Uppercase A grave (À) is the Unicode character at U+00C0 in Latin-1 Supplement. Official name: LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A WITH GRAVE — a capital A with a grave accent, common in French, Italian, Catalan, and Portuguese.
Remember
Character À
Unicode U+00C0
Named entity À (capital A)
Hex entity À
Decimal À
CSS escape \00C0
Not the same à · Á · A
Prefer À in HTML markup — the capital A in the name matters. Numeric forms and typing À in UTF-8 also work. For the lowercase letter, use à (à).
Using Named Entity: À
Using Hex Code: À
Using HTML Code: À
Using CSS Entity: À
Typed directly: À
À propos, À bientôt
How It Works
1. Named:À (capital A) is the clearest HTML form for U+00C0. Lowercase à is a different character (à).
2. Hex:U+00C0 → À in HTML. Same glyph as the named entity.
3. Decimal: same code point as 192 → À. Same glyph as hex and named.
4. CSS: use \00C0 in content (not an HTML entity). #point::after appends that À after the paragraph text.
5. Typed / phrase: paste À in UTF-8, or write À propos for a short French example (with lang="fr").
Pitfalls & Tips
Common mistakes when working with U+00C0.
Case
À ≠ à
À → À (capital). à → à (lowercase). Entity names are case-sensitive.
vs Á
Not an acute accent
Á (Á) tilts the other way. Grave leans left (À); acute leans right (Á).
vs A
Not a plain capital A
ASCII A (U+0041) has no accent. Use À when the language requires the grave.
Fonts
Nearly universal coverage
Latin-1 letters like À are included in almost every modern font. Still prefer UTF-8 encoding for the page.
CSS vs HTML
Do not mix escapes
\00C0 belongs in CSS strings. À / À / À belong in HTML.
A11y
Mark the language
When À appears in real words, set lang on the element or page so screen readers pronounce phrases correctly.
Compatibility
Browser Support
Uppercase A grave (U+00C0) and its entity forms (À, À, À, CSS \\00C0) are supported in all mainstream browsers. Visible glyphs are standard in Latin-1 capable fonts.
✓ Universal support
Uppercase A Grave (À)
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+00C0 / ÀFull support
Bottom line: Prefer À (capital A) in HTML. Use \\00C0 only inside CSS content. Do not confuse with à (à).
Remember
Key Takeaways
Unicode: uppercase A grave is U+00C0 (decimal 192) — glyph À.
HTML: prefer À (capital A) — also À / À.
CSS: use \00C0 inside content for generated text.
Meaning:À is capital grave — not à (à), not Á (Á).
Use À (named), À (hex), À (decimal), type À directly in UTF-8, or the CSS escape \00C0 in content. Prefer À in normal HTML.
U+00C0 (LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A WITH GRAVE). Hex C0, decimal 192. It belongs to Latin-1 Supplement (U+0080–U+00FF).
Yes. Use À (capital A). Numeric forms À and À also work. Note: à (lowercase) is a different letter (à).
No. À is U+00C0 (À, capital grave). à is U+00E0 (à). Á is U+00C1 (Á, capital acute).
Use it for French, Italian, Catalan, and other languages that need À in titles, names, and uppercase text — for example phrase starts like À propos — not as a substitute for plain A.
HTML entities (À, À, or À) go in markup. The CSS escape \00C0 goes in stylesheet strings (usually content on ::before/::after).
🤔
Did you know?
Uppercase A grave is Unicode U+00C0 (decimal 192) — glyph À in Latin-1 Supplement (U+0080–U+00FF). HTML5 names it À (capital A). Official name: LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A WITH GRAVE. Lowercase is à (à, U+00E0). Common in French, Italian, Catalan, and Portuguese (where À often starts phrases like À propos).
