Degree Celsius symbol (℃)
U+2103 · DEGREE CELSIUS · Unicode 1.1 (1993)
How to type ℃
Windows
No Alt code
℃ is not in the Windows code pages 1252 or 437, so it has no Alt code. Use one of the methods below or copy it from this page.
Word and Outlook: Alt + X
2103 Alt+X
Type 2103 and press Alt+X right after it: Word turns the code into ℃. Press Alt+X again to turn it back into the code.
Emoji and symbols panel (Windows 10 and 11)
Win+.
Press Win + full stop (.) to open the panel, go to the Symbols tab (Ω) and pick ℃.
No numeric keypad on your laptop? See the other ways in our Alt codes guide.
Mac
Character Viewer
Ctrl+⌘ Cmd+Space
Press Ctrl+⌘+Space (or the Globe key + E), search for “degree Celsius symbol” and click ℃ to insert it.
iPhone
Make a shortcut (Text Replacement)
Turn a short word into ℃ once and type it in any app:
- Copy ℃ from this page.
- Open Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement and tap +.
- Paste ℃ as the Phrase and type a Shortcut, for example ;celsiu.
- Now type ;celsiu anywhere: the keyboard suggests ℃.
Android
Make a shortcut (Gboard personal dictionary)
Teach your keyboard a short word that turns into ℃:
- Copy ℃ from this page.
- Open Gboard settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary, choose your language and tap +.
- Paste ℃ as the word and type a shortcut, for example ;celsiu.
- Type ;celsiu in any app and tap ℃ in the suggestions.
Linux
Unicode input
Ctrl+Shift+U 2103 Enter
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2103 and press Enter or Space. Works in GTK apps and with IBus (GNOME, Ubuntu, Fedora).
What ℃ means and how it is used
℃ (U+2103) packs the degree sign and the letter C into one character. It comes from East Asian encodings, so it is common in Japanese, Chinese and Korean text. Unicode and most style guides prefer two characters, °C, because they search, sort and read better with screen readers. Use ℃ when a layout needs one fixed-width cell, for example in a table of Japanese weather data.
In Unicode, ℃ is code point U+2103 with the official name DEGREE CELSIUS. It belongs to the Letterlike Symbols block and arrived with Unicode 1.1 in 1993.
You will find it in our unit symbols, 112 symbols in all, together with ° µ Ω % ㎡.
Codes for HTML, CSS and JavaScript
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| HTML decimal | ℃ | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML hex | ℃ | |
| CSS | content: "\2103"; | |
| JavaScript | \u2103 | |
| URL | %E2%84%83 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 84 83 | |
| Unicode | U+2103 |
Will it show on my friend's phone?
Very likely yes: ℃ dates from Unicode 1.1 (1993), so every current system has a font for it.
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Names in other languages
What ℃ is called in the 12 languages of this site (Unicode CLDR and our editors). Tap a name to open that language's page.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| English | Degree Celsius symbol |
| Português | Símbolo de grau Celsius |
| Español | Símbolo de grados Celsius |
| Italiano | Simbolo gradi Celsius |
| Français | Symbole degré Celsius |
| Deutsch | Grad-Celsius-Zeichen |
| Türkçe | Santigrat derece sembolü |
| Bahasa Indonesia | Simbol derajat Celcius |
| Polski | Symbol stopnia Celsjusza |
| Русский | Символ градуса Цельсия |
| 日本語 | 摂氏度記号 |
| 한국어 | 섭씨 기호 |
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All Units →Questions people ask
How do I type ℃ on a laptop without a numeric keypad?
On Windows press Win + full stop (.) and pick ℃ in the Symbols tab, or in Word type 2103 and press Alt+X.
How do I type ℃ on an iPhone?
The iPhone keyboard has no key for ℃. Copy it here, then add it in Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement with a shortcut like ;celsiu.
What is the HTML code for the degree Celsius symbol?
There is no named entity; use ℃ or ℃. In CSS write \2103, in JavaScript \u2103.
Will ℃ show on every phone?
Very likely yes: ℃ dates from Unicode 1.1 (1993), so every current system has a font for it.