Copyright symbol (©)
U+00A9 · COPYRIGHT SIGN · Unicode 1.1 (1993)
How to type ©
Windows
Alt code (numeric keypad)
Alt+0169
Turn on Num Lock, hold the Alt key, type 0169 on the numeric keypad and let go of Alt: © appears.
Word and Outlook: Alt + X
00A9 Alt+X
Type 00A9 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 and type “copyright symbol” to find ©.
No numeric keypad on your laptop? See the other ways in our Alt codes guide.
Mac
Keyboard shortcut (U.S. layout)
⌥ Option+G
Press ⌥ Option+G to type ©. This is on the standard U.S. and U.S. English Mac layouts.
Character Viewer
Ctrl+⌘ Cmd+Space
Press Ctrl+⌘+Space (or the Globe key + E), search for “copyright symbol” and click © to insert it.
iPhone
Emoji keyboard
Open the emoji keyboard, tap the search field and type “copyright symbol” to find ©.
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 ;copyri.
- Now type ;copyri anywhere: the keyboard suggests ©.
Android
Symbol page in Gboard
?123 → =\<
Tap ?123, then =\<: © has its own key there.
Checked on the English (US) keyboard. Other keyboard languages may place it elsewhere.
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 ;copyri.
- Type ;copyri in any app and tap © in the suggestions.
Linux
Unicode input
Ctrl+Shift+U 00a9 Enter
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 00a9 and press Enter or Space. Works in GTK apps and with IBus (GNOME, Ubuntu, Fedora).
What © means and how it is used
© (U+00A9) marks a copyright notice: © 2026 Ana Silva. Under the Berne Convention copyright exists automatically, so the notice is not required in most countries, but it tells readers who owns the work and when it was published. In HTML it is ©. On a Mac press Option+G; on Windows Alt+0169 with a numeric keypad.
In Unicode, © is code point U+00A9 with the official name COPYRIGHT SIGN. It belongs to the Latin-1 Supplement block and arrived with Unicode 1.1 in 1993.
Other words for it: C.
You will find it in our punctuation and typography symbols, 109 symbols in all, together with ® ™ § ¶ @.
Codes for HTML, CSS and JavaScript
Tap Copy next to the code you need.
| HTML entity | © | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML decimal | © | |
| HTML hex | © | |
| CSS | content: "\00A9"; | |
| JavaScript | \u00A9 | |
| URL | %C2%A9 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | C2 A9 | |
| Unicode | U+00A9 |
Will it show on my friend's phone?
© has been in Unicode since version 1.1 (1993). Practically every phone, computer and app shows it.
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Don't confuse © with
These look alike but are different characters. Search, sorting and screen readers treat them differently, so copy the one you mean.
- ©Copyright symbolU+00A9 · COPYRIGHT SIGN
- Circled latin capital letter cU+24B8 · CIRCLED LATIN CAPITAL LETTER C · Enclosed Alphanumerics
- 🄫U+1F12B · Enclosed Alphanumeric Supplement
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 | Copyright symbol |
| Português | Símbolo de copyright |
| Español | Símbolo de copyright |
| Italiano | Simbolo copyright |
| Français | Symbole copyright |
| Deutsch | Copyright-Zeichen |
| Türkçe | Telif hakkı sembolü |
| Bahasa Indonesia | Simbol hak cipta |
| Polski | Symbol copyright |
| Русский | Знак копирайта |
| 日本語 | コピーライトマーク |
| 한국어 | 저작권 기호 |
Related symbols
All Punctuation →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 00A9 and press Alt+X. On a Mac press ⌥ Option+G.
What is the difference between © and Ⓒ?
© is the copyright symbol (U+00A9). Ⓒ is a different character: circled latin capital letter c (U+24B8, Enclosed Alphanumerics block). They can look alike, but computers treat them as different letters, so a search for one will not find the other.
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 ;copyri.
What is the HTML code for the copyright symbol?
Use the entity © or the numeric code © (hex ©). In CSS write \00A9, in JavaScript \u00A9.
Will © show on every phone?
© has been in Unicode since version 1.1 (1993). Practically every phone, computer and app shows it.