Content

• Steps
• Method 1 of 4: Windows
• Method 2 of 4: macOS
• Method 3 of 4: iPhone
• Method 4 of 4: Android
• Tips
• Warnings

In this article, we are going to show you how to enter characters in a text box on a computer or smartphone.

Steps

Method 1 of 4: Windows

1. 1 Open the start menu . Click on the Windows logo in the lower left corner of the screen.
2. 2 Find the Symbol Table. Enter table in the start menu search bar.
3. 3 Click on table of symbols. This option will appear at the top of the Start menu. The "Symbol Table" window opens.
4. 4 Choose a common font. Click the Font menu at the top of the Character Map window, and then choose a common font from the menu (for example, Arial).
   • Do this because less common fonts contain characters that some programs do not support.
5. 5 Find the symbol you want. Scroll through the list of symbols to find the symbol you want.
6. 6 Select a symbol. To do this, click on it. The symbol will enlarge slightly.
7. 7 Click on Choose. This button is at the bottom of the window. The symbol is added to the To Copy text box.
8. 8 Click on Copy. This button is in the push-right corner. The symbol will be copied to the clipboard.
9. 9 Insert a symbol. Open a document or web page with a text box, and then click Ctrl+Vto insert a character.

Method 2 of 4: macOS

1. 1 Open a document or web page with a text box. To enter a character on a Mac, you first need to open an application, document, or web page with a text box.
2. 2 Place your cursor. Click where you want to enter the character in the document.
3. 3 Click on Change. You will find this option at the top of the screen. A menu will open.
   • You can also click Control+⌘ Command+Space and skip the next step.
4. 4 Click on Emoji and symbols. It's at the bottom of the menu. The Emoji & Symbols window will open.
5. 5 Click on ⌘. This icon is in the upper right corner of the window. A new window will open with categories of symbols.
   • Skip this step if you already see symbol categories in the left pane of the window.
6. 6 Select a symbol category. To do this, click on the desired category on the left panel.
   • For example, to enter a currency icon, click on Currency Symbols in the left pane.
7. 7 Find the symbol you want. To do this, scroll through the list of symbols and find the desired symbol in it.
8. 8 Double click on the desired symbol. It will appear where the cursor is.

Method 3 of 4: iPhone

1. 1 Open a document or application with a text box. Start the application in which you want to enter the character, and then select the correspondence or document (if necessary).
2. 2 Open the onscreen keyboard. To do this, tap a text box or document.
   • If you are editing a document, click where you want to enter the symbol.
3. 3 Tap 123. This button is on the bottom left of the keyboard. It will switch from alphabetic to alphanumeric.
4. 4 Click on #+=. This button is on the lower left side of the keyboard. It will switch from numeric to symbolic.
5. 5 Select a symbol. Tap the character you want and it will appear in the text box or document.
   • If the symbol you want is not there, press and hold the similar symbol to display its options. For example, press and hold a question mark to open a menu with an inverted question mark. To enter a character from such a menu, slide your finger up to select the character, and then remove your finger from the screen.

Method 4 of 4: Android

1. 1 Open a document or application with a text box. Start the application in which you want to enter the character, and then select the correspondence or document (if necessary).
2. 2 Open the onscreen keyboard. To do this, tap a text box or document.
   • For example, to enter a character in a text message, launch the Messages app, select a contact or conversation, and then tap the text box at the bottom of the screen.
   • If you are editing a document, click where you want to enter the symbol.
3. 3 Tap ?123. This button is on the bottom left of the keyboard. It will switch from alphabetic to numeric.
   • Press the "! # 1" button on the Samsung smartphone keyboard.
4. 4 Find the symbol you want. To do this, look for it on your keyboard.
   • If the character you want is not there, tap and hold the similar character to display its options. For example, press and hold a question mark to open a menu with an inverted question mark. This method does not work on Samsung smartphones keyboards.
5. 5 Open an additional page with symbols (if necessary). If the character you want is not on your keyboard, press "= " at the bottom left of the keyboard to go to the second page of characters.
   • On a Samsung keyboard, press 1/2.
6. 6 Select a symbol. Tap the character you want and it will appear in the text box or document.
   • To enter a character from a menu that opens when you hold a similar character, slide your finger up, then left or right to select a character, and then lift your finger from the screen.

Tips

• If you find a symbol on the internet, select it. Now copy the symbol - click Ctrl+C (Windows) or ⌘ Command+C (Mac). Then paste it - press Ctrl+V or ⌘ Command+V... Typically, this method can be applied in test editors such as Microsoft Word or Google Docs.

Warnings

• Some characters cannot be entered in certain text fields.