If you are using a Mac computer, the table below will help you find shortcuts to type some special symbols in Microsoft Word.
To use these shortcuts, Hold down the Option key, or the Shift key, or both, then type the specified character.
For example, to type the delta symbol, press Option + J.
Symbol Name | Symbol | Shortcut in Mac |
Bullet | • | Option + 8 |
Copyright | © | Option + g |
Dagger | † | Option + t |
Double dagger | ‡ | Shift + Option + 7 |
Ellipsis | … | Option + ; |
Em dash | — | Shift + option + – |
En dash | – | Option + – |
Paragraph mark | ¶ | Option + 7 |
Single curly left | ‘ | Option + ] |
Single curly right | ’ | Shift + Option + ] |
Double curly left | “ | Option + [ |
Double curly right | ” | Shift + Option + [ |
Single left guillemet | ‹ | Shift + Option + 3 |
Single right guillemet | › | Shift + Option + 4 |
Double left guillemet | « | Option + \ |
right guillemet | » | SHIFT + Option + \ |
Registered | ® | Option + r |
Section | § | Option + 6 |
Spanish exclamation | ¡ | Option + ! |
Spanish question mark | ¿ | Option + ? |
Trademark | ™ | Option + 2 |
Degree | ° | Shift + Option + 8 |
Division | ÷ | Option + / |
Approximately | ≈ | Option + X |
Greater than or Equal to | ≥ | Option + . (Period) |
Less than or Equal to | ≤ | Option + , (Comma) |
Not Equal | ≠ | Option + = |
Infinity | ∞ | Option + 5 |
Integral | ∫ | Option + b |
Partial differential | ∂ | Option + d |
Per thousand | ‰ | Shift + Option + r |
Plus or minus | ± | Shift + option + = |
Radical | √ | Optoin + V |
Raised dot | · | Shift + option + 9 |
Summation | ∑ | Option + W |
Delta | Δ δ | Option + J |
Omega | Ω ω | OPTION + W |
Pi | Π π | Option + P |
Sigma | Σ σ | OPTION + W |
Cent | ¢ | Option + 4 |
Euro | € | Shift + option + 2 |
Florin | Ƒ | Option + F |
Pound | £ | Option + 3 |
Yen | ¥ | Option + Y |
Cedilla | Ç | Shift + option + C |
Cedilla | ç | OPTION + C |
N + tilde | Ñ | Option + N, N |
Norwegian O | Ø | Shift + option + O |
Norwegian O | ø | Option + O |
A + E | Æ | Shift + option + ‘ |
a + e | æ | Option + ‘ |
O + E | Œ | Shift + OPTION + Q |
o + e | œ | OPTION + Q |
These are the keyboard shortcuts you can use to enter all these symbols into Word on Mac.