How to make the "degrees" symbol

[lamontagne]

I was transposing GPS coordinates the other day and I realized I didn't know how to make the degrees symbol using a standard keyboard. I found it and I thought I'd pass along the info.

Make sure the number lock is engaged

Press Alt and 0176...and you get this ° !

 

[tmac]

I was transposing GPS coordinates the other day and I realized I didn't know how to make the degrees symbol using a standard keyboard. I found it and I thought I'd pass along the info.

Make sure the number lock is engaged

Press Alt and 0176...and you get this ° !

Thanks for the info. Always wondered how to do that.

 

[4xdog]

I keep a whole list of these and use them a lot more than one might think. They're useful for ensuring hard formatting is preserved, and keep line spacing consistent.

ALT+[0128] = €
ALT+[0153] = ™
ALT+[0174] = ®
ALT+[0176] = °
ALT+[0177] = ±
ALT+[0178] = ²
ALT+[0179] = ³
ALT+[0181] = µ (for dimensions like thousandth of mm, µm, micrometer)
ALT+[0183] = · (centered dot -- for things like torque, in lb·ft or kg·m))
ALT+[0188] = ¼
ALT+[0189] = ½
ALT+[0228] = ä
ALT+[0246] = ö
ALT+[0252] = ü

 

[DaktariEd]

How odd.
I just type Option-k on my Mac to get ˚
Option-g to get ©
Option-r to get ®
etc...
I have a dashboard widget that shows any that I need to look up...

 

[4xdog]

Yes, it is interesting to see how it's done on equipment that's outside the mainstream. :sombrero:

 

[vdeal]

option-shift-8 on a Mac to get °. option-k gives you this ˚. Daktari, what's the widget name?

 

[Corey]

Very cool, I have wondered about that too °

 

[AmericaOverland]

How odd.
I just type Option-k on my Mac to get ˚

I was about to say you were wrong, but then I realized that my keyboard was set to the spanish layout, so I switched back to the US layout and it works. Option-8 is the keystroke in the spanish keyboard.

Stephanie

 

[ThomD]

For Windows users, the program Character Map provides a nice pick list for each installed font. It also shows the Alt key stroke if available.

charmap.exe or Start->All Programs -> Accessories->System Tools. (That's for windows XP.)

 

[haven]

Since extended characters don't display properly in certain email
programs and web site posts, people use the asterisk to substitute
for the degree mark, as in "Draw a 90* angle."

Kind of ugly, but most people understand what's intended.

 

[PAToyota]

Mac > Edit > Special Characters

Gets you all sorts of neat stuff to add...

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