Desktop Windows
Hold Alt + type digits on Numeric Keypad (NumPad). Release Alt.
Windows Laptops
Use Fn + NumLock for keypad keys, or press Win + . for native symbol picker.
Apple Mac (macOS)
Hold Option (⌥) + key. Full palette: Ctrl + Cmd + Space (Character Viewer).
Hex Alt+X / Mobile
In Word: type Hex then Alt + X. On Mobile: long-press key (0 → °, - → —).
1. ARROWS & DIRECTIONAL POINTERS
15 Symbols
| Char |
Name |
Windows Alt |
Mac Shortcut |
Unicode |
HTML Entity |
Mobile Method |
| ↑ | Up Arrow | Alt + 24 | Option + ↑ | U+2191 | ↑ | Long-press ^ |
| ↓ | Down Arrow | Alt + 25 | Option + ↓ | U+2193 | ↓ | Long-press v |
| → | Right Arrow | Alt + 26 | Option + → | U+2192 | → | Tap -> |
| ← | Left Arrow | Alt + 27 | Option + ← | U+2190 | ← | Tap <- |
| ↔ | Left Right Arrow | Alt + 29 | — | U+2194 | ↔ | Symbol keyboard |
| ↕ | Up Down Arrow | Alt + 18 | — | U+2195 | ↕ | Symbol keyboard |
| ▲ | Black Up Triangle | Alt + 30 | — | U+25B2 | ▲ | Symbol keyboard |
| ▼ | Black Down Triangle | Alt + 31 | — | U+25BC | ▼ | Symbol keyboard |
| ► | Black Right Pointer | Alt + 16 | — | U+25BA | ► | Symbol keyboard |
| ◄ | Black Left Pointer | Alt + 17 | — | U+25C4 | ◄ | Symbol keyboard |
| ➔ | Heavy Right Arrow | Alt + 10132 | — | U+2794 | ➔ | Emoji keyboard |
| ➜ | Heavy Round Arrow | Alt + 10140 | — | U+279C | ➜ | Emoji keyboard |
| ⇒ | Right Double Arrow | Alt + 8658 | — | U+21D2 | ⇒ | Symbol keyboard |
| ⇐ | Left Double Arrow | Alt + 8656 | — | U+21D0 | ⇐ | Symbol keyboard |
| ↵ | Downwards Arrow with Corner | Alt + 8629 | Return | U+21B5 | ↵ | Enter key |
2. STARS, SPARKLES & BADGES
15 Symbols
| Char |
Name |
Windows Alt |
Mac Shortcut |
Unicode |
HTML Entity |
Mobile Method |
| ★ | Black Star (Solid) | Alt + 9733 | Character Viewer | U+2605 | ★ | Emoji palette |
| ☆ | White Star (Outline) | Alt + 9734 | Character Viewer | U+2606 | ☆ | Emoji palette |
| ✦ | Black Four Pointed Star | Alt + 10022 | — | U+2726 | ✦ | Symbol palette |
| ✧ | White Four Pointed Star | Alt + 10023 | — | U+2727 | ✧ | Symbol palette |
| ✪ | Circled White Star | Alt + 10026 | — | U+272A | ✪ | Emoji keyboard |
| ✯ | Pinwheel Star | Alt + 10031 | — | U+272F | ✯ | Emoji keyboard |
| ✵ | Eight Pointed Rectilinear Star | Alt + 10037 | — | U+2735 | ✵ | Emoji keyboard |
| ✶ | Six Pointed Black Star | Alt + 10038 | — | U+2736 | ✶ | Emoji keyboard |
| ✷ | Eight Pointed Black Star | Alt + 10039 | — | U+2737 | ✷ | Emoji keyboard |
| ✸ | Heavy Eight Pointed Star | Alt + 10040 | — | U+2738 | ✸ | Emoji keyboard |
| ✹ | Twelve Pointed Black Star | Alt + 10041 | — | U+2739 | ✹ | Emoji keyboard |
| ✨ | Sparkles Emoji | Alt + 10024 | Ctrl + Cmd + Space | U+2728 | ✨ | Emoji ✨ |
| ⭐ | White Medium Star | Alt + 11088 | Ctrl + Cmd + Space | U+2B50 | ⭐ | Emoji ⭐ |
| 🌟 | Glowing Star | — | Ctrl + Cmd + Space | U+1F31F | 🌟 | Emoji 🌟 |
| 💫 | Dizzy Star | — | Ctrl + Cmd + Space | U+1F4AB | 💫 | Emoji 💫 |
3. CHECK MARKS, BULLETS & MARKERS
15 Symbols
| Char |
Name |
Windows Alt |
Mac Shortcut |
Unicode |
HTML Entity |
Mobile Method |
