Latin Capital Letter A With Inverted Breve Letter
Ȃ is the Latin Capital Letter A with inverted breve (U+0202) from the Latin Extended block.
U+0202
The character Ȃ is a Unicode Latin letter used when a plain “A” needs a specific diacritic mark. It’s useful for linguistics, accurate text reproduction, and typography. Below you’ll find copy options and developer-friendly escape sequences.
Latin Capital Letter A With Inverted Breve Letter Meaning
Ȃ (U+0202) is the Unicode character named “LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A WITH INVERTED BREVE.” It’s an uppercase “A” carrying an inverted breve diacritic, which visually distinguishes it from “A” and from other A-with-breve variants. In practice, it may appear in linguistic transcription, documentation that requires precise character matching, and custom typography where a specific diacritic form is required. Because it has a defined Unicode code point, it’s also used for consistent encoding across platforms—especially when you need the exact glyph rather than a stylistic approximation.
Common uses
- •Linguistic transcription or proofreading where an uppercase A needs an inverted breve diacritic
- •Accurate copy/paste of text from documents that use Unicode Latin Extended characters
- •Typography and font testing to confirm diacritics render correctly
- •Creating metadata, labels, or identifiers that must match character-for-character
- •Web and software text entry using the correct Unicode character for U+0202
Examples
Ȃ Latin Capital Letter A with Inverted Breve
- ȂAȂ
- ȂȂlfa Ȃlpha
- ȂLet Ȃ be the symbol for uppercase A with inverted breve.
- ȂCheck: Ȃ (U+0202) matches the copied character.
- ȂName: ȂngstrȂm (example text)
Variations
Technical codes
| Unicode | U+0202 | |
| HTML Entity | Ȃ | |
| HTML Code | Ȃ | |
| CSS | \0202 | |
| Alt Code | Alt + 514 | |
| Decimal | 514 |
How to type Latin Capital Letter A With Inverted Breve Letter (Ȃ)
On Windows
Hold Alt and type 514 on the numeric keypad. In Word, type 0202 then press Alt + X.
On Mac
Switch to the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, then hold Option and type 0202. Or press Control + Command + Space and search.
On Linux
Press Control + Shift + U, type 0202, then press Enter or Space.
Anywhere
Copy Ȃ with the button above and paste it wherever you need it — this works on every device and in every app, with no keyboard shortcut to remember.
FAQ
What does the Latin Capital Letter A With Inverted Breve letter mean?
Ȃ (U+0202) is the Unicode character named “LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A WITH INVERTED BREVE.” It’s an uppercase “A” carrying an inverted breve diacritic, which visually distinguishes it from “A” and from other A-with-breve variants. In practice, it may appear in linguistic transcription, documentation that requires precise character matching, and custom typography where a specific diacritic form is required. Because it has a defined Unicode code point, it’s also used for consistent encoding across platforms—especially when you need the exact glyph rather than a stylistic approximation.
What is the Unicode code point for Ȃ?
Ȃ is U+0202 (LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A WITH INVERTED BREVE).
How can I copy Ȃ into HTML?
Use the HTML entity Ȃ or copy the character directly (Ȃ).
What CSS escape can I use to write Ȃ in stylesheets?
Use \\0202 in CSS (for example, in a content property).
How do I represent Ȃ in JavaScript?
Use \\u{0202} in JavaScript strings.