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U+03AC GREEK SMALL LETTER ALPHA WITH TONOS

Greek and Coptic · Lowercase letter

NameGREEK SMALL LETTER ALPHA WITH TONOS
Code pointU+03AC
Decimal940
BlockGreek and Coptic
CategoryLowercase letter (Ll)
UTF-8CE AC
UTF-1603AC
UTF-32000003AC
HTMLά ά
CSS\03AC
JavaScript\u03AC
Python\u03ac
URL-encoded%CE%AC
Decomposition03B1 0301
Upper/lower caseΆ U+0386

Frequently asked questions

What is the character U+03AC?

U+03AC ά is officially named GREEK SMALL LETTER ALPHA WITH TONOS. It belongs to the Greek and Coptic block and the category Lowercase letter.

How do I type ά?

Windows (Word, WordPad): type 03AC, then press Alt+X. Linux (GTK/IBus): Ctrl+Shift+U 03ac, then Space. macOS: enable the “Unicode Hex Input” keyboard, hold Option and type 03AC. Or simply copy it from this page.

How do I write ά in HTML?

As a numeric character reference ά (decimal) or ά (hexadecimal). In UTF-8 documents you can also insert the character directly.

How is ά encoded in UTF-8?

In UTF-8 the character takes 2 bytes: CE AC. In UTF-16: 03AC.

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