Celsius symbol
Type :celsius: · Tech & keys
Unicode name Degree Celsius · Letterlike Symbols block · added in Unicode 1.1, 1993
What ℃ is for
The degree-Celsius unit as one character. Kept for East Asian typography where full-width units align in columns; elsewhere the degree sign plus C is the usual spelling and Unicode itself recommends it.
How to type ℃
The shortcuts below are the built-in routes. With
Emoji Anywhere
installed you can skip all of them and type
:celsius: in any text field instead, which
is the same on every platform.
macOS
No direct shortcut. Use Edit → Emoji & Symbols, or switch to the Unicode Hex
Input source and type 2103 with Option
held.
Windows
No Alt code. In Word, type 2103 then press Alt +
X. Elsewhere use the emoji panel with Win + Period, or Character Map.
Shortcodes
:celsius: On the web
HTML ℃
Unicode U+2103
JavaScript '\u{2103}'
CSS "\2103"
Python '\u2103'
URL %E2%84%83
What ℃ gets mistaken for
degree sign plus C
Two characters, and the recommended form outside CJK text. Searches and screen readers handle it more predictably.
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