Feminine ordinal indicator (ª)
U+00AA · FEMININE ORDINAL INDICATOR · Unicode 1.1 (1993)
How to type ª
Windows
Alt code (numeric keypad)
Alt+0170
Turn on Num Lock, hold the Alt key, type 0170 on the numeric keypad and let go of Alt: ª appears.
The shorter code Alt+166 works too in most programs.
Word and Outlook: Alt + X
00AA Alt+X
Type 00AA and press Alt+X right after it: Word turns the code into ª. Press Alt+X again to turn it back into the code.
Emoji and symbols panel (Windows 10 and 11)
Win+.
Press Win + full stop (.) to open the panel, go to the Symbols tab (Ω) and pick ª.
No numeric keypad on your laptop? See the other ways in our Alt codes guide.
Mac
Keyboard shortcut (U.S. layout)
⌥ Option+9
Press ⌥ Option+9 to type ª. This is on the standard U.S. and U.S. English Mac layouts.
Character Viewer
Ctrl+⌘ Cmd+Space
Press Ctrl+⌘+Space (or the Globe key + E), search for “feminine ordinal indicator” and click ª to insert it.
iPhone
Make a shortcut (Text Replacement)
Turn a short word into ª once and type it in any app:
- Copy ª from this page.
- Open Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement and tap +.
- Paste ª as the Phrase and type a Shortcut, for example ;femini.
- Now type ;femini anywhere: the keyboard suggests ª.
Android
Make a shortcut (Gboard personal dictionary)
Teach your keyboard a short word that turns into ª:
- Copy ª from this page.
- Open Gboard settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary, choose your language and tap +.
- Paste ª as the word and type a shortcut, for example ;femini.
- Type ;femini in any app and tap ª in the suggestions.
Linux
Unicode input
Ctrl+Shift+U 00aa Enter
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 00aa and press Enter or Space. Works in GTK apps and with IBus (GNOME, Ubuntu, Fedora).
What ª means and how it is used
The official Unicode name of ª is FEMININE ORDINAL INDICATOR, code point U+00AA. You will find it in the Latin-1 Supplement block; it was added in Unicode 1.1 (1993).
It sits in the special letters (accented and Latin) with 253 symbols, among them º Ø ß ñ ç.
Codes for HTML, CSS and JavaScript
Tap Copy next to the code you need.
| HTML entity | ª | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML decimal | ª | |
| HTML hex | ª | |
| CSS | content: "\00AA"; | |
| JavaScript | \u00AA | |
| URL | %C2%AA | |
| UTF-8 bytes | C2 AA | |
| Unicode | U+00AA |
Will it show on my friend's phone?
ª has been in Unicode since version 1.1 (1993). Practically every phone, computer and app shows it.
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Names in other languages
What ª is called in the 12 languages of this site (Unicode CLDR and our editors). Tap a name to open that language's page.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| English | Feminine ordinal indicator |
| Português | Indicador ordinal feminino |
| Español | Indicador ordinal femenino (a volada) |
| Italiano | Indicatore ordinale femminile |
| Français | Indicateur ordinal féminin |
| Deutsch | Weibliches Ordinalzeichen |
| Türkçe | Dişil sıra göstergesi |
| Bahasa Indonesia | Indikator ordinal feminin |
| Polski | Wskaźnik porządkowy żeński |
| Русский | Женский порядковый индикатор (a) |
| 日本語 | 女性序数標識 |
| 한국어 | 여성 서수 표시 |
Related symbols
All Letters →Questions people ask
How do I type ª on a laptop without a numeric keypad?
On Windows press Win + full stop (.) and pick ª in the Symbols tab, or in Word type 00AA and press Alt+X. On a Mac press ⌥ Option+9.
How do I type ª on an iPhone?
The iPhone keyboard has no key for ª. Copy it here, then add it in Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement with a shortcut like ;femini.
What is the HTML code for the feminine ordinal indicator?
Use the entity ª or the numeric code ª (hex ª). In CSS write \00AA, in JavaScript \u00AA.
Will ª show on every phone?
ª has been in Unicode since version 1.1 (1993). Practically every phone, computer and app shows it.