Need to use the Apple symbol in a document? Find out here how to type the Apple logo on Windows and add it to text (even enlarging it or changing its color).
First, We Would Have “Micrsoft” Without It
from 1975–1987, when the former ‘O’ in the Microsoft logo was formed by the blibbet.
The blibbet was a circle with stripes suggesting a disc (a floppy disc), motion, lightness, and digitization, I guess. Think IBM, AT&T and Adidas perhaps.
When the blibbet was about to be nixed, Microsoft employees campaigned to keep it—but, alas, we cannot easily enter the blibbet in text today using Microsoft’s Windows.
We can enter the Apple logo, though, from 1976. Let’s get to it!
Using macOS? How to insert the Apple logo symbol on a Mac
On iOS? Copy and Paste Apple Logo Emoji for iPhone
How to Type the Apple Logo on Windows
Time needed: 2 minutes
To insert the Apple logo into using the keyboard any text you are writing under Windows:
- Open the Start menu on Windows
Windows keyboard shortcut: You can press the Windows key to open the menu.
- Start typing
character map. - Open the Character Map application.
Running alternative: You can also press Windows R, type “charmap” in the Run dialog and click OK.
- Select Baskerville Old Face under Font:.
Other fonts: Other fonts will typically not include the private-use Apple logo.
- Look for and double-click the Apple symbol in the list so it appears under Characters to copy:.
Search for Apple logo by Unicode codepoint: If you do not spot the Apple symbol right away, you can make sure Advanced View is checked, make sure Unicode is selected under Character set: and type
F000under Go to Unicode.
- Click Copy.
- Make sure Baskerville Old Face is the font selected for new text in the application where you want to insert the Apple logo.
- Press Ctrl V to paste the logo.
- Now, you can use text formatting tools to edit the symbol, of course: make it bigger or change its color, for example.
Font and formatting: Do be careful not to change the font as the logo only works in Baskerville Old Face.
If you use the Apple symbol often in Word for Windows, you can also set up a shortcut for inserting it swiftly.
Important: The Apple Symbol Will Not Display Right for Others
Like the Apple symbol on Apple devices, the Apple symbol on Windows is defined only for Windows. Specifically, it only works with the Baskerville Old Face typeface. If you include the Apple logo in any document, email or message you send to somebody else,
- it will display fine for others using Windows with the Baskerville Old Face font installed (which it should be) but
- people using other systems and devices—those using a Mac or iPhone, for instance, or Linux—will see either nothing, a broken symbol or something different altogether.
How to Type the Apple Logo on Windows: FAQ
How can I enter the Apple symbol in Microsoft Word?
In Word, Outlook, Excel, and other Microsoft Office applications, you can use the method above, of course, or engage the built-in Symbols map; you can also employ the following shortcut, however.
To type the Apple logo in Microsoft Word using Unicode:
- Set the font to Baskerville Old Face.
- Type
F000.
- Press Alt X immediately afterwards.
Office will replace the Unicode value with the character.
Can I have the Apple logo show on non-Windows systems?
No, there is no reliable way to insert the Apple logo with text so it displays correctly on other operating systems.
Apple Symbol Workaround for Everybody
The only reliable way to make sure the Apple logo shows fine for everybody is to
- take a screenshot and enter that image in your text.
Apple Symbol Workaround for Apple Users
If you are sending to somebody using an Apple product (a macOS, iOS or tvOS device), you can include the Apple logo as these systems use it:
- Copy and paste the Apple logo:
.
Important: Do keep the broken symbol intact.
You can also insert the symbol for the Apple logo as used on Apple devices directly:
- Make sure Alt + Numpad is enabled for Unicode text entry on Windows.
- Hold down the Alt key while pressing + on the numeric keypad followed by F8FF (not using the numeric keypad).
For a handy way to enter Unicode characters on Windows, try FileFormat.Info’s UnicodeInput utility.
(How to type the Apple logo symbol tested with Windows 11 Version 22H2 and Windows 10; updated October 2023)