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It's spelled blahaj because I, like most people, don't have an å (yeah, copied that out of the title) on my keyboard. Unless you want us to write blohaj instead, I guess.
Blåhaj.
I hold down the 'a' key and you can select it on Gboard. But your point stands, I don't expect everyone to make the effort of finding alternate language options.
Just write Blauhai
Blouhaai if you're from South Africa.
Dieser Hai gehört nun der Bundesrepublik Deutschland.
Technically you should write it blaahaj instead (if writing Norwegian or Danish, that is). Before the adoption of the Swedish å, aa used to be used in Norway and Denmark for the same sound.
So that's why it looks similar to a or ä. I've always wondered that if it makes an o sound, why doesn't it look like an O.
I use Unexpected Keyboard for Android and I can easily add the ˚ modificator to my keyboard.
blåhaj.
It's unexpected but pretty convenient!