typing the letter a

[Katie]

This is a new one for me. How do I type the letter a John Sarkelă at the end of this name. I can't seem to find the English way to enter it. I usually enter ALT then 4digits like 0229 or 0228. Looks as though it has a smile over the a. Please help.
Thank You
Janice

[tuulacu]

You actually have the name Särkelä, with two a's with dots... (according to Finnish vowel harmony, you always have two a's in the word - or two ä's
http://thinkinfinnish.com/vowel-harmony.html )

You should be able to write it with ALT+0228 .

The other a, with a circle above it, is the Swedish å - this you do not meet in Finnish texts, only in the Swedish language texts. Typed with ALT+0229 in English keyboards.

Tuula K

[Katie]

You're right, I checked it out as ä and found lots of names. It must have been some sort of typing error on the document I found.
Thank you for getting back to me so quickly.
Have a nice weekend.
Janice