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Latin Small Letter A with Diaeresis

U+00E4

Quick Reference
Unicode
U+00E4
HTML Entity
ä
HTML Numeric
ä
CSS
\00E4
JavaScript
\u00E4
Windows Alt Code
Alt+0228
How to Type ä
OSLayoutShortcut
Windows(you)UsA + (dead key: ")
WindowsUkCtrl + Alt + Shift + A
WindowsGermanÄ
macOSUsA + (dead key: u)
macOSUkOption + A + (dead key: u)
macOSGermanÄ
Insert Latin Small Letter A with Diaeresis in Word, Excel & Google Docs
ApplicationHow to insert Latin Small Letter A with Diaeresis
Windows (any app)Hold Alt and type 0228 on the numeric keypad
Microsoft WordType 00E4, then press Alt+X
Excel / Google SheetsUse the formula =UNICHAR(228)
Google DocsInsert → Special characters, then search "latin small letter a with diaeresis"
HTMLä or ä
CSS (content property)content: "\00E4"
JavaScript"\u00E4"
About Latin Small Letter A with Diaeresis

The letter a with an umlaut (diaeresis), producing an open front vowel sound similar to the 'e' in 'bed'.

Usage

Essential in German (Mädchen, Ärger), Swedish, and Finnish. One of the three German umlaut vowels alongside ö and ü.

Related Symbols
öLatin Small Letter O with DiaeresisüLatin Small Letter U with DiaeresisñLatin Small Letter N with Tilde
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