Look for smaller numbers at the bottoms or tops of these keys on the keyboard: m, j, k, l, u, i, o, 7, 8, and 9. If you see numbers on these keys, you can use these keys as your numeric keypad. If you don’t see these (and this is becoming more common with small modern PC laptops), you’ll need to use a different method—alt codes won’t work for you. Turn on number lock to activate this keypad. Press the key called “NumLk” (or some other abbreviation of “number lock”) at the top of the keyboard. To test it out, press the letter L after enabling NumLk—you should see a 3 instead of an L. If that doesn’t work, you may have to hold down the fn key as you press NumLk to activate it.
If that doesn’t work, you may have to hold down the fn key as you press NumLk to activate it.
When you’re ready to type using the regular letters again, just press NumLk again to disable the hidden numeric keypad. But since you’ll need number lock to type your trademark symbol(s), leave it on for now.
When you’re ready to type using the regular letters again, just press NumLk again to disable the hidden numeric keypad. But since you’ll need number lock to type your trademark symbol(s), leave it on for now.
If you’re using Microsoft Word, you can also insert the trademark symbol by typing (tm). Word’s AutoCorrect tool will replace what you’ve typed with the symbol.
Just like with the unregistered trademark symbol, if you’re using Microsoft Word, you can type (r) and the AutoCorrect tool will change it to the proper symbol.
If you’re using Windows, you can also insert the ™ symbol by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T. On a Mac, you can also insert this symbol by pressing Option + 2. Yet another option is to click the Insert tab, click Symbol (or Advanced Symbol) on the toolbar, select More Symbols…, click the Special Characters tab, select the symbol, and then click Insert. Type (r) to display the registered trademark ® symbol. Office’s AutoCorrect feature will automatically convert this to the registered trademark symbol on Windows and macOS. If you’re using Windows, you can also use Ctrl + Alt + R to insert this symbol. Pressing Option + R on a Mac inserts this symbol as well. As with the trademark symbol, you can alco click the Insert tab, click Symbol (or Advanced Symbol) on the toolbar, select More Symbols…, click the Special Characters tab, select the symbol, and then click Insert.
This method uses Unicode to insert the symbol. If the app you’re using doesn’t support Unicode characters, this won’t work for you.
The code for the registered trademark symbol is two zeroes followed by a capital “A” and capital “E. "
If this doesn’t work, the app you’re using may not support this type of code. Another option is to copy and paste the symbol that you want to use.
If this doesn’t work, the app you’re using may not support this type of code. Another option is to copy and paste the symbol that you want to use.
This method will work on any computer, phone, or tablet as long as you paste the copied symbol into an app that supports special characters.
If this doesn’t work, you can also use the ™ emoji in the emoji keyboard. Just tap ABC or your language key (whichever you see in the bottom-left), then tap the smiley face to open the emoji keyboard. Tap the symbol tab at the top of the emoji keyboard (it has four symbols, including a music note and percent), and scroll through until you see the symbol you want. [5] X Research source Tap it to insert it. If your emoji keyboard has a search bar, you can type trademark or registered to look for it.
If your emoji keyboard has a search bar, you can type trademark or registered to look for it.
