Insert special characters 😁

Special characters can be used in Google Docs for a number of different purposes like writing, coding, and mathematical operations. Google Docs has a large number of built-in symbols, emojis, and punctuation symbols that help you insert special characters into Google Docs easily. 😊 ⬆️ 👿 🌲 😜 🐶 🎈 💭

Insert menu
Special characters
You now have three different options of ways to find the special character you are after:

Use the dropdown arrows beside Symbol and Arrows to search
Type a keyword into the 'Search by Keyword' box
Draw the symbol you are looking for

Click on the symbol you are wanting and it will be inserted into your Google Doc

Extra for Experts:

Have a special character that you use often? Want to know how to do this automatically? ➣ ✅ ©

Insert a special character into your doc as you normally would
Copy the special character to your clipboard (CTRL+C or CMD +C)
Open Tools menu and click Preferences
Insert any character on your keyboard (preferably a combo of characters) into the Replace box. This character or set of characters will be substituted by the special character whenever you type them into a document. Next, paste the special character (press Ctrl + V or Cmd + V) into the With box.
Type the character or the set of characters, hit Space, and voila! The special character should pop up in place instead. Try to avoid using common key combinations as they could interrupt your normal workflow.

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