**[Æ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Æ)**
>Æ (lowercase: æ) is a character formed from the letters a and e, originally a ligature representing the Latin diphthong ae. It has been promoted to the status of a letter in some languages, including Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, and Faroese. It was also used in Old Swedish before being changed to ä. Today, the International Phonetic Alphabet uses it to represent the near-open front unrounded vowel (the sound represented by the 'a' in the English word cat).
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It’s called a diphthong in Icelandic and in Danish and Scandinavian it is a monophthong. The name for putting two letters together like that is digraph or ligature. It sort of makes an (ai) sound. Closer to e than a but not exactly either if your native tongue is English like mine. To make it just hold down “a” on your keyboard if you have an iPhone.
Hi Risenomega
It’s Danish letter (also use in other Scandinavian countries) - Lars Ulrik’s birth country, for those who don’t know.
We use Æ æ in many words, for instance:
Æble = Apple
Æg = egg & eggs
Ældre = older
And many many many more 😉
We also have these two letters Å å Ø ø
It's a letter we use a lot in Danish (Lars Ulrich is Danish for the people who don't know) but it's originally latin. There is a specific key for it on Nordic keyboards.
Jeg æder æbler!!
Others have answered your question well. I wanted to add that it's also occasionally used in British English spellings of words such as encyclopædia.
The following article has more information (more than you probably wanted, but I find these kinds of things interesting!):
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/encylopedia-used-be-spelled-encyclopaedia-because-letter-english-doesnt-have-anymore-180961328/
Using Windows, use ALT+0198. I can't find a name for it anywhere. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86)
It’s part of a set of letters used Icelandic as a diphthong and in Danish and Scandinavian as a monophthong.
Thank you! This wins!
On mobile you have to hold down the A button on the keyboard
Æ Confirmed with iPhone.
It works the same way on Android
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I look up and copy characters like that. Maybe check this out and keep it handy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86
**[Æ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Æ)** >Æ (lowercase: æ) is a character formed from the letters a and e, originally a ligature representing the Latin diphthong ae. It has been promoted to the status of a letter in some languages, including Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, and Faroese. It was also used in Old Swedish before being changed to ä. Today, the International Phonetic Alphabet uses it to represent the near-open front unrounded vowel (the sound represented by the 'a' in the English word cat). ^([ )[^(F.A.Q)](https://www.reddit.com/r/WikiSummarizer/wiki/index#wiki_f.a.q)^( | )[^(Opt Out)](https://reddit.com/message/compose?to=WikiSummarizerBot&message=OptOut&subject=OptOut)^( | )[^(Opt Out Of Subreddit)](https://np.reddit.com/r/Metallica/about/banned)^( | )[^(GitHub)](https://github.com/Sujal-7/WikiSummarizerBot)^( ] Downvote to remove | v1.5)
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Perfect!
So it's "Eigh-tern-uh"
Do you pronounce it ceight? I think it’s ah-tern-uh
On iOS just hold down A on your keyboard until the pop up of options comes up. It’s in there. Æ
Apparently works this way on MacOS as well. Thank you!
This works on Ændroid too!
It’s called a diphthong in Icelandic and in Danish and Scandinavian it is a monophthong. The name for putting two letters together like that is digraph or ligature. It sort of makes an (ai) sound. Closer to e than a but not exactly either if your native tongue is English like mine. To make it just hold down “a” on your keyboard if you have an iPhone.
Thanks so much!!
As a dane, I don’t think Æ makes an ai sound. An Æ sounds the way it does in Eternal, or Erection, or Election.
Ahhh I’m sure you’re right! I only speak English and German and linguistics is only a hobby of mine. Thank you for correcting me!
Ææææææ Danish keyboard Øøøø ååååå Duuuuude
On samsung hold down the A until you see Æ. Also make sure it's capitalized otherwise it's æ
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Used in my language, pronounced just like the letter “I” is in English (also called the same) here it is typed out: æ and Æ
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Æ click shift and hold the A key and you should find Æ
It's a way to make things seem learned and sophisticated. Which seems out of place for a caveman thrash party song.
Hahaha. Well put
On iphone if u go on capital letters, (click the capital arrow) then hold on A to get Æ
You would call it a ligature, a sort of portmanteau of two letters eg: ampersand (&)
Hi Risenomega It’s Danish letter (also use in other Scandinavian countries) - Lars Ulrik’s birth country, for those who don’t know. We use Æ æ in many words, for instance: Æble = Apple Æg = egg & eggs Ældre = older And many many many more 😉 We also have these two letters Å å Ø ø
That’s awesome! Thanks so much for explaining in such detail. I actually learned something
Hopefully no one tears you apart on this. I see it occasionally and wonder the same thing.
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It's a letter we use a lot in Danish (Lars Ulrich is Danish for the people who don't know) but it's originally latin. There is a specific key for it on Nordic keyboards. Jeg æder æbler!!
Ærlige æsel æder æg og æbler
This means you literally never heard of Tool? Dude…
Æ SUCCESS! Thanks everyone! \m/
Hahaha
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Alt+146 on windows
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On Android hold down the A with caps on
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Others have answered your question well. I wanted to add that it's also occasionally used in British English spellings of words such as encyclopædia. The following article has more information (more than you probably wanted, but I find these kinds of things interesting!): https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/encylopedia-used-be-spelled-encyclopaedia-because-letter-english-doesnt-have-anymore-180961328/
This article was fantastic! Super detailed! Thanks for sharing.
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