Special characters are characters outside standard letters and digits, including math symbols (±×÷≠), currency symbols (€¥£), arrows (→←↑↓), punctuation (…—•), copyright symbols (©®™), fractions (½⅓¼), etc. These have specific uses but typically don't have dedicated keys on standard keyboards.
Simply click on the special character you want to copy, and it will be automatically copied to your clipboard. You can also use the search box to find specific characters by name, e.g., type 'arrow' for arrow symbols, or 'copyright' for the copyright symbol.
In HTML, special characters can be used via HTML entities (like © for ©) or direct Unicode characters. In CSS, use the \unicode format (like \00A9 for ©). In JavaScript, use the \u format (like \u00A9). This tool shows the Unicode code point for each character.
ASCII is a 128-character encoding set (0-127) covering English letters, digits, and basic symbols. Unicode is a comprehensive encoding standard with over 140,000 characters covering writing systems and symbols worldwide. Most special characters are in the Unicode supplementary range (above 128).
Most modern browsers and operating systems support Unicode characters well. However, very rare or newly added Unicode characters may display as boxes (□) on older systems or with certain fonts. This tool lists commonly used, widely supported special characters.