How do I type a degrees Celsius symbol in numbers?

The degree character in ºC can be typed by typing Option-0 (Option-Zero)

The typography experts here may differ, but I believe that you may find that close enough.

Jerry

To type the degrees symbol use the key combination <OPTION> + k

then type cap C

"˚C"

You can also insert "special characters" by selecting the menu item "Edit > Special Characters" then locating and double clicking the desired character at the cursor location

Jerry,

Your post caused me to do a search an I found:

Option + Shift + 8 is Degree

Option + k is (spacing) Ring Above diacritic

Option + 0 is the the Masculine Ordinal Indicator (has a line under it in some fonts)

I am not even sureI know what a diacritic is but I sure know what a "critic" is 😉

Interesting and learned something

Hi gymnicetics,

Wayne's solution of option shift 8 is, in my humble opinion, the prefered way to enter a degrees Celsius symbol. I did this in Pages:

We enjoyed the daytime temperature of 25 °C, but we shivered at night when the temperature dropped to 5 °C.

And again in Numbers:

The space between the value and the degree symbol is a matter of preferred style. Consult the guidelines from your intended publisher/teacher/professor.

Regards, Ian.

Hi Ian,

"On Numbers for Mac, I believe that Jerry's response on May 14 2013 was correct: The degree character in ºC can be typed by typing Option-0 (Option-Zero)"

Not quite.

Option-0 produces a similar character, but the Character viewer identifies it as the "Masculine ordinal indicator."

Option-* (Shift-option-8) produces the slightly smaller (and rounder) "Degree symbol"

Regards,

Barry

Hi Hkees,

Thanks for replying. On Numbers for Mac, I believe that Jerry's response on May 14 2013 was correct:

May 14, 2013 11:46 AM Re: How do I type a degrees Celsius symbol in numbers?in response to gymnicetics12

The degree character in ºC can be typed by typing Option-0 (Option-Zero)

Regards,

Ian.

BBut this forum is for the mac, not the ipad.

Jerrold Green1 wrote:

The typography experts here may differ

It's not really a question of typography, it's whether the data in your file represesents "degree" or something totally different. To have the correct data you need to use option + shift + 8 on a US keyboard.

HI Wayne,

"Diacritics" are marks used in many languages to indicate different pronunciations. Some of them have been carried into English with words imported from other languages. Others have been dropped and replaced by added letters.

Examples:

cañon (Spanish) became canyon in English.

coördinate , naïve, and Noël include the diaereses to indicate the second vowel is pronounced separately from the first.

résumé can be seen in English with or without the acute marker indicting pronunciation of both e s. Without, it's easy to read/pronounce "resume" where the correct word is résumé.

façade includes the cedilla to indicate a soft c rather than the harc c expected before a.

Regards,

Barry

Cool, there actually is such a code. I note for the OP that 2013 is the hexidecimal unicode number.

But... can you type it in as per the request or do you need to use Character Viewer or copy/paste to insert it?

Badunit wrote:

But... can you type it in as per the request or do you need to use Character Viewer or copy/paste to insert it?

To type it in you would have to switch to the Unicode Hex keyboard layout and input the code numbers while holding the option key down.

Better not to use it in any case to keep your data searchable, etc.

Hi Wayne,

That happens. But I enjoy learning by researching answers to questions.

I found this with a Google search of "degree symbol wiki"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Degree_symbol

Scroll down to Typography to read about the space (or not) after the degree symbol.

Scroll down to Keyboard entry and see that wikipedia agrees with you: 😉

In the Mac OS operating system, the degree symbol can be entered by typing ⌥ Opt+⇧ Shift+8.

Ground Control to Original Poster: Are you still there?

Ian.

Tom,

I was hoping that you would stop by and give us the details. I appreciate your helping us to understand the distinction.

Jerry

Are you referring to a symbol that is the degree symbol plus the C together? I am not aware of such a symbol, just the degree symbol and then a separate C to indicate Celcius

That would be at Unicode 2103 : ℃

According to Tom, though,"I don't think anyone actually uses these -- they are in Unicode for compatibility with some old Chinese/Japanese character sets."