How to Type Trademark, Copyright Symbols

This article explains several methods to Type Trademark, Copyright Symbols om Windows PC, Mac, iPhone and iPad. Copyright, Registration and Trademark are some of the most commonly used symbols, especially on legal documents. You can also see the copyright symbol on almost every Web site footer area.

Unfortunately, the standard keyboard on smartphones, Windows and Mac does not have a key to insert copyright symbols in documents. Therefore, here are the different ways you can insert the copyright symbol in Windows, Mac and mobile devices. You can use these keyboard shortcuts to insert copyright in Microsoft Office documents such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint and in macOS documents such as Pages, Keynotes and Number.

While many of us know that it is possible to type Trademark, Copyright Symbols, the required keyboard shortcuts often remain a mystery. The fact that the correct combinations are not always intuitive does not help the situation. We mentioned below are the steps to Type Trademark, Copyright Symbols.

How to type Trademark, Copyright Symbols on Mac

• Press Option + G to type the copyright symbol: ©
• Press Option + R to type the registered symbol: ®
• Press Option + 2 to type the trademark symbol: ™

1. Open System Preferences and click Keyboard.
2. Click Input Sources.
3. Look at the left sidebar. If you have just one added input source/keyboard, it should be selected.
4. Press the Option key, and it will reveal some special characters on the key location where regular alphabets (a, b, c…), etc., are. For example, when you press the Option key on the U.S. keyboard, the location of the g key will show the © symbol. This means that when you press Option + g, it will enter that symbol (© in this case).
5. 5) Similarly, when you press Option + Shift, it will reveal more keys having special characters. For example, when you press Option and Shift together, the k key shows the Apple logo. This means that pressing Option + Shift + K on your Mac enters the Apple logo.

How to type Trademark, Copyright Symbols on Windows Computer or Laptop

The copyright symbol is not part of our keyboards, but there are Alt codes you can use on your computer if your keyboard has a numeric keypad. Here is the shortcut: Alt + 0169 Remember that you can only use these Alt codes by typing in the numbers on your numeric keypad. Make sure the num lock key is also on. If your keyboard does not have a numeric keypad, you can use the character map. Here’s how it works:

1. Search for the Character Map app on your computer by typing ‘Character Map’ on the search box on your task bar.
2. Open the Character Map app.
3. Locate the copyright mark and double click the symbol to select.
4. Click COPY and then paste it on the document or file you intend to use it in.

How to type copyright, trademark symbols on iPhone and iPad

You will see a few special characters when you tap 123 and then #+= on your iPhone or iPad keyboard. But these do not show copyright ©, trademark ™, and registered ® keys. Therefore, the easiest way to enter these symbols on iOS and iPadOS is the Text Replacement feature. If you want to know more information about this visit official Apple support site. Follow these steps to type copyright©, trademark™, and registered® symbols on iPhone and iPad:

1. Copy the copyright © , trademark ™ , or the registered ® symbol from here or any other site on the web.
2. Open the Settings app and go to General > Keyboard > Text Replacement.
3. Tap the plus button.
4. Under Phrase, paste the copied copyright ©, trademark ™, or the registered ® symbol.
5. Under Shortcut, type a short, relevant word.
6. Tap Save. Now, you can repeat the above steps to add text replacement for all the desired symbols.
7. Open a text field like the Notes app and type the shortcut (copr, or whatever you entered in step 5). The moment you tap the Space bar, it will change to the appropriate symbol (© in this example).

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