Uppercase A acute (Á) is the Unicode character at U+00C1 in Latin-1 Supplement. Official name: LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A WITH ACUTE — a capital A with an acute accent, common in Spanish, Portuguese, Hungarian, and Irish.
Remember
Character Á
Unicode U+00C1
Named entity Á (capital A)
Hex entity Á
Decimal Á
CSS escape \00C1
Not the same á · À · A
Prefer Á in HTML markup — the capital A in the name matters. Numeric forms and typing Á in UTF-8 also work. For the lowercase letter, use á (á).
Using Named Entity: Á
Using Hex Code: Á
Using HTML Code: Á
Using CSS Entity: Á
Typed directly: Á
Label: África
How It Works
1. Named:Á (capital A) is the clearest HTML form for U+00C1. Lowercase á is a different character (á).
2. Hex:U+00C1 → Á in HTML. Same glyph as the named entity.
3. Decimal: same code point as 193 → Á. Same glyph as hex and named.
4. CSS: use \00C1 in content (not an HTML entity). #point::after appends that Á after the paragraph text.
5. Typed / label: paste Á in UTF-8, or write África for a short Spanish label.
Pitfalls & Tips
Common mistakes when working with U+00C1.
Case
Á ≠ á
Á → Á (capital). á → á (lowercase). Entity names are case-sensitive.
vs À
Not a grave accent
À (À) tilts the other way. Acute leans right (Á); grave leans left (À).
vs A
Not a plain capital A
ASCII A (U+0041) has no accent. Use Á when the language requires the acute.
Fonts
Nearly universal coverage
Latin-1 letters like Á are included in almost every modern font. Still prefer UTF-8 encoding for the page.
CSS vs HTML
Do not mix escapes
\00C1 belongs in CSS strings. Á / Á / Á belong in HTML.
A11y
Mark the language
When Á appears in real words, set lang on the element or page so screen readers pronounce names and titles correctly.
Compatibility
Browser Support
Uppercase A acute (U+00C1) and its entity forms (Á, Á, Á, CSS \\00C1) are supported in all mainstream browsers. Visible glyphs are standard in Latin-1 capable fonts.
✓ Universal support
Uppercase A Acute (Á)
Encode with named, hex, decimal, CSS escape, or type the character — same code point everywhere encoding is supported.
100%Browser coverage
Google ChromeSupported
Yes
Microsoft EdgeSupported
Yes
Mozilla FirefoxSupported
Yes
Apple SafariSupported
Yes
OperaSupported
Yes
Internet ExplorerAll versions
Yes
U+00C1 / ÁFull support
Bottom line: Prefer Á (capital A) in HTML. Use \\00C1 only inside CSS content. Do not confuse with á (á).
Remember
Key Takeaways
Unicode: uppercase A acute is U+00C1 (decimal 193) — glyph Á.
HTML: prefer Á (capital A) — also Á / Á.
CSS: use \00C1 inside content for generated text.
Meaning:Á is capital acute — not á (á), not À (À).
Use Á (named), Á (hex), Á (decimal), type Á directly in UTF-8, or the CSS escape \00C1 in content. Prefer Á in normal HTML.
U+00C1 (LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A WITH ACUTE). Hex C1, decimal 193. It belongs to Latin-1 Supplement (U+0080–U+00FF).
Yes. Use Á (capital A). Numeric forms Á and Á also work. Note: á (lowercase) is a different letter (á).
No. Á is U+00C1 (Á, capital acute). á is U+00E1 (á). À is U+00C0 (À, capital grave).
Use it for Spanish, Portuguese, Hungarian, Irish, and other languages that need Á in titles, names, and uppercase text — not as a substitute for plain A.
HTML entities (Á, Á, or Á) go in markup. The CSS escape \00C1 goes in stylesheet strings (usually content on ::before/::after).
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Did you know?
Uppercase A acute is Unicode U+00C1 (decimal 193) — glyph Á in Latin-1 Supplement (U+0080–U+00FF). HTML5 names it Á (capital A). Official name: LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A WITH ACUTE. Lowercase is á (á, U+00E1). Common in Spanish, Portuguese, Hungarian, and Irish proper names.
