If the full Character Viewer is open on the desktop, you may need to double-click the character. Scroll up, then click the button in the top-right corner to open the full Character Viewer.Ĭlick a character to insert it in the text. Scroll up, then type in the search field at the top (for example, type “fractions” to see available fractions, or type the Unicode name or code).

Scroll to see more characters, or click the buttons at the bottom to jump to a category. To locate a character, do any of the following: You can drag it to the desktop if you want to keep it open as you work. The Character Viewer appears where you clicked. You can use the Character Viewer to add special characters and symbols to text, such as math symbols, Latin characters, and pictographs.Ĭlick in the text where you want to place the character, then choose Edit > Emoji & Symbols (or press Control-Command-Space bar).