Alt Code Shortcuts for Letterlike Symbols

You know letters, numbers and symbols that you can type in your documents. But, do you know that there are also letter like symbols like ℅. Normally, you will write this using c, slash and then o with three characters. However, ℅ is a single character in Unicode which you can type using keyboard shortcuts. In this article, you can find the complete list of keyboard shortcuts for 80 letter like symbols from Unicode.

Summary – Alt Codes for Letter Like Symbols

There are totally 80 letter like symbols available in Unicode from the codepoint 2100 to 214F. You can find these symbols as part of both “Alphanumeric Symbols” and “Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols”. Below is the summary of shortcuts for all 80 letter like symbols with decimal and hexadecimal codes.

Symbol	Decimal	Hex	Name	Other Name(S)
℀	8448	2100	Account Of
℁	8449	2101	Addressed To The Subject	Aux Soins (in German)
ℂ	8450	2102	Double-Struck Capital C	Set of Complex Numbers
℃	8451	2103	Degree Celsius	Degrees Centigrade
℄	8452	2104	Centre Line Symbol	Clone
℅	8453	2105	Care Of
℆	8454	2106	Cada Una	Each One in Spanish
ℇ	8455	2107	Euler Constant
℈	8456	2108	Scruple
℉	8457	2109	Degree Fahrenheit
ℊ	8458	210A	Script Small G	Real Number Symbol
ℋ	8459	210B	Script Capital H	Hamiltonian Operator
ℌ	8460	210C	Black-Letter Capital H	Hilbert Space
ℍ	8461	210D	Double-Struck Capital H
ℎ	8462	210E	Planck Constant	Specific Enthalpy
ℏ	8463	210F	Planck Constant Over Two Pi	Reduced Planck Constant Dirac Constant
ℐ	8464	2110	Script Capital I
ℑ	8465	2111	Black-Letter Capital I	Imaginary Part
ℒ	8466	2112	Script Capital L	Laplace Transform
ℓ	8467	2113	Script Small L	Mathematical Symbol ‘Ell’, Liter Symbol
℔	8468	2114	L B Bar Symbol	Pounds
ℕ	8469	2115	Double-Struck Capital N	Natural Number
№	8470	2116	Numero Sign
℗	8471	2117	Sound Recording Copyright	Published, Phonorecord Sign
℘	8472	2118	Script Capital P
ℙ	8473	2119	Double-Struck Capital P
ℚ	8474	211A	Double-Struck Capital Q	Set of Rational Numbers
ℛ	8475	211B	Script Capital R	Riemann Integral
ℜ	8476	211C	Black-Letter Capital R	Real Part
ℝ	8477	211D	Double-Struck Capital R	Set of Real Numbers
℞	8478	211E	Prescription Take	Recipe, Cross Ratio
℟	8479	211F	Response
℠	8480	2120	Service Mark
℡	8481	2121	Telephone Sign
™	8482	2122	Trade Mark Sign
℣	8483	2123	Versicle
ℤ	8484	2124	Double-Struck Capital Z	Set of Integers
℥	8485	2125	Ounce Sign
Ω	8486	2126	Ohm Sign
℧	8487	2127	Inverted Ohm Sign	Mho
ℨ	8488	2128	Black-Letter Capital Z
℩	8489	2129	Turned Greek Small Letter Iota
K	8490	212A	Kelvin Sign
Å	8491	212B	Angstrom Sign
ℬ	8492	212C	Script Capital B	Bernoulli Function
ℭ	8493	212D	Black-Letter Capital C
℮	8494	212E	Estimated Symbol
ℯ	8495	212F	Script Small E	Error, Natural Exponent
ℰ	8496	2130	Script Capital E	Emf (Electromotive Force)
ℱ	8497	2131	Script Capital F	Fourier Transform
Ⅎ	8498	2132	Turned Capital F	Claudian Digamma Inversum
ℳ	8499	2133	Script Capital M	M-Matrix (Physics), German Mark Currency Symbol
ℴ	8500	2134	Script Small O	Order, Of Inferior Order to
ℵ	8501	2135	Alef Symbol	First Transfinite Cardinal (Countable)
ℶ	8502	2136	Bet Symbol	Second Transfinite Cardinal (The Continuum)
ℷ	8503	2137	Gimel Symbol	Third Transfinite Cardinal (Functions of a Real Variable)
ℸ	8504	2138	Dalet Symbol	Fourth Transfinite Cardinal
ℹ	8505	2139	Information Source
℺	8506	213A	Rotated Capital Q	Binding Signature Mark
℻	8507	213B	Facsimile Sign
ℼ	8508	213C	Double-Struck Small Pi
ℽ	8509	213D	Double-Struck Small Gamma
ℾ	8510	213E	Double-Struck Capital Gamma
ℿ	8511	213F	Double-Struck Capital Pi
⅀	8512	2140	Double-Struck N-Ary Summation
⅁	8513	2141	Turned Sans-Serif Capital G	Game
⅂	8514	2142	Turned Sans-Serif Capital L
⅃	8515	2143	Reversed Sans-Serif Capital L
⅄	8516	2144	Turned Sans-Serif Capital Y
ⅅ	8517	2145	Double-Struck Italic Capital D	Also Used for Differential
ⅆ	8518	2146	Double-Struck Italic Small D	Also Used for Differential
ⅇ	8519	2147	Double-Struck Italic Small E	Also Used for Natural Exponent
ⅈ	8520	2148	Double-Struck Italic Small I	Also Used for Imaginary Unit
ⅉ	8521	2149	Double-Struck Italic Small J	Also Used for Imaginary Unit
⅊	8522	214A	Property Line
⅋	8523	214B	Turned Ampersand	Used In Linear Logic
⅌	8524	214C	Per Sign	Abbreviates the Word ‘Per’
⅍	8525	214D	Aktieselskab	Addressed to the Subject
ⅎ	8526	214E	Turned Small F
⅏	8527	214F	Symbol For Samaritan Source

