It has a huge variety of fonts to choose from. That’s it. Using Character Map, you can copy individual characters or a group of characters to the Clipboard and paste them into any program that can display them. LittleJay. Thanks for this PDF file list of special characters! If you know the Unicode equivalent of the character that you want to insert, you can also insert a special character directly into a document without using Character Map. This thread is locked. It will come in very handy, My Computer. STEP 5-Click on the font section. Entering special characters, including foreign currency symbols, fractions, and emoji, is a cumbersome task on most physical keyboards. Mint 20.0 New 12 May … Great tutorial and thanks for the PDF. You will see a medium sized character map windows pops out on your screen with several distinct special character. W10 Pro, W10 Home New 12 May 2015 #2. This tutorial will show you how to open and use Character Map to copy individual characters or a group of characters to the clipboard in Windows 7 , Windows 8 , and Windows 10 . I have pinned my Character Map to my Windows 10 taskbar and I've selected my frequently used symbols. ; Press the Alt key, and hold it down. Posts : 16,718. Jeff :) My Computer. To open Character Map: To open Character Map: In Windows 10: Type "character" in the search box on the task bar, and choose Character Map … If you know the Unicode equivalent of the character that you want to insert, you can also insert a special character directly into a document without using Character Map. To type a special character, using an Alt keyboard sequence: Ensure that the Num Lock key has been pressed, to activate the numeric key section of the keyboard. ; While the Alt key is pressed, type the sequence of numbers (on the numeric keypad) from the Alt code in the above table. labeeman. Select the character in the font you select to display the Unicode identifier. Posts : 9,647. ; Release the Alt key, and the character will appear. But how do I save the selection when I close the Character Map window or entirely shut down Windows 10? How to Open and Use Character Map in Windows; BunnyJ. Windows 10 Home x64 New 12 May 2015 #1. Now you are able to use special characters on Windows 10 without any hassle. Posts : 22,724. Each fonts has its own set of special character. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread.