HTML Entity for Feminine Ordinal Indicator (ª)

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📚 Updated: Jun 2026
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Unicode U+00AA
HTML entity for Feminine Ordinal Indicator (U+00AA) — hex, decimal, and ordf; tutorial

What You'll Learn

How to display the Feminine ordinal indicator (ª) in HTML using named, hexadecimal, decimal, and CSS entity methods. This character is U+00AA (FEMININE ORDINAL INDICATOR) in the Latin-1 Supplement block (U+0080–U+00FF)—used in Spanish, Portuguese, and other Romance languages to form feminine ordinals (e.g. 1ª primera, 2ª segunda).

Render it with ª, ª, ª, or CSS escape \00AA. Pair it with a number for correct ordinals: 1ª → 1ª. For masculine ordinals use º (º, U+00BA). Do not confuse ª with the female sign (♀, U+2640).

⚡ Quick Reference — Feminine Ordinal Indicator

Unicode U+00AA

Latin-1 Supplement block

Hex Code ª

Hexadecimal reference

HTML Code ª

Decimal reference

Named Entity ª

Most readable option

Reference Table
Name           Value
────────────   ──────────
Unicode        U+00AA
Hex code       ª
HTML code      ª
Named entity   ª
CSS code       \00AA
Meaning        Feminine ordinal suffix (1ª, 2ª)
Related        U+00BA = Masculine ordinal (º); U+2640 = Female sign (♀)
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Complete HTML Example

This example demonstrates the Feminine ordinal indicator (ª) using hexadecimal code, decimal HTML code, the named entity ª, and a CSS content escape:

html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
 <style>
  #point:after{
   content: "\00AA";
  }
 </style>
</head>
<body>
<p>Feminine Ordinal using Hexadecimal: &#x00AA;</p>
<p>Feminine Ordinal using HTML Code: &#170;</p>
<p>Feminine Ordinal using HTML Entity: &ordf;</p>
<p id="point">Feminine Ordinal using CSS Entity: </p>
</body>
</html>
Try it Yourself

🌐 Browser Support

The Feminine ordinal indicator entity is universally supported in all modern browsers:

Chrome 1+
Firefox 1+
Safari 1+
Edge 12+
Opera 4+
Android 4.4+
iOS Safari 1+

👀 Live Preview

See the feminine ordinal indicator (ª) in Spanish and Portuguese ordinal context:

Spanish ordinals 1ª primera   2ª segunda   3ª tercera
Portuguese 1ª edição   2ª rodada
vs masculine 1ª (feminine)   vs   1º (masculine)
Large glyph ª
Monospace refs &ordf; &#x00AA; &#170; \00AA

🧠 How It Works

1

Named HTML Entity

&ordf; is the semantic named entity for the Feminine ordinal indicator—the easiest to read in source HTML for Spanish and Portuguese content.

HTML markup
2

Hexadecimal Code

&#x00AA; uses the Unicode hexadecimal value 00AA. The x prefix indicates hexadecimal format.

HTML markup
3

Decimal HTML Code

&#170; uses the decimal Unicode value 170 to display the same character.

HTML markup
4

CSS Entity

\00AA is used in CSS stylesheets, particularly in the content property of ::before and ::after.

CSS stylesheet
=

Same visual result

All four methods produce the Feminine ordinal indicator: ª. Unicode U+00AA is in Latin-1 Supplement. Use with numbers for ordinals: e.g. 1&ordf; for 1ª.

✅

Use Cases

The Feminine ordinal indicator (ª) is commonly used in:

📝 Spanish & Portuguese

Feminine ordinals: 1ª (primera), 2ª (segunda), 3ª (tercera) in dates, lists, and rankings.

📅 Dates & rankings

Week numbers (21ª semana), positions (1ª posición), and ranked lists.

📄 Legal & formal

Correct ordinal formatting in legal texts, contracts, and official documents in Romance languages.

📚 Education

Language-learning apps, grammar guides, and educational material for Spanish and Portuguese.

🏆 Sports & results

Rankings and positions (1ª, 2ª, 3ª) in results and leaderboards.

🌐 Multilingual sites

Proper ordinal formatting when localizing content for Spanish, Portuguese, or related languages.

💡 Best Practices

Do

  • Pair the indicator with a number (1ª, 2ª) to form correct ordinals
  • Use &ordf; for readable source markup in Spanish/Portuguese content
  • Set lang="es" or lang="pt" on content that uses ordinals
  • Use ª for feminine and &ordm; (º) for masculine where required
  • Serve pages with UTF-8 (<meta charset="utf-8">)

Don’t

  • Confuse ª (ordinal ª) with ♀ (female sign ♀)
  • Use the indicator alone without a preceding number in ordinal context
  • Put CSS escape \00AA in HTML text nodes
  • Mix entity styles randomly in one file
  • Assume ordinals work the same in every language—check locale rules

Key Takeaways

1

Three HTML references plus CSS render ª

&ordf; &#x00AA; &#170;
2

For CSS stylesheets, use the escape in the content property

\00AA
3

Unicode U+00AA — FEMININE ORDINAL INDICATOR

4

Prefer &ordf; for readability; pair with numbers (1ª)

5

Latin-1 Supplement; not the same as the female sign (U+2640)

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Use &#x00AA; (hex), &#170; (decimal), &ordf; (named), or \00AA in CSS content. All produce ª.
U+00AA (FEMININE ORDINAL INDICATOR). Latin-1 Supplement block (U+0080–U+00FF). Hex 00AA, decimal 170. Used for feminine ordinals in Spanish, Portuguese, and other Romance languages.
In Spanish and Portuguese text for ordinals (1ª, 2ª, 3ª), dates and rankings, legal and formal documents, linguistic and educational content, and any text requiring feminine ordinal suffixes.
Yes. &ordf; is the named entity for ª. You can also use &#170; or &#x00AA;. All are equivalent in modern browsers.
HTML references (&#170;, &#x00AA;, or &ordf;) go in markup. The CSS escape \00AA is used in stylesheets, typically in the content property of pseudo-elements. Same visual result, different layers of the stack.

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