Insert degree symbol

Applies To
Word for Microsoft 365 Word 2024 Word 2021 Word 2019 Word 2016

You might want to insert a degree symbol when you write about temperatures or measurements in Word. You can do this by using the Symbol drop-down menu or the keyboard shortcut, Alt + 0176.

In this article

Insert the degree symbol by using the ribbon

  1. Place the cursor where you want the degree symbol to go in your text.

  2. Select Insert > Symbol.

  3. Select More Symbols.

    On the Symbol menu, click More Symbols.

  4. Choose your font from the Font drop-down menu.

    On the Symbols tab, identify the font.

  5. Select Latin-1 Supplement from the Subset drop-down menu.

  6. Scroll through the symbols, select the degree sign, then select Insert.

    On the Symbols tab, click the degree symbol.

    Tip

    Once you've used the degree symbol, it automatically appears in the Recently Used Symbols list in the Symbol Menu.

Insert the degree symbol by using a keyboard shortcut

Note

This method only works for keyboards that include a 10-key numeric pad.

  1. Place the cursor where you want to insert the degree symbol.
  2. On your keyboard, press Alt + 0176.

See Also

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