Symbols & Alt Codes

Click any row and the symbol is copied to your clipboard straight away - just paste it wherever you need with Ctrl+V (or Cmd+V on a Mac). Each symbol you click is also added to the box at the top, so you can gather several and copy the whole line at once.

They are the Windows Alt codes: hold down the Alt key, type the number on the numeric keypad (with Num Lock on), then release Alt and the symbol appears. For example Alt+0151 gives an em dash and Alt+0169 the copyright sign. They work in most Windows programs and double as search terms here.

Alt codes need the separate number pad, which many laptops leave out and Macs do not use at all. The simplest way on any device is to click the symbol here and paste it. On a Mac you can also hold Option with a letter for common symbols, or open the Character Viewer with Ctrl+Cmd+Space; on Windows laptops the on-screen touch keyboard has a symbols panel too.

Pick a group - Typography, Legal & Currency, Math & Science or Arrows & Fun - or type in the search box to filter by name, symbol or Alt code, for example dash, euro, degree or arrow. The list narrows as you type and empty groups are hidden.

On many European keyboard layouts the euro sign is available with AltGr+E - hold the right Alt key and press E. On Windows you can also hold Alt and type 0128 on the numeric keypad. For more information, see the euro symbol page.

Almost anywhere that accepts text: documents, spreadsheets, email, chat and messaging apps, social media posts, file and folder names, and even code. They are standard Unicode characters rather than images, so they keep the same meaning everywhere you paste them.

Yes on both counts. It is completely free and runs entirely in your browser - there is nothing to install or sign up for. Whatever you type and collect in the box stays on your device and is never sent to a server.