Symbols
Arrows, maths, currency, stars, brackets, Greek and more.
About these symbols
The characters that aren't on your keyboard, gathered into one place: arrows, mathematical operators, currency signs, stars, ticks and crosses, brackets, Greek letters, Roman numerals, card and chess pieces, musical notation and zodiac signs. Over a thousand of them, all one click to copy.
These are real Unicode characters, not images. That matters more than it sounds: text symbols keep working when the text is copied onward, searched for, sorted, or read aloud by a screen reader, and they cost nothing in page weight.
Where text symbols are useful
- Documents and spreadsheets β β and β in a checklist column, Β° for temperatures, Β± for tolerances, β for numbering.
- Social bios and usernames β stars, hearts and dividers to break up a line of text where formatting isn't available.
- Design and slides β arrows (β β β) to show flow without adding an image, and β ratings that stay crisp at any size.
- Writing β proper typographic characters: β em dashes, β¦ ellipses, βcurly quotesβ, and the Β§ and ΒΆ marks for citations.
Frequently asked questions
How do I type symbols that aren't on my keyboard?
The quickest way is to copy one. Find the symbol on this page, click it, and paste it where you need it. That avoids memorising alt codes, which differ between Windows, Mac and Linux and don't work in every application.
Will these symbols work everywhere?
Almost always. Common symbols such as arrows, currency signs and mathematical operators are supported by essentially every font. Rarer characters β some box-drawing pieces or obscure musical notation β may show as a box in fonts that don't include them.
What is the difference between a symbol and an emoji?
Emoji are usually drawn in colour by the operating system and are meant to be pictorial. Text symbols are monochrome characters that inherit the surrounding font's size, weight and colour, so they sit inside a line of text much more neatly.
How do I get a tick or cross symbol?
Use the Ticks & Crosses group at the top of the page. β and β are the common ticks, β and β the crosses, and β and β are the boxed versions used in checklists and forms.
Can I use these symbols in Excel or Google Sheets?
Yes. Paste them into a cell like any other text. They sort and filter as text, so a column of β and β marks behaves predictably.