Latin Small Letter A With Acute Alt Code and Symbol

The Alt code for Latin Small Letter A With Acute is 160. Hold Alt, type 160 on the numeric keypad, then release Alt. Latin Small Letter A With Acute also has the Unicode codepoint U+00E1, so you can type it with Alt+225 on Windows, search for U+00E1 in macOS's Character Viewer, use á in HTML, or \00E1 in CSS. If your keyboard has no numeric keypad, use the Character Viewer, the HTML entity, or copy the character directly — the Alt key method requires a physical numpad. Copy the Latin Small Letter A With Acute character from this page when you need it in a form, chat message or document that does not accept Alt codes. HTML also defines the named entity á for Latin Small Letter A With Acute, but the numeric form á is safer when compatibility is uncertain.

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Method	Value
Legacy Alt code
Alt + decimal
Alt + X hex
HTML named entity
HTML decimal
HTML hex
CSS escape
Python escape
JavaScript escape
UTF-8 bytes
Unicode codepoint
Unicode block
Unicode category

Not available for this symbol: macOS Option shortcut.

How to type latin small letter a with acute on Windows

Turn Num Lock on so the numeric keypad is active.
Hold the left Alt key.
Type 1 6 0 on the numeric keypad.
Release Alt. The Latin Small Letter A With Acute character (á) appears.

If your keyboard has no numeric keypad, see how to type symbols without a numpad.

How to type latin small letter a with acute on macOS

There is no direct Option shortcut for Latin Small Letter A With Acute. Open the Character Viewer with ⌃⌘Space, search for "Latin Small Letter A With Acute" and click the character to insert it.

How to use latin small letter a with acute in code

HTML: or , also
CSS: content:"\00E1"; ()
Python: \u00E1 or chr(0xE1)
JavaScript: \u00E1 or String.fromCodePoint(0xE1)
JSON: "\u00E1"

Frequently asked questions

What is the Alt code for Latin Small Letter A With Acute?

The legacy Alt code for Latin Small Letter A With Acute is 160. Hold Alt, type 1 6 0 on the numeric keypad, then release Alt.

How do I type á without a numpad?

Use the Windows Character Viewer (Win+.), the macOS Character Viewer (⌃⌘Space), an HTML entity such as á, or copy the character directly from this page.

Why does Alt+225 not work?

Alt+225 only works on a keyboard with a physical numeric keypad. It also requires the application to accept the numeric-keypad input path. Laptops without a numpad need an alternative method.

What is the Unicode for Latin Small Letter A With Acute?

The Unicode codepoint for Latin Small Letter A With Acute is U+00E1. You can use this value in HTML as á, in CSS as \00E1, and in Word with Alt+X.

How do I type á on a Mac?

Open the Character Viewer with ⌃⌘Space and search for the character name or U+00E1, then click it.

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