Feminine Ordinal Indicator ª

The Feminine Ordinal Indicator character (ª) is a standard HTML entity defined in the HTML specification. In HTML source code, it can be written using the named entity reference ª, the decimal numeric character reference ª, or the hexadecimal numeric reference ª. The character is assigned Unicode code point U+00AA in the Universal Character Set.

The feminine ordinal indicator (ª) is a superscript letter 'a' used in Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and other Romance languages to form feminine ordinal numbers (1ª = primera). It is a distinct character from a regular superscript 'a' and has specific typographic properties.

Symbol entities encompass a wide variety of special characters used in legal disclaimers, intellectual property notices, typographic ornaments, card suit indicators, and miscellaneous notation throughout web content. These characters appear in website footers for copyright notices, product pages for trademark symbols, academic papers for dagger footnote markers, and decorative or gaming contexts for card suits and stars.

When deciding how to encode the Feminine Ordinal Indicator character in your HTML documents, the named entity ª is generally the most readable choice for developers reviewing or maintaining source code. The decimal form ª and hexadecimal form ª 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 the feminine ordinal indicator in Spanish (1ª for 'primera'), Portuguese, and Italian ordinal numbers. It is essential for correctly rendering ordinals in Romance-language web content. Do not use a regular superscript 'a' as a substitute — the ordinal indicator is the proper character.