Special Characters Table

Summary

A reference table of 120 frequently used special characters: currency signs, legal marks, punctuation, math operators, fractions, unit signs, Greek letters, arrows and check marks. Each row gives the official Unicode character name, the code point, the HTML entity, the Windows Alt code (or the Word Alt+X code), the macOS U.S. keyboard shortcut and the Linux Ctrl+Shift+U sequence. Names, entities, Alt codes and Mac keys are checked by script against UnicodeData.txt, the WHATWG entity list, the CP1252 mapping and the CLDR macOS layout.

How it works

1. Search the table by symbol, name, code point or entity, for example "euro", "U+2122" or "—".
2. Click a symbol in the first column to copy the character to your clipboard.
3. Read across the row for the HTML entity and the keystrokes for Windows, macOS and Linux.
4. Sort any column, or filter by group such as Currency, Math or Arrows.
5. Download the full table as CSV to reuse it under CC BY 4.0 with a link to this page.

Use cases

• Typing ©, ™, €, — or ° without leaving the keyboard on Windows, Mac or Linux.
• Picking the right HTML entity or numeric character reference for a web page or email template.
• Checking the exact Unicode name and code point of a symbol for documentation or code.
• Telling look-alike characters apart, such as OHM SIGN and GREEK CAPITAL LETTER OMEGA.
• Building a cheat sheet of keyboard shortcuts for a writing or typing guide.
• Importing a clean, sourced symbol list into a spreadsheet, app or font test.

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