Units & Special Symbols (° % ‰ Ω №) — Copy & Paste
Common unit symbols, SI prefixes and special characters used in engineering documents, technical writing and scientific reports. Copy any symbol instantly.
Symbols — copy & reference
°
Degree sign
Used for angles (45°), temperature (20°C) and geographic coordinates (51°N).
%
Percent
Denotes parts per hundred. Ubiquitous in engineering tolerances, statistics, and finance.
‰
Per mille
Denotes parts per thousand. Used in slope gradients, blood alcohol content, and fine measurements.
μ
Micro (SI prefix)
SI prefix for 10⁻⁶. Used in μm (micrometres), μF (microfarads), μA (microamperes).
Ω
Ohm
SI unit of electrical resistance. Named after Georg Simon Ohm.
©
Copyright
Indicates copyright ownership of a work.
™
Trademark
Indicates an unregistered trademark.
®
Registered trademark
Indicates a registered trademark.
№
Number sign
Abbreviation for ‘number’ (numero sign). Common in European and engineering documents.
§
Section sign
Used to reference a section of a legal document, standard, or technical specification.
†
Dagger
Used as a footnote marker or to indicate a deceased person in references.
′
Prime / Feet / Arcminutes
Denotes feet (5′), arcminutes, or the first derivative f′(x).
″
Double prime / Inches / Arcseconds
Denotes inches (12″), arcseconds, or the second derivative f″(x).
How to insert in applications
Windows
Best option: copy from this page.
Or Win + . to open emoji & symbols panel.
Or Win + . to open emoji & symbols panel.
macOS
⌃⌘Space → Character Viewer → search by name
Microsoft Word
Insert → Symbol → More Symbols → find by Unicode
Google Docs
Insert → Special characters → search by name or draw
LaTeX
Use command in math mode: $ … $
HTML
Use HTML entity or decimal code directly in markup