What Are Text Symbols?
Text symbols are characters defined by the Unicode standard. Unlike images, they behave like letters: you can select, copy and paste them into text fields. This library brings together useful signs such as © and ™, decorative characters such as ✿ and ⋆, emoji, and ready-made text combinations.
Where Can You Use Copy and Paste Symbols?
- Social media: add hearts and stars to bios, captions and posts.
- Games: try decorative characters in nicknames where the game permits them.
- Messages: use arrows, check marks and emoji in chats.
- Documents: paste currency signs, mathematical operators and bullets into your work.
Support varies by app, font and device. Some services restrict characters in usernames, and emoji can look different across platforms.
How to Type Symbols on Your Keyboard
Copying is a quick option. You can also open your device’s character picker: press Windows + . on Windows, or open the macOS Edit menu and choose Emoji & Symbols. On a phone, use the emoji keyboard or paste a character copied here.
| Symbol | Name | Unicode | HTML entity |
|---|---|---|---|
| ° | Degree | U+00B0 | ° |
| © | Copyright | U+00A9 | © |
| ™ | Trademark | U+2122 | ™ |
| • | Bullet | U+2022 | • |
| € | Euro | U+20AC | € |
For heart characters, see the heart symbol input methods and the differences between text hearts and heart emoji.