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How to Use Unicode Symbols
Click or tap any symbol above to instantly copy it to your clipboard. These Unicode symbols work across virtually all platforms including:
- Social media (Twitter/X, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok)
- Messaging apps (WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, Slack)
- Email (Gmail, Outlook, Apple Mail)
- Documents and text editors
- Websites and web applications
What Are Unicode Symbols?
Unicode is a universal character encoding standard that includes over 140,000 characters from various writing systems and symbol sets. Unlike ASCII which is limited to 128 characters, Unicode encompasses:
- Arrows and directional indicators
- Mathematical and scientific symbols
- Currency symbols from around the world
- Geometric shapes and patterns
- Special punctuation and typography marks
- Greek, Roman, and other alphabets
Common Uses for Unicode Symbols
- Navigation: Guide users through content, menus, and interfaces
- Instructions: Show step-by-step directions and processes
- Social Media: Draw attention to important information in posts
- Design: Create visual hierarchy and flow in documents
- Diagrams: Illustrate relationships, flows, and connections
- Bullet Points: Use decorative symbols instead of standard bullets
- CTAs: Emphasize calls-to-action and important links
- Math & Science: Display equations and scientific notation
Why Use Unicode Instead of Images?
Unicode symbols are actual characters (not images) that work across all modern devices and platforms. Unlike images, they:
- Load instantly with no HTTP requests
- Scale perfectly at any size
- Work in plain text environments
- Are accessible to screen readers
- Can be styled with CSS
- Don't require any special fonts on most systems
- Take up minimal file size and bandwidth
Browser and Platform Support
All symbols displayed on this page are supported by modern browsers and operating systems including Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, and Linux. Some less common symbols may display slightly differently depending on your device's font rendering, but the vast majority will appear consistently across platforms.
Unicode vs. ASCII vs. Emoji
ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) is limited to 128 basic characters including letters, numbers, and basic punctuation.
Unicode is the modern standard that encompasses ASCII plus over 140,000 additional characters, including all the symbols on this page.
Emoji are a subset of Unicode characters designed to represent emotions, objects, and concepts with colorful pictographs. While some symbols may have emoji variants, most symbols on this page are monochrome Unicode characters.
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