How do I get symbols on my Mac keyboard?

Typing other characters on a Mac
As above, press Control-Command-Space to bring up the Emoji pallet then click on the icon in the top right of the Emoji box to bring up the Character Viewer. Here you'll find more than Emoji: there are also Arrows, other currency symbols, Maths Symbols, and more.
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How do I type special characters on a Mac?

Enter special characters and symbols
  1. Click in the text where you want to place the character, then choose Edit > Emoji & Symbols (or press Control-Command-Space bar). The Character Viewer appears where you clicked. ...
  2. To locate a character, do any of the following: ...
  3. Click a character to insert it in the text.
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How do I access symbols on my Mac?

  1. Open System Preferences > Keyboard > Input Sources. Press and hold option on the keyboard to see some of the special characters (e.g. option + p = π) ...
  2. You can also click the check at the bottom of Input Sources to add it to your menu bar for quick access, then choose Keyboard Viewer or Show Emoji & Symbols.
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How do you get special characters on keyboard?

Inserting ASCII characters

To insert an ASCII character, press and hold down ALT while typing the character code. For example, to insert the degree (º) symbol, press and hold down ALT while typing 0176 on the numeric keypad. You must use the numeric keypad to type the numbers, and not the keyboard.
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Is there a character map on Mac?

Press Ctrl + Cmd + Space to Open the Character Viewer

The best way to type special characters on your Mac is to open the Character Viewer. This is a popup character map with every special character on your Mac.
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How To Use Hidden Characters On Your Mac Keyboard



What is the Alt key on Mac?

Sometimes called the Option Key, the Alt Key is the third key from the left on a Mac keyboard. The key won't do anything when pushed separately since it can't independently execute a system command. When combined with other keys, however, you can quickly access hidden functions and special characters.
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How do you insert a symbol in Word on a Mac?

Word
  1. On the Insert menu, click Advanced Symbol, and then click the Symbols tab.
  2. Click the symbol that you want.
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How do I insert a symbol?

Go to Insert > Symbol > More Symbols. Go to Special Characters. Double-click the character that you want to insert. Select Close.
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How do I access Character Map?

To start Character Map and see all of the available characters for a particular font, click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click Character Map.
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How do I use font symbols?

Go to Insert > Symbol. Pick a symbol, or choose More Symbols. Scroll up or down to find the symbol you want to insert. Different font sets often have different symbols in them and the most commonly used symbols are in the Segoe UI Symbol font set.
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