Accents

How to type a diaeresis (ä)

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

All A accents

Windows

Hold Alt and type 0228 on the numeric keypad.

Mac

Option + U, then A

Microsoft Word

Ctrl + Shift + :, then a — or type 00E4 then Alt + X

Google Docs

Insert → Special characters → a diaeresis

How to insert it

Copy

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

Alt code

Num Lock on, hold Alt, type 0228, release Alt.

Code

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

Unicode
U+00E4
HTML decimal
ä
HTML hex
ä
CSS
\00E4
JavaScript
\u{00E4}
Alt code
Alt + 0228

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