Ả

A with hook above (majuscule: Ả, minuscule: ả) is a letter of the Latin alphabet formed by addition of the hook above diacritic to the letter A. It is used in the Vietnamese language.^[1]

A with hook above
Ả ả
Usage
Writing system	Latin script
Type	alphabetic
Language of origin	Vietnamese language
Sound values	[a˧˩˧]
In Unicode	U+1EA2, U+1EA3
History
Development	Α α 𐌀 A a Ả ả
Other
Writing direction	Left-to-Right
This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters.

Usage

The letter is used in Vietnamese language, where it represents the open front unrounded vowel with falling-rising mid-tone (hỏi) ([a˧˩˧]).^[1]

Encoding

Character information

Preview	Ả		ả
Unicode name	LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A WITH HOOK ABOVE		LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH HOOK ABOVE
Encodings	decimal	hex	dec	hex
Unicode	7842	U+1EA2	7843	U+1EA3
UTF-8	225 186 162	E1 BA A2	225 186 163	E1 BA A3
Numeric character reference	Ả	Ả	ả	ả