Lowercase a ring above acute (ǻ) is the Latin Extended-B character at Unicode U+01FB (LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH RING ABOVE AND ACUTE). It is the letter a with both a ring and an acute accent — used in linguistic notation and extended Latin orthography.
Remember
Character ǻ
Unicode U+01FB
Hex entity ǻ
Decimal ǻ
CSS escape \01FB
Named entity (none)
Capital Ǻ (U+01FA)
Hex, decimal, CSS, and a typed character all produce the same glyph: ǻ. Prefer ǻ in HTML source when you need an explicit entity.
Using Hex Code: ǻ
Using HTML Code: ǻ
Using CSS Entity: ǻ
Case pair: Ǻ / ǻ
How It Works
1. Hex:U+01FB → ǻ in HTML. The browser turns it into ǻ.
2. Decimal: same code point as 507 → ǻ. Same result as hex.
3. Named: HTML5 does not define a named entity for this character — use hex or decimal instead.
4. CSS: use \01FB in content (not an HTML entity). #point::after appends that ǻ after the paragraph text.
Pitfalls & Tips
Common mistakes when working with lowercase a ring above acute.
Named
No &…; shortcut
HTML5 has no named entity for U+01FB. Use ǻ or ǻ.
Look-alikes
Not å or á alone
å has only a ring; á has only an acute. This character combines both diacritics on one letter.
Compose
Prefer precomposed
Use ǻ instead of stacking combining marks on a or å when the precomposed form exists.
CSS vs HTML
Do not mix escapes
\01FB belongs in CSS. ǻ / ǻ belong in HTML.
Encoding
Declare UTF-8
If you type ǻ directly, keep <meta charset="UTF-8"> so the file is not misread.
Fonts
Check glyph coverage
Some fonts omit Latin Extended-B. Pick a font that includes U+01FB if the glyph is missing.
Compatibility
Browser Support
Lowercase a ring above acute (U+01FB) and its entity forms (ǻ, ǻ, CSS \\01FB) are supported in all modern browsers. Glyph display depends on font coverage.
✓ Universal encoding
Lowercase A Ring Above Acute (ǻ)
Encode with hex, decimal, or CSS escape — or type ǻ directly in UTF-8 HTML.
100%Browser coverage
Google ChromeSupported
Yes
Microsoft EdgeSupported
Yes
Mozilla FirefoxSupported
Yes
Apple SafariSupported
Yes
OperaSupported
Yes
Internet ExplorerIE 9+
Yes*
U+01FBFull support
Bottom line: Prefer ǻ for readable HTML. Use \\01FB only inside CSS content.
Remember
Key Takeaways
Unicode: this character is U+01FB (decimal 507).
HTML: prefer ǻ — or use ǻ (no named entity).
One line:U+01FB → ǻ / ǻ / CSS \01FB (no named entity).
Frequently Asked Questions
Use ǻ (hex), ǻ (decimal), or the CSS escape \01FB in the content property. All render ǻ when the font supports Latin Extended-B. There is no named HTML entity.
U+01FB (LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH RING ABOVE AND ACUTE). Hex 1FB, decimal 507. It belongs to Latin Extended-B (U+0180–U+024F).
No. HTML5 does not define a named entity for U+01FB. Use numeric references like ǻ or ǻ.
Use it for linguistic notation, extended Latin orthography, and specialized content that needs ǻ (ring plus acute on a).
HTML entities (ǻ or ǻ) go in markup. The CSS escape \01FB is used in stylesheets (usually in the content property of ::before/::after). Both render ǻ.
No. Ring-only å is å (U+00E5). Acute-only á is á (U+00E1). Ring+acute ǻ is U+01FB — both diacritics together.
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Did you know?
Lowercase a ring above acute is Unicode U+01FB (decimal 507) — LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH RING ABOVE AND ACUTE in Latin Extended-B. HTML5 has no named entity — use ǻ or ǻ. Capital is Ǻ (U+01FA). Used in linguistic notation and extended Latin orthography — not the same as plain å (å).
