How to Make the Per Mille Symbol ( ‰ ) on Windows

Looking to write “per mille” without writing “per mille” (or converting to percent ‘%’)? Find out here how to make the per mille symbol ( ‰ ) on Windows using the emoji panel, touch keyboard and the per mille “Alt” code.

First, an Arguing Habit

It’s cold in here!

What? It’s no—   It’s—what?   It‘s too hot!

Before the two get entangled in a Wittgensteinian web of language and uncertainty or dream up and down various subconscious histories (enriching though these endeavors might be!), let’s see if we can’t catch them for the sake of, well, this argument:

In an argument, it’s worth a try to refer to something external.

This has many a potential benefit, among them what might happen to our two belligerents: before long, they could find themselves

• checking a thermometer,
• reading about human physiology and
• how it might affect temperature perception.

So, instead of fighting, they’re learning.

Speaking of which—let’s find out how to express a tiny relative change in just a symbol:

How to Make the Per Mille Symbol ( ‰ ) on Windows

Using the Windows Emoji Panel

On a Mac? How to Insert the Per Mille Symbol ( ‰ ) on a Mac

Using the Windows Touch Keyboard for the Per Mille Symbol

To input the per mille sign on Windows with the built-in on-screen touch keyboard:

1. Bring up the Windows touch keyboard.
   Here’s how: Click or tap the touch keyboard button in the Windows task bar.
2. Choose the Default touch keyboard layout.
   Here’s how: Click the settings gear icon (⚙) and select Keyboard layout | Default from the menu that appears.
3. Select &123.
4. Click or tap ▶.
5. Now tap or click and hold % (percent sign).
6. Highlight the per mille symbol ‰ and let go to insert it.
   

Using the Windows Per Mille Symbol Alt-Code

To insert the per mille sign ‰ anywhere using its Windows “Alt”-Code:

1. Position the text cursor where you want to insert the per mille symbol.
2. Enable the number keypad.
   Here’s how: Press NumLock.
3. Press and hold the Alt key.
4. Now press 0 1 3 7 on the number keypad.
5. Release the Alt key.

Copy and Paste the Per Mille Symbol

You can, of course, also copy the per mille sign using the table below and paste it anywhere.

Per mille symbol ‰

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How to Make the Per Mille Symbol ( ‰ ) on Windows: FAQ

Can I type ‘‰’ using the keyboard alone?

No.

The US-English and US-English International keyboard layouts do not include a key or key combination for the per mille sign.

Can I insert the per mille sign using PowerToys Quick Accent?

No.

The per mille symbol is not part of Quick Accent’s long list of special or accented characters.

What alternative is there to inserting the per mille symbol?

You can always write out “per mille” or “in thousand” in place of the per mille sign. Do separate these from the numbers by a whitespace character, though.

Where applicable, you can also use percent instead, of course, with an additional decimal place: $\mathrm{𝟩}{‰}\equiv \mathrm{𝟢.𝟩}{\%}$.

(How to make the per mille symbol tested with Windows 11 Version 24H2; first published January 2025)