Arrows
Use these symbols to indicate direction, flow, or movement in your text.
Math
Mathematical operators, symbols, and constants for equations calculate formulas.
Punctuation
Various punctuation marks including quotation marks, dashes, and bullet points.
Brackets
Different types of parentheses, brackets, and braces for grouping text.
Numbers
Circled numbers, fractions, and roman numerals.
Currency
Currency symbols from around the world including Dollar, Euro, Won, and Yen.
Shapes
Geometric shapes like squares, circles, triangles, stars, and hearts.
Technical
Technical and keyboard symbols often used in computing and documentation.
Letterlike
Symbols that resemble letters, such as trademark, copyright, and temperature symbols.
Units
Measurement units for length, weight, volume, and frequency.
Greek
Greek alphabet characters used in mathematics and science.
Emoji
Common emojis for expressing emotions, gestures, and objects.
How to type special characters
Copy from this page
Click a symbol to copy it, then paste with Ctrl+V (Cmd+V on Mac) or long-press and choose Paste on a phone.
Open the emoji and symbol panel
On Windows 10 and 11 press the Windows key + period (.). On macOS press Control + Command + Space. On phones, use the emoji or symbol key on the keyboard.
Things to keep in mind
- If the reader's device or font lacks a character, it may appear as an empty box (□).
- Emoji look slightly different on iPhone, Android and Windows.
- Many usernames, passwords and file names do not allow certain symbols.
- Screen readers read symbols and emoji by name, so use them sparingly in sentences.