Typing and Unicode guides
Choose a guide for your platform or application. Input methods tell you how to enter text; Unicode code points and HTML references identify or represent characters. Each guide states its scope and cites the documentation behind its instructions.
Typing by platform and application
- Type accented characters on Mac
Use the Mac accent menu or Character Viewer, with the application limits and selection steps documented by Apple.
- Type accented characters on iPhone and iPad
Find and select accented variants with Apple's onscreen keyboard on iPhone and iPad, using its touch-and-hold menu.
- Type Unicode characters in Microsoft Word with Alt+X
Enter hexadecimal Unicode values in Word for Windows with Alt+X. Learn how to select the code, reverse conversion, and check font coverage.
- Copy characters with Windows Character Map
Follow Microsoft's Windows 11 keyboard workflow to find a character in Character Map, copy it, and paste it into a compatible program.
- Type Unicode characters in GNOME with GTK
Use Ctrl+Shift+U and hexadecimal digits in GNOME text entry supported by GTK's simple input context. See the exact sequence and its scope.
Technical references
- Unicode code points, HTML references, and Alt input
Compare a character with its Unicode code point and HTML references. Understand why Word Alt+X and Windows Alt+numpad input are separate methods.