# MATL, 5 bytes YNVH) [**Try it Online**](http://matl.tryitonline.net/#code=WU5WSCk&input=) **Explanation** YN % Creates a NaN value (not a number) V % Convert it to a string H) % Grab the second letter ('a') % Implicitly display the result ---- My original answer was the straight forward approach using the pre-defined literal `lY2` which yields `'A'...'Z'` and then selecting the first element, `'A'`. lY2l)