Shift-Option: Or use this combination to find out how to type the Apple logo.Option: Hold down the Option button to see a whole host of different symbols.Shift: Hold down the Shift button to see capital letters and alternative symbols.The Keyboard Viewer appears as a virtual keyboard on your Mac.A new icon will appear in your Menu bar, click it and choose Show Keyboard Viewer (or use the Emojii viewer as above).Open System Preferences>Keyboard, tap Input Sources and then choose Show Keyboard, Emoji & Symbols Viewers in Menu bar.In future when working in applications that support text replacement you’ll be able to write the degree symbol by writing /degree.Īnd don’t forget that so long as they symbol is within your document you can always use copy and paste.Now in the ‘With’ column use Shift+Option+8 to type the degree symbol.Type a shortcut you want to use, such as /degree in that column.You’ll see a new text entry field appear in the Replace.Now choose the Text pane and tap the + button at the bottom left.You can also create a text replacement function, which may be easier to remember – though this doesn’t work in every application (*cough* Word). If you use it frequently, you can add it to favorites in your Character Viewer. The character should appear, just tap it to select it.
