How to make a degree symbol on a Chromebook

How to make a degree symbol on a Chromebook

Last year, I purchased a Chromebook, and one of the first things I realized at the time was that I had no idea how to type special characters with it, such as the degree symbol (°).

I did a bit of research, and I discovered that the trick is using the Unicode for each character. Just type Ctrl+Shift+u at the same time, release them, type in the 4-character unicode, then press the space bar.

So for the degree symbol (°), for example, type Ctrl+Shift+u at the same time, release them, type 00B0 (the 4-character unicode for the degree symbol), then press the space bar.

Watch the video below to see it in action:

Here is a table showing the characters I typed in the video:

Character nameSymbolUnicode
em dash2014
en dash2013
left single quote2018
right single quote2019
left double quote201C
right double quote201D
degree symbol°00B0
cent sign¢00A2

Visit How to properly type 8 popular punctuation marks to see how to type them on a Mac or a PC.

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By Kim Siever

I am a copywriter and copyeditor. I blog on writing and social media tips mostly, but I sometimes throw in my thoughts about running a small business. Follow me on Twitter at @hotpepper.