How to type ∞
Fastest way on each device: Windows, Alt+236 on the numeric keypad; Mac, Option+5; iPhone and Android, copy and paste; Linux, Ctrl+Shift+U then 221e.
Windows
Hold Alt and type 236 on the numeric keypad, then let go of Alt.
In Microsoft Word you can also type 221E and then press Alt+X.
Mac
Press Option+5 on a US keyboard layout.
Or press Control+Command+Space, search for “infinity” 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 221e, then press Space or Enter. This works in most GTK and IBus apps.
Word and Google Docs
Word: type 221E, then press Alt+X.
Google Docs: open Insert › Special characters and search for “infinity”.
Codes for ∞
| Unicode | U+221E |
|---|---|
| Official name | INFINITY |
| Block | Mathematical Operators |
| Added in | Unicode 1.1 |
| HTML named | ∞ |
| HTML decimal | ∞ |
| HTML hex | ∞ |
| CSS | content: "\221E"; |
| JavaScript | "\u221E" |
| Python | "\u221E" |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 88 9E |
| Windows Alt code | Alt+236 |