Unicode incorporates nearly 150,000 symbols , and our keyboards let us immediately enter no more than several dozen — even with switching and Option . Many of the remaining characterscan be establish in Character Viewer , a part of macOS that ’s hidden by nonpayment .
This witness lets you recover symbols , drag them or doubly - tick them to sneak in symbolization into text , and cross out them as pet for later access .
you may bring up the Character Viewer ( also ring Emoji & Symbols ) through several methods :
You might first see the Emoji & Symbols viewer.
When it first appear , the viewer might be in an abbreviated form that emphasise emojis and shows linkup along the bottom . If so , click the pallet ikon in the upper - right corner to expand it into the larger Character Viewer .
you’re able to explore for characters via the field of honor in the upper - right wing corner , and the viewer provides match . Say you want to routinely insert 1/2 , 1/4 , and other fractions using the stocky drawn fraction symbols in a baptistry ? hunting forfraction , and all fractions appear . you could then pick out each one you want to have easy access to and snap Add to Favorites below its preview on the right - hired man side .
After add up the first favorite , a Favorites link appears in the left - hand seafaring list . you may then tick Favorites to get at characters and symbolization you ’ve total to the list .
Add drawn fractions with aplomb by searching for them in the Character Viewer and adding them to your favorites list.
This Mac 911 clause is in reply to a question submit by Macworld referee Ellen .
Also see : How to use Emoji on a MacandHow to type Æ , € , # , @ , © and more particular character on a Mac .
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