Squared Symbol (²): How to Type, Copy, and Use It
Copy the squared symbol ² or type it: Alt+0178 on Windows, 00B2 then Alt+X in Word. Plus the ² character vs superscript formatting, why m² and m2 differ to a computer, and how to square in code.
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à / ã (A With a Tilde): How to Type, Copy, and Use It
Copy ã or Ã, or type a with a tilde on Windows, Mac, iPhone and Word. Plus the Portuguese nasal sound, the à encoding glitch, and its HTML and URL codes.
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At Symbol (@): How to Type, Copy, and Use the At Sign
Copy the @ sign, or type it on Windows (Shift+2), Mac, iPhone and UK keyboards. Plus what @ is called around the world, its history, and its HTML and URL codes.
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Yen Symbol (¥): How to Type, Copy, and Use the Yen Sign
The yen sign, ¥, is a letter Y with two strokes through it, and it does something no other currency symbol does: it stands for two currencies at once, the Japanese yen and the Chinese yuan. It also has a strange habit of showing up where a backslash should be. If you just need the…
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É / é (E With an Acute Accent): How to Type, Copy, and Use It
Copy é or É, or type e with an acute accent on Windows, Mac, iPhone and Word. Plus é in café and résumé, é vs è, and its HTML and URL codes.
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Pipe Symbol (|): How to Type, Copy, and Use the Vertical Bar
Copy the pipe | (vertical bar), or type it on Windows and Mac (Shift+backslash). Plus the command-line pipe, | vs ¦, code and regex uses, and its HTML and URL codes.
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Fraction Symbol in Word: How to Type Any Fraction
How to type a fraction symbol in Word: let 1/2 become ½ automatically, or use the equation editor for any fraction like 7/16. Plus why some fractions convert and others do not, and the Excel gotcha.
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Æ / æ (AE Ligature): How to Type, Copy, and Use It
Copy æ or Æ, or type the ae ligature on Windows, Mac, iPhone and Word. Plus the words that lost the æ, the IPA vowel, and its HTML and URL codes.
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S With an Accent: How to Type ś, š, ş, ŝ on Any Device
Click to copy ś, š, ş, ŝ, or type an accented s on Windows, Mac, iPhone and Word. HTML codes, the caron-vs-cedilla difference, and what each mark means.
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How to Type Ǎ / ǎ (A With a Caron)
Copy ǎ or Ǎ in one tap, or type the a with a caron (Pinyin third tone) on Windows, Mac, iPhone and Word. The exact shortcut for each device, plus the four Pinyin tones.
