Unicode Tips and Resources

How to Insert a German Double S (Eszett ß) in Word

Struggling to type the German double s — the Eszett or “ß” — in Word to write “Straße,” perhaps, or “Soße” in correct...

Wish to use a true em dash (instead of, say, three awkward dashes in a row)? Find out here how to insert a long hyphen...

Looking to type Mʲʲᵉ or 3ʳᵈ but can’t find a button for superscript on your keyboard? Copying and pasting works once...

Struggling to insert ‘[’ and ‘]’ when you make changes to quoted text, for instance, or give a range of numbers? Find...

Staring at your Mac’s keyboard in a panic, desperately hunting for the pound symbol — just as you’re about to order...

Struggling to enter an obscure character on your Mac — or even find it in Character Map? Wish you there was a direct...

Need to add a copyright symbol on your Mac and cannot find it anywhere on the keyboard? Tried of typing “(c) ” and...

Some text looks fine — until you paste it. Copy something from AI chat, a PDF or a website, and mysterious formatting...

The code or formula needs curly brackets, and they are nowhere to be found on the keyboard? On Windows laptops...

Want to properly spell “über-” or a German street address and name, struggling to type the proper German umlauts?...

Want to prove your über-prowess with the German language (writing, e.g., Änderungsschneiderei)? Find out here how to...

Found yourself gazing at the stars and moon, then scrambling to find the perfect emoji to match tonight’s shape of the...