1. Typing Letter Like Symbols on Windows

In Windows applications, you can use one of the below methods.

1.1. Using Decimal Code with Alt Key

• Hold one of the alt keys and type the decimal code.
• Make sure to use the number pad on your keyboard for typing the code.
• Release the alt key.
• The code will be converted to corresponding letter like symbol.

For example, Alt + 8485 will make Ounce sign like ℥.

1.2. Hex Code with Alt + X in Word

• Open a Word document and type the hex code for a letter like symbol.
• Press alt and x keys together.
• The hex code will be converted to corresponding symbol.

For example, 211E Alt + X will make Prescription Take symbol like ℞.

1.3. Using Symbol Utility in Office Apps

All Office apps comes with in-built Symbol utility which you can use for typing letter like symbols like Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

• Open Word or any other Office app.
• Go to “Insert” menu, click the “Symbol” button and select “More Symbols…” option.
• In “Symbol” utility, select “Letterlike Symbols” from “Subset” dropdown.
• Select the symbol and click “Insert” button.

1.4. Use Character Map to Insert Letter Like Symbols

Windows also come with a Character Map app similar to Symbol utility in Office apps. The difference is that you can copy the symbol to clipboard in Character Map and insert in any application.

• Search and open Character Map using default Windows Search box.
• Make sure the “Advanced view” option is checked.
• Select “Unicode” as “Character set” and “Unicode Subrange” as “Group by” options.
• Select “Letterlike Symbols” option in “Group by” pop-up.
• Click on the symbol and then click Select / Copy button to copy it to your clipboard.
• Now, you can paste the copied symbol anywhere by using “Control + V” shortcut.

2. Typing Letter Like Symbols on Mac

On Mac, you can either use option/alt key or Character Viewer app.

2.1. Using Option Key

• Change the input method to Unicode Hex Input using the input menu icon on top bar.
• Hold one of the option keys and type the hex code of a letter like symbol.
• Release the option key and the code will be converted to corresponding symbol.

For example, Option + 2105 will make Care Of symbol like ℅.

2.2. Using Character Viewer

• Open any app in which you want to insert a symbol.
• Go to “Edit > Emoji & Symbols” menu to open Character Viewer app.
• Click the symbol icon showing on top right corner to enlarge the app.
• Now, click the customize icon and select “Customize List…” option from the list.

• Check “Letterlike Symbols” and “Letterlike Symbols – All” option under “Symbols” category and click “Done” button.

• Go to “Letterlike Symbols” or “Letterlike Symbols – All” category from the left sidebar.
• Find the symbol that you want to insert and double click on it.

Final Words

If you are frequently inserting letter like symbols in Windows or Mac, then you can save the below picture for using as an offline reference. Alternatively, download the PDF file and print it if needed.