Accents

How to type A macron (Ā)

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

All A accents

Windows

Hold Alt and type 256 on the numeric keypad.

Mac

Character Viewer → a macron

Microsoft Word

Type 0100 then Alt + X

Google Docs

Insert → Special characters → A macron

How to insert it

Copy

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

Alt code

Num Lock on, hold Alt, type 256, release Alt.

Code

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

Unicode
U+0100
HTML decimal
Ā
HTML hex
Ā
CSS
\0100
JavaScript
\u{0100}
Alt code
Alt + 256

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