Did you know there are many subconscious special notation on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac keyboard? The standard keyboard only provides a few weft alternatives at first glance. But you can type special notation such as accented notation (like é in café), extended punctuation (…), special symbols (°), ligatures (ae), etc., and ©, 
, and ® symbols on your iPhone.
Besides, it allows you to wangle glyphs, symbols, & notation with the keyboard on iOS. So, how do you get special weft symbols? Don’t worry! You don’t have to download any spare apps; just read withal to know how I add custom notation to my iPhone or Mac keyboard and type special characters.
- How to type special notation and symbols on iPhone or iPad
- List of subconscious special notation on your iPhone’s keyboard
- Access emoticons, glyphs, and other symbols on an iOS keyboard
- How to insert special notation on Mac
How to type special notation and symbols on iPhone or iPad
There are over 115 subconscious notation and symbols on the English (US) keyboard in iOS 15 and 16 and iPadOS. You can use other symbols like emoticons on other language keyboards.
- Touch and hold on to the letter, number, or symbol with subconscious notation while typing in Messages, Notes, Mail, and other apps.
(Find the well-constructed list of special notation on iPhone below) - Here, you will see a pop-up picker with all the spare characters.
- Now, drag your finger to insert the special character.
Note: The pop-up will vanish if you move or lift your finger.
Diacritics
This set of notation uses diacritics, i.e., self-sustaining notation with vocalizing marks, and consists of 93 special characters. It will help you to write phrases like résumé, exposé, rosé, and other accented words in the English language. Usually, an uppercase letter will have the same diacritic as its lowercase.
| Chraracter on iOS keyboard | Available Diacritics |
|---|---|
| o | ô ö ò ó œ ø ō õ |
| a | à á â ä æ ã å ā |
| s | ß ś š |
| e | è é ê ë ē ė ę |
| y | ÿ |
| u | û ü ù ú ū |
| I | î ï í ī į ì |
| z | ž ź ż |
| c | ç ć č |
| n | ñ ń |
| l | ł |
Special symbols
There are 25 special notation subconscious overdue specific keys in the “123” and “# =” keyboard options. It includes the stratum sign (o), many forms of quote marks, and various dashes like the en soupcon (-) and em soupcon (—). You can moreover use inverted punctuation marks like some Spanish words such as ¡feliz cumpleanos!
| Character on iOS keyboard | Available symbols |
|---|---|
| 0 | ° |
| – | – — • |
| / | \ |
| $ | € £ ¥ ₩ ₹ ¢ |
| & | § |
| “ | “” “» « |
| . | … |
| ? | ¿ |
| ! | ¡ |
| % | ‰ |
| = | ≈ ≠ |
| ‘ | ` ” |
Till now, I have only mentioned the list of special notation you can type on the regular English (US) iPhone keyboard. But there’s more! Apple offers several iOS keyboards in other languages with many subconscious symbols. Consider the emoticon buttons found on the Kana or Romaji keyboards. It has witty text-based faces similar to emojis. Keep reading to know how you get special weft symbols.
Access emoticons, glyphs, and other symbols on an iOS keyboard
You may get seated emoticons, glyphs, and others by subtracting an uneaten keyboard. ^_^ To do so:
- Open Settings → General → Keyboard → Keyboards.
- Now tap on Add New Keyboard. Then, find Japanese from the language list.
- From the next page, tick off both Kana and Romaji options.
- Finally, tap on Done to save the changes.
To wangle the emoticons, first, change the keyboard to Japanese. If you select the Kana keyboard, you will see a “^_^” button. Click it and tap on the lanugo thunderstroke to get the list of emoticons. For the Romaji keyboard, first, unshut the numbers view by tapping on the “123″ button. Now you will see the same ^_^ button.
Interestingly, you can moreover type the Apple logo from these keyboards. Just write “appuru” (Japanese translation of Apple) from the Japanese Kana keyboard. It will be replaced with the Apple logo.
How to insert special notation on Mac
- Launch a text-editing application.
- Press and hold a key. If any special notation are associated with that key, it will towards in a pop-up picker.
- Each special weft has a number mentioned unelevated it. Tap on the number key while pressing the weft key so you can enter the desired special character.
You can moreover use the thunderstroke keys to pick one weft and add it using the Space key.
Emoji
The Mac lacks an easy mechanism to write emoji notation in online browsers or non-Apple programs. Still, you can add an emoji to your text. Use the shortcut of pressing Control Command Space together or the Globe icon to unshut the emoji window. You can explore increasingly special notation from here. Just click on the double thunderstroke from the marrow right corner.
Quick wangle tips
Who wants to unshut the emoji window every time and spend hours finding the desired one? No one, right? I have remembered a few shortcuts for the wontedly used special characters. And all the credit goes to the ultimate Mac keyboard shortcuts guide. (Shhh! It’s the secret overdue my pro typing skills :p)
| Symbols | Keyboard shortcut |
|---|---|
| Degree sign ° | Shift Option 8 |
| Pound £ | Option 3 |
| Euro € | Option Shift 2 |
| Penny ¢ | Option 4 |
| Copyright © | Option G |
| Registered symbol ® | Option R |
| Trademark | Option 2 |
| Check mark √ | Option V |
| Apple logo | Option Shift K |
These shortcuts may not work on some macOS keyboard languages. To transpiration that, go to System Preferences → Keyboard → Input Sources → click the plus ( ) sawed-off → add a new keyboard.
You can select any, like the English U.S., British, Australian, Canadian English, Irish, etc. Once done, click the A icon or flag icon from the menu bar and segregate one of these keyboards. Try clicking Option Shift K; it should work flawlessly.
So, that’s all, folks!
I love to type special characters, expressly emoticons while texting to spice up the conversation. You can hands wangle glyphs, symbols, & notation with the keyboard on iOS. If you are facing any issues finding subconscious special notation on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac keyboard, let me know in the comments below!
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