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 257 on the numeric keypad.

Mac

Character Viewer → a macron

Microsoft Word

Type 0101 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 257, release Alt.

Code

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

Unicode
U+0101
HTML decimal
ā
HTML hex
ā
CSS
\0101
JavaScript
\u{0101}
Alt code
Alt + 257

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