| ✓ | Check Mark | Alt + 251 or Alt + 10003 | Option + V | U+2713 | ✓ | Emoji palette |
| ✔ | Heavy Check Mark | Alt + 10004 | Character Viewer | U+2714 | ✔ | Emoji ✔ |
| ✗ | Ballot X (Cross) | Alt + 10007 | Character Viewer | U+2717 | ✗ | Emoji palette |
| ✘ | Heavy Ballot X | Alt + 10008 | Character Viewer | U+2718 | ✘ | Emoji palette |
| • | Bullet Point | Alt + 0149 or Alt + 7 | Option + 8 | U+2022 | • | Long-press - |
| ‣ | Triangular Bullet | Alt + 8227 | — | U+2043 | ‣ | Symbol keyboard |
| ⁃ | Hyphen Bullet | Alt + 8208 | Option + - | U+2043 | ‐ | Standard hyphen |
| ■ | Black Square | Alt + 254 | — | U+25A0 | ■ | Symbol keyboard |
| □ | White Square | Alt + 9633 | — | U+25A1 | □ | Symbol keyboard |
| ▪ | Black Small Square | Alt + 9642 | — | U+25AA | ▪ | Symbol keyboard |
| ▫ | White Small Square | Alt + 9643 | — | U+25AB | ▫ | Symbol keyboard |
| ◆ | Black Diamond | Alt + 4 | — | U+25C6 | ◆ | Symbol keyboard |
| ◇ | White Diamond | Alt + 9671 | — | U+25C7 | ◇ | Symbol keyboard |
| ○ | White Circle | Alt + 9675 | — | U+25CB | ○ | Symbol keyboard |
| ● | Black Circle | Alt + 9679 | — | U+25CF | ● | Symbol keyboard |
4. MATH, FRACTIONS & MEASUREMENTS
15 Symbols
| Char |
Name |
Windows Alt |
Mac Shortcut |
Unicode |
HTML Entity |
Mobile Method |
| ° | Degree Symbol | Alt + 0176 | Option + Shift + 8 | U+00B0 | ° | Long-press 0 |
| ± | Plus-Minus Sign | Alt + 0177 | Option + Shift + = | U+00B1 | ± | Long-press + |
| ½ | Fraction One Half | Alt + 0189 | — | U+00BD | ½ | Long-press 1 |
| ¼ | Fraction One Quarter | Alt + 0188 | — | U+00BC | ¼ | Long-press 1 |
| ¾ | Fraction Three Quarters | Alt + 0190 | — | U+00BE | ¾ | Long-press 3 |
| ≠ | Not Equal To | Alt + 8800 | Option + = | U+2260 | ≠ | Long-press = |
| ≈ | Almost Equal To | Alt + 8776 | Option + X | U+2248 | ≈ | Long-press = |
| ≤ | Less Than or Equal | Alt + 8804 | Option + < | U+2264 | ≤ | Long-press < |
| ≥ | Greater Than or Equal | Alt + 8805 | Option + > | U+2265 | ≥ | Long-press > |
| ∞ | Infinity Sign | Alt + 8734 | Option + 5 | U+221E | ∞ | Symbol keyboard |
| √ | Square Root | Alt + 251 | Option + V | U+221A | √ | Symbol keyboard |
| × | Multiplication Sign | Alt + 0215 | — | U+00D7 | × | Long-press * |
| ÷ | Division Sign | Alt + 0247 | Option + / | U+00F7 | ÷ | Long-press / |
| µ | Micro Sign / Mu | Alt + 0181 | Option + M | U+00B5 | µ | Greek keyboard |
| π | Pi Symbol | Alt + 227 | Option + P | U+03C0 | π | Greek keyboard |
5. CURRENCY, LEGAL & BUSINESS MARKS
15 Symbols
| Char |
Name |
Windows Alt |
Mac Shortcut |
Unicode |
HTML Entity |
Mobile Method |
| © | Copyright Symbol | Alt + 0169 | Option + G | U+00A9 | © | Long-press C |
| ® | Registered Trademark | Alt + 0174 | Option + R | U+00AE | ® | Long-press R |
| ™ | Trademark Sign | Alt + 0153 | Option + 2 | U+2122 | ™ | Long-press T |
| € | Euro Sign | Alt + 0128 | Option + Shift + 2 | U+20AC | € | Long-press $ |
| £ | British Pound Sign | Alt + 0163 | Option + 3 | U+00A3 | £ | Long-press $ |
| ¥ | Japanese Yen Sign | Alt + 0165 | Option + Y | U+00A5 | ¥ | Long-press $ |
