Insert the Right Angle Symbol ⦜ on Windows, Mac, Mobile

Need to show a right angle without typing out “right angle” or “90°”? Perhaps you’re labeling diagrams, solving homework or drafting a geometry quiz, and just the right symbol is nowhere in sight. Find out here how to insert the right angle symbol ⤓ on right about any device (Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android, LaTeX etc.).

First, Piece of Clothing in Saint Andrews

If you hit a ball of golf and it lands on a piece of clothing on St. Andrews’ famed course, worry not.

The rules from 1858 allow you to “draw the clothes from under the ball.” If a clothes-washing tub is in your way, remove it.

Now that we know what’s right and fair on the golf course, let’s turn to landing right angles on screens everywhere:

How to Insert the Right Angle Symbol ( ⦜ ) on Windows, Mac and Mobile

Using Copy and Paste
(Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone, Android…)

Right angle with indicator ⊾	copy ⊾
Right angle with dot ⦝	copy ⦝
Right angle with square ⦜	copy ⦜
Simple right angle ∟	copy ∟

Top left ⌜	copy ⌜
Bottom left ⌞	copy ⌞
Top right ⌝	copy ⌝
Bottom right ⌟	copy ⌟

Triangular ruler 📐

copy 📐

Not just right angles: How to Insert the Angle Symbol in Word

Windows: Using Character Map

To insert a right-angle sign using the Windows Character Map:

1. Open Character Map.
   Using Start menu: Press Windows for the start menu, start typing character map and click the Character Map application.
2. Select Lucida Sans Unicode under Font :.
3. Check Advanced view.
4. Type right angle under Search for :.
5. Double-click the Right Angle or Right Angle With Arc character.
   

Alternatives: On Windows, you can also use other methods to insert Unicode characters, of course; see below for the Unicode UTF codes for various right-angle characters.

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Mac: Using Character Viewer

To add a right-angle symbol on a Mac using Character Viewer:

1. Select Edit | Emoji & Symbols from the menu on a Mac.
   Mac keyboard shortcut: Press Command Control Space or 🌐 (globe) to quickly open Character Viewer or the emoji panel.
2. Type right angle in the search field.
   Both dialogs: This works in both the emoji dialog and Character Viewer.
3. Double-click the right angle sign you want to enter.
   

Alternatives: A Mac offers other ways to insert Unicode characters; you can use them to insert the symbols from the table below, of course.

Degrees: How to Find the Degrees Symbol ( ° ) on a Mac Keyboard

iOS and Android: Using an Emoji Keyboard

You can use the triangular ruler emoji to indicate a right angle on iPhone and Android.

To insert the ruler:

1. Open the emoji keyboard.
2. Look for and insert 📐.
   Search: Try searching for ruler.

Degrees: How to Type the Degrees Symbol ( ° ) on iPhone (Any Lang)

How to Insert the Right Angle Symbol: FAQ

Can I insert a right-angle sign using HTML?

Yes, you can use the Unicode codepoint equivalents to insert right angle symbols in HTML code:

Is there a right-angle symbol for TeX and LaTeX?

No.

While no right-angle character is built into LaTeX, you can resort to packages, of course:

amsmath

You can use the angle symbol, for example, from amsmath:

\usepackage{amsmath}
…
$\angle$ 90$^{\circ}$
$\angle{ABC}$ 90$^{\circ}$

This results in

.

unicode-math

With the unicode-math package, you can use Unicode symbols for right angles:

\usepackage{unicode-math}
…
$\rightangle$ --- right angle

$\measuredrightangle$ --- measured right angle

With very limited font support:

$\rightanglemdot$ --- measured right angle with dot

$\rightanglesqr$ --- right angle with square

The result is for the first two symbols

.

As an alternative, you can construct your own right angle symbol in LaTeX.

(Tested with Mac, Windows and Linux; first published October 2021, last updated January 2026)