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Degree symbol ° Copy Paste (& Keyboard) ℃ ℉ 𝐊

Q: If I do not have a numeric keypad or laptop, how do I insert the degree symbol °?

If you are using a laptop (not a Macbook) and you are sure you do not have NumLk or ScrLock hold down the FN button and then Alt and then enter the alt code.

Degree symbol

°

Alternative

⁰

º

˚

Degree symbol (° ℃ ℉ 𝐊) for copy.

This symbol used in many areas, mainly in academic fields in school or university, is a symbol used to denote degrees of temperature, geometry, locations, or ordinal numbers. This looks like a small raised circle º, next to a letter or number to change the value, or connotation. It is done on the keyboard with Alt + 248.

In Spanish the degree symbol is also used to abbreviate ordinal numbers, for example for “Primero”, “segundo” you can use respectively 🢚 1° 2° and so on.

Other symbols including the degree symbol:

Celsius degree symbol

℃

The degree Celsius ℃ can refer to a temperature on the Celsius scale or it can indicate a difference between two temperatures. Most commonly used in Spanish-speaking countries and the rest of the world. This symbol is made on the keyboard with ALT + 8451.

Fahrenheit Symbol

℉

Fahrenheit degrees ℉ sets as the freezing temperature 32 °F and boiling water 212 °F . Most used in Anglo-Saxon countries as a vestige of the British Empire. This symbol is made on the keyboard with ALT + 8457.

Kelvin degree symbol

 𝐊

Kelvin (𝐊) is the unit of temperature of the international system. It has its origin and relationship with Celsius and Fahrenheit. The absolute zero point of this unit is at (-273.15 °C) the point at which molecules and atoms have the lowest possible thermal energy, i.e. no system can have a lower temperature. This symbol is made on the keyboard with ALT + 8490.

How to insert in laptops and notebooks WINDOWS ❖:

You can insert on any keyboard the degree symbol by pressing the ALT key followed by 0176 or 248. Make sure that the numeric lock is activated.

How to make the degree symbol on Macbook ⌘?

You have to press SHIFT + ⌥ alt + 8 one after the other to add the degree symbol.

How to make the degree symbol in Linux?

by first pressing Ctrl+Shift+U. For the degree symbol, this is done by entering Ctrl+⇧ Shift+UB0. Also, the Compose key (if you have it set) followed by or, or will type the degree symbol.

How to make the degree symbol in LaTEX?

In LaTeX, it can be inserted using gensymb or textcomp which provide the \degree or \textdegree commands, respectively. If these are not present, the degree symbol can be added as ^{circ} in math mode. In other words, it is written as an empty superscript {circ}.

How to make the degree symbol on iphone and Android?

First press the “123” or “?123” button to see the numeric keypad.
There you should look for the special symbols usually has a “=/<” on android or “#+=” on iphone.
There you will see the degree symbol °, and it can be selected just by clicking on it.

What about no numeric keypad?

If I do not have a numeric keypad or laptop, how do I insert the degree symbol °?

If you are using a laptop (not a Macbook) and you are sure you do not have NumLk or ScrLock hold down the FN button and then Alt and then enter the alt code.

Degree symbol html data for computer use and design:

Symbol name	Degree Symbol
Entity HTML:	°
Hex code:	°
decimal code:	°
CSS code:	\00B0

Html5 usage example

<span>°</span>

CSS3 usage example

span {
content: “\00B0”;
}

Degree symbol in PNG and SVG for downloading

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Download SVG

Download degree sing SVG

How to insert the Degrees symbol in Word and Excel:

You must select in word next to the element where you want the symbol to appear, then click on it:

Click on “Insert” after “Symbol“.

Select “More symbols“.

Select where it says ” subassembly” Latin-1 in the drop down menu

History of the degree symbol:

The use of the symbol dates back to the 17th century where it was used as a small 0 used in the ancient Mesopotamian sexagesimal system to count and measure time, similar to how ( ′ ) is used for seconds and (′′) for minutes. These gave rise to the first small Roman numerals, which were used to denote degrees, along with others that are no longer in use.