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Degree sign
U+00B0 · Latin-1 Supplement
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Meaning and uses
The degree sign, used for temperatures like 21°C and angles like 90°. It is one of the most searched symbols because few keyboards show it.
Unicode details
° is the Unicode character named DEGREE SIGN, code point U+00B0, in the Latin-1 Supplement block. It was added in Unicode 1.1 in 1993, and Unicode classes it as a symbol (general category So).
It is not an emoji, so it keeps the colour and size of the text around it.
| Unicode name | DEGREE SIGN |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+00B0 |
| Block | Latin-1 Supplement |
| Added | Unicode 1.1 (1993) |
| UTF-8 bytes | C2 B0 |
| UTF-16 | 00B0 |
| HTML | ° or ° |
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How to type °
- On any device, tap the copy button above, then paste with a long press on a phone, Ctrl+V on Windows or Cmd+V on a Mac.
- In Microsoft Word on Windows, type 00B0 and then press Alt+X to turn the code into °.
- On a Mac, press Control+Cmd+Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “degree sign”.
- On Linux, most desktops accept Ctrl+Shift+U, then 00b0, then Space or Enter.
- In HTML, use
°or°. In a CSScontentproperty, use"\00B0".