Unit symbols
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About these units
Units of measurement: degree °, ℃ and ℉, micro µ, ohm Ω and the squared unit signs ㎡ ㎏ ㎞ from East Asian typography.
This set has 112 symbols in 2 groups: basic (20), squared units (92).
The oldest came with Unicode 1.1 in 1993; the newest arrived in Unicode 4.0 (2003), so very old phones may miss a few.
How to type the popular units
Shortcuts from our keyboard tables. Alt codes need the numeric keypad; the Mac keys are for the U.S. layout.
| Symbol | Windows | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| °Degree symbol | Alt+0176 | ⌥ Option+⇧ Shift+8 |
| ℃Degree Celsius symbol | 2103 Alt+X | Character Viewer |
| µMicro symbol | Alt+0181 | ⌥ Option+M |
| ΩOhm symbol | 2126 Alt+X | Character Viewer |
| %Percent sign | Alt+37 | Character Viewer |
| ㎡Square meter symbol | 33A1 Alt+X | Character Viewer |
| ″Inch symbol | 2033 Alt+X | Character Viewer |
| ‰Per mille sign | Alt+0137 | ⌥ Option+⇧ Shift+R |
Symbols or emoji?
All 112 are text symbols, not emoji: they take the colour, size and font of the text around them, so they fit neatly into names, bios and documents.
Unicode blocks and versions
They come from 6 Unicode blocks; most of them (96) from the CJK Compatibility block.
| Unicode block | Symbols | Unicode versions |
|---|---|---|
| CJK Compatibility | 96 | 1.1, 4.0 |
| Letterlike Symbols | 6 | 1.1 |
| General Punctuation | 4 | 1.1 |
| Latin-1 Supplement | 3 | 1.1 |
| Basic Latin | 2 | 1.1 |
| Greek and Coptic | 1 | 1.1 |
Questions people ask
How do I copy units?
Tap a symbol and it is copied. To copy several at once, turn on Collect, tap them in order and press Copy all in the bar at the bottom. Your recent symbols appear above the grid next time.
Why do some units show as boxes?
A box means your device has no font for that character. The oldest symbols here date from Unicode 1.1 (1993) and work everywhere; the newest come from Unicode 4.0 (2003) and need a recent system update.
How do I type ° on a keyboard?
On Windows: Alt+0176. On a Mac: ⌥ Option+⇧ Shift+8. On a phone, copy ° from here or add a text shortcut. All methods for °.
Are these emoji?
No. They are text symbols: they follow your text colour and font, unlike emoji, which are colour pictures drawn by the device.
Where can I use them?
Anywhere you can type text: Instagram and TikTok bios, Discord, WhatsApp, Word, Google Docs, emails and most game chats. A few username fields accept only letters and numbers.