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A with hook above
Ả ả
Latin letter A with hook above.svg
Usage
Writing system Latin script
Typealphabetic
Language of origin Vietnamese language
Sound values[a˧˩˧]
In  Unicode U+1EA2, U+1EA3
History
Development
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Other
Writing directionLeft-to-Right
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A with hook above (majuscule: , minuscule: ) 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]

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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
Unicode nameLATIN CAPITAL LETTER A WITH HOOK ABOVELATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH HOOK ABOVE
Encodingsdecimalhexdechex
Unicode 7842U+1EA27843U+1EA3
UTF-8 225 186 162E1 BA A2225 186 163E1 BA A3
Numeric character reference ẢẢảả

References

  1. 1 2 Simon Ager. "Vietnamese language, alphabet and pronunciation". Omniglot.