FontsSpecial Characters
The special characters people look for most, in one place. Tap one to copy it; each group links to a page with all the rest.
- 173 symbols
- Names and codes
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Accented letters
Every accented letter of the Latin-1 set: the ones with Windows Alt codes.
Punctuation
Dashes, the ellipsis, inverted marks and reference marks.
Quotation marks and brackets
Symbols
Legal marks, math and fractions.
Currency
Arrows
Special characters with Windows Alt codes
Codes from the Windows-1252 (with the zero) and code page 437 tables.
| Character | Name | Windows Alt code | HTML |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | EM DASH | Alt+0151 | — |
| – | EN DASH | Alt+0150 | – |
| … | HORIZONTAL ELLIPSIS | Alt+0133 | … |
| ¿ | INVERTED QUESTION MARK | Alt+0191 or Alt+168 | ¿ |
| ¡ | INVERTED EXCLAMATION MARK | Alt+0161 or Alt+173 | ¡ |
| · | MIDDLE DOT | Alt+0183 or Alt+250 | · |
| • | BULLET | Alt+0149 or Alt+7 | • |
| ¶ | PILCROW SIGN | Alt+0182 or Alt+20 | ¶ |
| § | SECTION SIGN | Alt+0167 or Alt+21 | § |
| † | DAGGER | Alt+0134 | † |
| ‡ | DOUBLE DAGGER | Alt+0135 | ‡ |
| ‰ | PER MILLE SIGN | Alt+0137 | ‰ |
| ¦ | BROKEN BAR | Alt+0166 | ¦ |
| © | COPYRIGHT SIGN | Alt+0169 | © |
| ® | REGISTERED SIGN | Alt+0174 | ® |
| ™ | TRADE MARK SIGN | Alt+0153 | ™ |
| ° | DEGREE SIGN | Alt+0176 or Alt+248 | ° |
| ± | PLUS-MINUS SIGN | Alt+0177 or Alt+241 | ± |
| × | MULTIPLICATION SIGN | Alt+0215 | × |
| ÷ | DIVISION SIGN | Alt+0247 or Alt+246 | ÷ |
| ≈ | ALMOST EQUAL TO | Alt+247 | ≈ |
| ≤ | LESS-THAN OR EQUAL TO | Alt+243 | ≤ |
| ≥ | GREATER-THAN OR EQUAL TO | Alt+242 | ≥ |
| ∞ | INFINITY | Alt+236 | ∞ |
| √ | SQUARE ROOT | Alt+251 | √ |
| π | GREEK SMALL LETTER PI | Alt+227 | π |
| µ | MICRO SIGN | Alt+0181 or Alt+230 | µ |
| ½ | VULGAR FRACTION ONE HALF | Alt+0189 or Alt+171 | ½ |
| ¼ | VULGAR FRACTION ONE QUARTER | Alt+0188 or Alt+172 | ¼ |
| ¾ | VULGAR FRACTION THREE QUARTERS | Alt+0190 | ¾ |
| ² | SUPERSCRIPT TWO | Alt+0178 or Alt+253 | ² |
| ³ | SUPERSCRIPT THREE | Alt+0179 | ³ |
| ¹ | SUPERSCRIPT ONE | Alt+0185 | ¹ |
| ¬ | NOT SIGN | Alt+0172 or Alt+170 | ¬ |
| ¤ | CURRENCY SIGN | Alt+0164 | ¤ |
| € | EURO SIGN | Alt+0128 | € |
| £ | POUND SIGN | Alt+0163 or Alt+156 | £ |
| ¥ | YEN SIGN | Alt+0165 or Alt+157 | ¥ |
| ¢ | CENT SIGN | Alt+0162 or Alt+155 | ¢ |
What counts as a special character
Anything that isn't a plain letter or digit: punctuation, symbols, and letters with accents. The 32 symbol keys of a keyboard are special characters too; their names are on the keyboard symbols page.
How to type special characters
- Windows: hold Alt and type the code on the numeric keypad (see the table, or the full list of Alt codes), or press Windows + . and open the Symbols tab.
- Mac: press Fn/Globe + E to open the Character Viewer and search by name; for accents, press and hold the letter.
- Phone: touch and hold a letter for its accents, or copy the character from this page.
Frequently asked questions
What are special characters?
Characters that aren't letters or numbers, like punctuation, symbols and accented letters.
Which special characters are on the keyboard?
On a US keyboard: ! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . / : ; < = > ? @ [ \ ] ^ _ ` { | } and ~.
How do I type special characters on a laptop without a numeric keypad?
Press Windows + . (period) and pick the character from the Symbols tab, or copy it from this page.