How to type °
Fastest way on each device: Windows, Alt+0176 on the numeric keypad; Mac, Option+Shift+8; iPhone and Android, copy and paste; Linux, Ctrl+Shift+U then 00b0.
Windows
Hold Alt and type 0176 on the numeric keypad, then let go of Alt.
In Microsoft Word you can also type 00B0 and then press Alt+X.
Mac
Press Option+Shift+8 on a US keyboard layout.
Or press Control+Command+Space, search for “degree sign” and double-click °.
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 00b0, then press Space or Enter. This works in most GTK and IBus apps.
Word and Google Docs
Word: type 00B0, then press Alt+X.
Google Docs: open Insert › Special characters and search for “degree sign”.
Codes for °
| Unicode | U+00B0 |
|---|---|
| Official name | DEGREE SIGN |
| Block | Latin-1 Supplement |
| Added in | Unicode 1.1 |
| HTML named | ° |
| HTML decimal | ° |
| HTML hex | ° |
| CSS | content: "\00B0"; |
| JavaScript | "\u00B0" |
| Python | "\u00B0" |
| UTF-8 bytes | C2 B0 |
| Windows Alt code | Alt+0176 |
° in text art
- ヽ(°〇°)ノ ⚰ ☠
- ◦°˚ ✧ diyas glow ✧ ˚°◦
- ⋆。°✩ festival of lights ✩°。⋆
- ☃ ⋆。°✩ joy ✩°。⋆ ☃
- ◦°˚ ✵ ✧ ☆ ✧ ✵ ˚°◦
- ⋆。°✩ new beginnings ✩°。⋆