Latin Capital A with Diaeresis Ä

The Latin Capital A with Diaeresis character (Ä) is a standard HTML entity defined in the HTML specification. In HTML source code, it can be written using the named entity reference Ä, the decimal numeric character reference Ä, or the hexadecimal numeric reference Ä. The character is assigned Unicode code point U+00C4 in the Universal Character Set.

The capital A with diaeresis/umlaut (Ä) is used in German, Swedish, Finnish, Turkish, and other languages. In German, the umlaut indicates a fronted vowel sound and is a fundamental part of the writing system. Replacing Ä with 'Ae' is acceptable only when the character is unavailable.

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 Diaeresis character in your HTML documents, the named entity Ä is generally the most readable choice for developers reviewing or maintaining source code. The decimal form Ä and hexadecimal form Ä 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 in German (Ärger, Änderung), Swedish, Finnish, and Turkish text. In German, the umlaut is not optional decoration — it changes the meaning of words. For international SEO, properly encoding umlauts is important for German-language search queries.