January 22, 2000

Special Text Symbols Chart

It is often a mystery when you're searching for special symbols to include in your text like the Trademark or British Pound symbols. It's even more of a mystery for Windows users as they must type in a series of numbers with the Alt key pressed down.

Below is a little chart that you can print out and keep next to your computer. This includes the most commonly used symbols for both platforms. Beware however, that some fonts don't have these symbols built into them.

Version: Any

 
 


Symbol

Windows

Mac

  Divide

Alt+0247

Option+/

  Bullet

Alt+0149

Option+8

  En Dash

Alt+0150

Option+- (dash)

  Em Dash

Alt+0151

Option+Shift+- (dash)

  Curly Open Quote

Alt+0147

Option+[

  Curly Close Quote

Alt+0148

Option+Shift+[

  Paragraph

Alt+0182

Option+7

  Cents

Alt+0162

Option+4

  Pounds

Alt+0163

Option+3

  Yen

Alt+0165

Option+y

  Euro*

Alt+0128

Option+Shift+2

  Trademark

Alt+0153

Option+2

  Copyright

Alt+0169

Option+g

  Registered

Alt+0174

Option+r

* This Symbol can only be found in the most recent versions of common fonts such as Arial, Helvetica, Times, or Courier. Windows users may need to get an update from Microsoft.

These are just some of the most commonly asked about symbols used. If you would like to see some more specific ones, please let me know via e-mail.