TM symbol (™)
U+2122 · TRADE MARK SIGN · Unicode 1.1 (1993)
How to type ™
Windows
Alt code (numeric keypad)
Alt+0153
Turn on Num Lock, hold the Alt key, type 0153 on the numeric keypad and let go of Alt: ™ appears.
Word and Outlook: Alt + X
2122 Alt+X
Type 2122 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 “TM 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+2
Press ⌥ Option+2 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 “TM symbol” and click ™ to insert it.
iPhone
Emoji keyboard
Open the emoji keyboard, tap the search field and type “TM 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 ;tm.
- Now type ;tm 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 ;tm.
- Type ;tm in any app and tap ™ in the suggestions.
Linux
Unicode input
Ctrl+Shift+U 2122 Enter
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2122 and press Enter or Space. Works in GTK apps and with IBus (GNOME, Ubuntu, Fedora).
What ™ means and how it is used
™ marks a trademark that is claimed but not necessarily registered, so anyone can use it with their brand name; ® is reserved for registered marks. Its sibling ℠ does the same for service marks. The sign is usually raised and small: EmojiKite™. On a Mac type Option+2; on Windows Alt+0153; in HTML ™.
In Unicode, ™ is code point U+2122 with the official name TRADE MARK SIGN. It belongs to the Letterlike Symbols block and arrived with Unicode 1.1 in 1993.
Other words for it: mark, TM, trade, trademark.
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: "\2122"; | |
| JavaScript | \u2122 | |
| URL | %E2%84%A2 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 84 A2 | |
| Unicode | U+2122 |
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.
- ™TM symbolU+2122 · TRADE MARK SIGN
- Service mark symbolU+2120 · SERVICE MARK · Letterlike Symbols
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 | TM symbol |
| Português | Símbolo TM (marca comercial) |
| Español | Símbolo TM (marca comercial) |
| Italiano | Simbolo TM (trademark) |
| Français | Symbole TM (trademark) |
| Deutsch | TM-Zeichen (Trademark) |
| Türkçe | TM sembolü |
| Bahasa Indonesia | Simbol TM (trademark) |
| Polski | Symbol TM (trademark symbol) |
| Русский | Знак TM (торговая марка) |
| 日本語 | TMマーク (商標記号) |
| 한국어 | TM 상표 기호 |
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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 2122 and press Alt+X. On a Mac press ⌥ Option+2.
What is the difference between ™ and ℠?
™ is the TM symbol (U+2122). ℠ is a different character: service mark symbol (U+2120, Letterlike Symbols 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 ;tm.
What is the HTML code for the TM symbol?
Use the entity ™ or the numeric code ™ (hex ™). In CSS write \2122, in JavaScript \u2122.
Will ™ show on every phone?
™ has been in Unicode since version 1.1 (1993). Practically every phone, computer and app shows it.