U+00E2

Small a with circumflexâ

Small a with circumflex is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Latin-1 Supplement block, listed here under Latin Letters & Accents. Copy it with one click, or use the hex, octal, decimal and HTML entity codes below to embed it in web pages, code, and documents. It is often searched for as "letter", "french", "accent".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+00E2
Decimal
226
Hex
0x00E2
Octal
0o342

Unicode identity

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Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+00E2
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH CIRCUMFLEX
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasLATIN SMALL LETTER A CIRCUMFLEX
DecimalBase 10226
HexadecimalBase 160x00E2
OctalBase 80o342
BinaryBase 20000000011100010
General categoryLetter, lowercaseLl
Unicode blockU+0080–U+00FFLatin-1 Supplement
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

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HTML entity (decimal)â
HTML entity (hex)â
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\00E2
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%C3%A2

Programming languages

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JavaScript / TypeScript\u00E2
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u00E2
Python\u00E2
Java / C# / Kotlin\u00E2

Byte encodings

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UTF-82 bytesC3 A2
UTF-16 (BE)00E2
UTF-32 (BE)000000E2

How to type Small a with circumflex

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +E2 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type E2 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 00E2. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Small a with circumflex".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type e2, then press Space or Enter in GTK apps. IBus and most terminals support the same sequence.

  • HTML, CSS & code

    Paste the character directly, or use the escapes above: â in HTML, \00E2 in CSS, and \u00E2 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH CIRCUMFLEX
Unicode 1.0 name
LATIN SMALL LETTER A CIRCUMFLEX
Block
Latin-1 Supplement (U+0080–U+00FF)
General category
Ll — Letter, lowercase

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the Latin-1 Supplement block: U0080.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the Small a with circumflex symbol?

Click the Copy button at the top of this page, or select â and press Ctrl+C (Cmd+C on Mac). It is plain Unicode text, so it pastes into documents, chats, code, and design tools.

What is the Unicode code point for Small a with circumflex?

Small a with circumflex is U+00E2 (decimal 226, hexadecimal 0x00E2, octal 0o342). It lives in the Latin-1 Supplement block (U+0080–U+00FF) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of Small a with circumflex?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH CIRCUMFLEX"; its Unicode 1.0 name was "LATIN SMALL LETTER A CIRCUMFLEX". Its General_Category is Ll (Letter, lowercase).

What is the HTML code for Small a with circumflex?

Use â or â. In CSS, use content: "\00E2".

How do I type Small a with circumflex in code?

JavaScript: "\u00E2". Python: "\u00E2". JSON and Java: "\u00E2". The UTF-8 byte sequence is C3 A2.

Is Small a with circumflex an emoji?

No. Small a with circumflex is a text symbol and renders as a monochrome glyph in the current font. Some platforms may offer an emoji variant when U+FE0F is appended.

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