1}
Alt code
Alt + 0225

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