Latin Capital A with Acute Á

The Latin Capital A with Acute character (Á) is a standard HTML entity defined in the HTML specification. In HTML source code, it can be written using the named entity reference Á, the decimal numeric character reference Á, or the hexadecimal numeric reference Á. The character is assigned Unicode code point U+00C1 in the Universal Character Set.

The capital A with acute accent (Á) appears in Spanish, Portuguese, Hungarian, Irish, and many other languages. In Spanish, it marks the stressed syllable in words where the stress falls irregularly. In Irish, the acute accent (fada) marks long vowels.

Latin extended character entities provide the accented and modified letters required by dozens of European languages. From French accents aigus and graves to German umlauts, Scandinavian rings, and Icelandic thorns, these entities ensure correct rendering of non-ASCII characters within HTML documents. While modern UTF-8 encoded pages can include these characters directly in source code, HTML entities remain valuable for source code clarity and legacy compatibility.

When deciding how to encode the Latin Capital A with Acute character in your HTML documents, the named entity Á is generally the most readable choice for developers reviewing or maintaining source code. The decimal form Á and hexadecimal form Á are equally valid alternatives that work in contexts where named entities may not be supported, or when generating HTML output programmatically from server-side code. All three representations produce identical visual output in every modern web browser.

Use this entity for Spanish names and titles (Álvarez, Ángel), Hungarian text, Irish language content, and any language that uses acute-accented A. It is especially important for proper names where omitting the accent changes meaning or shows disrespect for the name's origin.