| ¢ | Cent Sign | Alt + 0162 | Option + $ | U+00A2 | ¢ | Long-press $ |
| ₹ | Indian Rupee Sign | Alt + 8377 | Option + 4 (Indian) | U+20B9 | ₹ | Long-press $ |
| § | Section Sign | Alt + 0167 | Option + 6 | U+00A7 | § | Long-press & |
| ¶ | Pilcrow / Paragraph | Alt + 0182 | Option + 7 | U+00B6 | ¶ | Long-press P |
| † | Dagger | Alt + 0134 | Option + T | U+2020 | † | Character viewer |
| ‡ | Double Dagger | Alt + 0135 | Option + Shift + 7 | U+2021 | ‡ | Character viewer |
| № | Numero Sign | Alt + 8470 | — | U+2116 | № | Type No. |
| ‰ | Per Mille Sign | Alt + 0137 | Option + Shift + R | U+2030 | ‰ | Long-press % |
| ¿ | Inverted Question Mark | Alt + 0191 | Option + Shift + ? | U+00BF | ¿ | Long-press ? |
6. PUNCTUATION, QUOTES & BRACKETS
15 Symbols
| Char |
Name |
Windows Alt |
Mac Shortcut |
Unicode |
HTML Entity |
Mobile Method |
| — | Em Dash (Long Dash) | Alt + 0151 | Option + Shift + - | U+2014 | — | Long-press - |
| – | En Dash | Alt + 0150 | Option + - | U+2013 | – | Long-press - |
| … | Horizontal Ellipsis | Alt + 0133 | Option + ; | U+2026 | … | Long-press . |
| “ | Left Double Quotation | Alt + 0147 | Option + [ | U+201C | “ | Long-press " |
| ” | Right Double Quotation | Alt + 0148 | Option + Shift + [ | U+201D | ” | Long-press " |
| ‘ | Left Single Quotation | Alt + 0145 | Option + ] | U+2018 | ‘ | Long-press ' |
| ’ | Right Single Quotation | Alt + 0146 | Option + Shift + ] | U+2019 | ’ | Long-press ' |
| « | Left-Pointing Guimet | Alt + 0171 | Option + \ | U+00AB | « | Long-press < |
| » | Right-Pointing Guimet | Alt + 0187 | Option + Shift + \ | U+00BB | » | Long-press > |
| ‹ | Single Left Guimet | Alt + 0139 | Option + Shift + 3 | U+2039 | ‹ | Long-press < |
| › | Single Right Guimet | Alt + 0155 | Option + Shift + 4 | U+203A | › | Long-press > |
| 〈 | Left Angle Bracket | Alt + 12296 | — | U+3008 | 〈 | Symbol keyboard |
| 〉 | Right Angle Bracket | Alt + 12297 | — | U+3009 | 〉 | Symbol keyboard |
| 【 | Left Black Lenticular | Alt + 12304 | — | U+3010 | 【 | Japanese keyboard |
| 】 | Right Black Lenticular | Alt + 12305 | — | U+3011 | 】 | Japanese keyboard |
7. AESTHETIC HEARTS, FLOWERS & ICONS
10 Symbols
| Char |
Name |
Windows Alt |
Mac Shortcut |
Unicode |
HTML Entity |
Mobile Method |
| ♥ | Black Heart Suit | Alt + 3 | Character Viewer | U+2665 | ♥ | Type <3 |
| ♡ | White Heart (Outline) | Alt + 9825 | Character Viewer | U+2661 | ♡ | Emoji palette |
| ✿ | Black Florette | Alt + 10047 | — | U+273F | ✿ | Symbol keyboard |
| ❀ | White Florette | Alt + 10048 | — | U+2740 | ❀ | Symbol keyboard |
| ☺ | Smiling Face (White) | Alt + 1 | Ctrl + Cmd + Space | U+263A | ☺ | Type :) |
| ☻ | Smiling Face (Black) | Alt + 2 | Ctrl + Cmd + Space | U+263B | ☻ | Emoji palette |
| ♫ | Beamed Eighth Note | Alt + 14 | — | U+266B | ♫ | Symbol keyboard |
| ♪ | Eighth Note | Alt + 13 | — | U+266A | ♪ | Symbol keyboard |
| ☼ | White Sun with Rays | Alt + 15 | — | U+263C | ☼ | Symbol keyboard |
| ♨ | Hot Springs | Alt + 9832 | — | U+2668 | ♨ | Emoji ♨️ |