Ring above (small ring) (˚)
U+02DA · RING ABOVE · 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
02DA Alt+X
Type 02DA 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
Keyboard shortcut (U.S. layout)
⌥ Option+K
Press ⌥ Option+K 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 “ring above (small ring)” 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 ;ringabove.
- Now type ;ringabove 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 ;ringabove.
- Type ;ringabove in any app and tap ˚ in the suggestions.
Linux
Unicode input
Ctrl+Shift+U 02da Enter
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 02da and press Enter or Space. Works in GTK apps and with IBus (GNOME, Ubuntu, Fedora).
What ˚ means and how it is used
The official Unicode name of ˚ is RING ABOVE, code point U+02DA. You will find it in the Spacing Modifier Letters block; it was added in Unicode 1.1 (1993).
It sits in the sparkles with 61 symbols, among them ✦ ✧ ⋆ ｡ ⊹.
Codes for HTML, CSS and JavaScript
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| HTML entity | ˚ | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML decimal | ˚ | |
| HTML hex | ˚ | |
| CSS | content: "\02DA"; | |
| JavaScript | \u02DA | |
| URL | %CB%9A | |
| UTF-8 bytes | CB 9A | |
| Unicode | U+02DA |
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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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.
- ˚Ring above (small ring)U+02DA · RING ABOVE
- Degree symbolU+00B0 · DEGREE SIGN · Latin-1 Supplement
- Masculine ordinal indicatorU+00BA · MASCULINE ORDINAL INDICATOR · Latin-1 Supplement
- Modifier letter small oU+1D52 · MODIFIER LETTER SMALL O · Phonetic Extensions
- Superscript zeroU+2070 · SUPERSCRIPT ZERO · Superscripts and Subscripts
- Ring operatorU+2218 · RING OPERATOR · Mathematical Operators
- White circle symbolU+25CB · WHITE CIRCLE · Geometric Shapes
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 | Ring above (small ring) |
| Português | Anel sobrescrito |
| Español | Anillo superior |
| Italiano | Anello sovrascritto |
| Français | Rond en chef |
| Deutsch | Ring oben (Kroužek) |
| Türkçe | Üst halka |
| Bahasa Indonesia | Cincin atas |
| Polski | Kółko u góry |
| Русский | Кружок сверху |
| 日本語 | 上付きリング |
| 한국어 | 위 고리 |
Related symbols
All Sparkles →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 02DA and press Alt+X. On a Mac press ⌥ Option+K.
What is the difference between ˚ and °?
˚ is the ring above (small ring) (U+02DA). ° is a different character: degree symbol (U+00B0, Latin-1 Supplement 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 ;ringabove.
What is the HTML code for the ring above (small ring)?
Use the entity ˚ or the numeric code ˚ (hex ˚). In CSS write \02DA, in JavaScript \u02DA.
Will ˚ show on every phone?
Very likely yes: ˚ dates from Unicode 1.1 (1993), so every current system has a font for it.