Instructions for inserting degree symbols in Word

Degree symbols in Word are used for many different contents, for subjects or in documents. The degree symbol C in Word is basically quite similar to the option to write exponents in Word , but we have more ways to insert degree symbols in Word. Below are instructions for inserting degree symbols in Word on different versions.

Table of Contents

• How to insert a degree symbol in Word 2019 and later
  • Method 1: Copy the degree C character to Word
  • Method 2: Write the degree character in Word using superscript
  • Method 3: Insert Word symbol to write degree symbol
  • Method 4: Insert the degree C symbol in Word using the keyboard
• How to insert a degree symbol in Word 2007
  • Method 1: Copy the degree C character to Word
  • Method 2: Using Symbol for Word
  • Method 3: Insert degrees Celsius used in Word
  • Method 4: Key combination Alt + 0186 with the numeric keypad on the right

How to insert a degree symbol in Word 2019 and later

Method 1: Copy the degree C character to Word

You just need to search for the degree C symbol on Google and then paste it into Word.

Then you resize the degree C symbol and enter the next content to complete.

Method 2: Write the degree character in Word using superscript

First, you write the number, then press Ctrl + Shift + “+” to switch to superscript and press the letter o on the keyboard. Press Ctrl + Shift + “+” again to return to normal input. Then press the letter C on the keyboard to complete inserting the degree symbol in Word.

Or at the position where you need to insert the degree symbol in Word, click on the superscript symbol as shown below. Then you also write the letter o to create the degree character, click the superscript symbol again in Word to return to normal input mode.

Method 3: Insert Word symbol to write degree symbol

Step 1:

We click on Insert , then look down at Symbols, select Symbol , then select More Symbols…

Step 2:

Display the interface of insert symbols in Word, you find the degree symbol as shown below and then click Insert to insert it into Word.

Method 4: Insert the degree C symbol in Word using the keyboard

At the position where you want to write degrees Celsius, press the key combination Alt + 0186 (Hold down the Alt key and press the keys 0, 1, 8, 6 in order) then release your hand and the degree symbol will immediately appear.

How to insert a degree symbol in Word 2007

Method 1: Copy the degree C character to Word

To be able to write degrees Celsius in text content, we copy the character º and paste it into the content of the text we want to insert .

Method 2: Using Symbol for Word

We can also use another way with the icon insertion feature available right on Word or Excel.

Step 1:

First, we click on Insert then select Symbol and More Symbol below.

Step 2:

The Symbol window interface appears. We will check the Symbol tab . In the Font section, select Normal text , in the Subset section, select Latin-1 Supplement , and under the Character code section , select 00B0 . Immediately after that, the degree C symbol will appear in the list and be marked in blue for users to recognize. Click Insert > Close to insert this symbol into the content.

Then the degree C symbol will also be inserted into the content as shown below.

Method 3: Insert degrees Celsius used in Word

With the content in Word, we will use the key combination Ctrl + Shift + + to write the exponent and type the letter o to get the degree C symbol. Press the key combination Ctrl + Shift + + again to return to the old text input mode.

Method 4: Key combination Alt + 0186 with the numeric keypad on the right

We will press and hold the Alt key and then press the number keys on the right keyboard 0, 1, 8, 6 in turn to display the degree C symbol. Note that you must press the numbers on the numpad, the numeric keypad on the right. With keyboards without a numpad, this method cannot be performed.

Above are some ways to type the degree C symbol on Word, Powerpoint and Excel. Depending on the convenience of the user, as well as the purpose of inserting the degree C symbol for which office tool, we choose the appropriate way to type the degree C symbol.