Unicode Tips and Resources

How to Type “Squared” ( ² ) on a Mac

Looking to write m², mi² or, of course, x² on your Mac? Skip shrinking numbers or fiddling with baselines — there’s a...

Tired of typing. out “square root” every time you need ‘√’? How much faster and neater to insert the symbol directly!...

Trying to wrestle the “plus or minus” sign from your Mac’s keyboard for statistical analysis or a temperature range?...

Trying to make an ordinal number with small raised letters (like 1ˢᵗ)? Wresting to get a chemical formulae right on a...

Wish you could insert the shorthands for feet and inches on your Mac? Trying to mark minutes and seconds of arc or use...

Whether you’re puzzling over Schrödinger’s equation or a Bösendorfer piano, where are the umlaut keys when you need...

Spent more time looking for the perfect emoji than writing your message — again? Read that emojis in the subject line...

Tired of spelling out “degrees” every time? Wondering how to shorten “degrees Celsius” in style? Find out here how to...

Need to show a right angle without typing out “right angle” or “90°”? Perhaps you’re labeling diagrams, solving...

Struggling to write the little subscript '2' in chemical formulas like H₂O or CO₂ on your Mac? You don’t have to...

Discussing Fußball with a German friend or looking for a genuinely Austrian recipe for süße pancakes? While the Eszett...

Can’t find square brackets on your keyboard no matter what? Coding, editing or quoting — brackets are useful anywhere...