Alt Code Shortcuts for Weather Symbols

The default Unicode system contains all weather symbols under miscellaneous symbols. These symbols include moon, sun, rain, stars, etc. and can be inserted using alt code shortcuts. In addition, we have included “Sky & Weather” emoji symbols and created a complete list of alt code shortcuts for weather symbols. You can insert these weather symbols in Windows based Word/Excel/PowerPoint documents and in Mac based Pages/Keynote documents.

Alt Code Shortcuts for Weather Symbols

Here is a complete keyboard shortcuts for typing weather symbols.

Inserting Weather Symbols in Windows PC

Using Alt + Key Method

Use one of the alt keys and type the decimal number code as given in the “Alt + Key” column of the above table. Ensure to use the numeric pad on your keyboard for entering the numbers. For example, hold Alt key and then type 9770 keys on the numeric pad. It should produce the open umbrella symbol like ☂. This method will work on all Windows based Office documents.

Using Alt + X Method

Enter the hexadecimal code values in the “Alt + X” column of the above table then press and hold alt key and letter x. For example, type 2746 keys and hold Alt and press X keys to produce heavy snowflake symbol like ❆. This method will only work on Microsoft Word.

Using Character Map and Symbol Utility

On Microsoft Office documents like Word, PowerPoint and Excel, you can go to “Insert > Symbols > More Symbols” menu to open the “Symbol” utility. You can search and insert weather symbols under Wingdings/Symbol fonts.

Alternatively, you can use Windows Search box and open Character Map app. Search for relevant symbols and insert on your document. This is an independent app you can use to copy / paste symbols on any Windows documents.

Using Emoji Keyboard

On Windows PC, open emoji keyboard by pressing the shortcut keys “Win + .” or “Win + ;”. You can type the keyword like “rain” to filter and insert weather emoji symbols.

Inserting Weather Symbols in Mac

Using Option Code in Mac

On Mac, you can use the four digit hexadecimal codes with one of the alt/option keys to insert weather symbols. For example, option + 2602 will produce an open umbrella symbol like ☂. You should toggle the input method to Unicode Hex Input for this method to work.

Using Emoji Keyboard in Mac

Similar Windows emoji keyboard, Mac has a Character Viewer app. You can either access it through menu “Edit > Emoji & Symbols” or by pressing the shortcut keys “Control + Command + Space”. Navigate to “Emoji > Animals & Nature” category. Scroll down and find all weather related symbols like below.

Displaying and Customizing Weather Symbols

Remember the symbols you see on the above table will look different when you see them on office documents. Because the browser displays the symbols differently than the offline applications. In addition, the symbols may vary on the operating systems like Windows or macOS and the font type you are using on the document.

If you don’t see the symbol on your document, the best way is to copy paste and check the font. Generally on Windows, the font for symbols is Wingdings and on Mac it should be Symbol font. Then you can set the required font for inserting further symbols. After inserting weather symbols, you can easily customize by applying different colors and increase or decrease the size. Below are examples of some symbols with different background and sizes.

Character Viewer app on Mac by default offers multiple font variations for some symbols like snowman with flakes. However, there will be no font variations for most of the solid emoji symbols.

Image for Reference for Weather Symbols

If you like to have an image for offline reference, download the shortcut list and save to your local device. Below are some of the weather symbol images you can copy and paste on your documents.