How to Type the Degree (°) Symbol

PC

Hold down the Alt key, and on the numeric keypad on the right of the keyboard, type 0176 or Alt+ 248

Mac

Press Option-Shift-8.

iOS

From the iOS keyboard on your iPhone or iPad:

  1. First hit the “123” button to see the numerical keypad.
  2. Now you can access the degree sign by tapping and holding the 0 (zero) key.
  3. This will reveal the degree symbol, and this can be selected through a pop-up menu that appears over the key.

Android

Switch to the numbers and symbols keyboard. The degree symbol should appear on one of the pages.

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