Insert Special Characters Using the Symbol Dialog BoxĪll twenty-seven special characters can be inserted using the Symbol dialog box.ġ. If you want to insert accent marks (the extra marks that appear above and below letters) instead of special characters, visit “ Three Ways to Insert Accent Marks in Microsoft Word.” Em Dashįor a description of each character, visit “ What Are Special Characters in Microsoft Word?” The table below lists all twenty-seven special characters. Word’s special characters include twelve text characters, such as the en dash, that don’t appear on traditional keyboards and fifteen formatting characters, such as the nonbreaking hyphen, that affect text layout.
This tutorial shows three ways to insert special characters in Microsoft Word:
