How to type ⚛
Fastest way on each device: Windows, iPhone and Android, copy and paste; Mac, the Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space); Linux, Ctrl+Shift+U then 269b.
Windows
Tap Copy above, then press Ctrl+V where you want ⚛.
Windows has no built-in shortcut for it. In Microsoft Word, type 269B and then press Alt+X.
Mac
Press Control+Command+Space, search for “atom symbol” and double-click ⚛.
That shortcut opens the Character Viewer, which has every Unicode symbol.
iPhone
Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want ⚛ and tap Paste.
To type it from the keyboard, open Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement, tap +, paste ⚛ as the Phrase and add a Shortcut.
Android
Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want ⚛ and tap Paste.
To type it from the keyboard in Gboard, open Gboard settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary, tap +, paste ⚛ and add a shortcut.
Linux
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 269b, then press Space or Enter. This works in most GTK and IBus apps.
Word and Google Docs
Word: type 269B, then press Alt+X.
Google Docs: open Insert › Special characters and search for “atom symbol”.
Codes for ⚛
| Unicode | U+269B |
|---|---|
| Official name | ATOM SYMBOL |
| Block | Miscellaneous Symbols |
| Added in | Unicode 4.1 |
| HTML decimal | ⚛ |
| HTML hex | ⚛ |
| CSS | content: "\269B"; |
| JavaScript | "\u269B" |
| Python | "\u269B" |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 9A 9B |