Type the Degree Symbol in iOS with a Tap & Hold on the 0 Key
Sep 11, 2012 - 5 Comments
Ever wondered how to type the degree symbol on the iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch virtual keyboard? Me too! Unlike OS X where you can just hit Option+0 there is no such Option key, instead you must use the tap-and-hold feature to access many of the alternate keys. For the degree sign, tap and hold the 0 (zero) key to reveal the degree symbol.
You probably know by now that tapping and holding many keys on the iOS keyboard reveals alternatives, ranging from accented letters to special characters and symbols like this one. If you didn’t know that, now you do.
Don’t miss our past article on how to improve typing on the iOS keyboard with a variety of tricks.
Option+zero is not the degree sign. It is the masculine ordinal sign for Portuguese and Spanish; a superscript letter O. In some fonts the O is underlined.
The degree sign is Shift+Option+8.
I found this out the hard way.
You are right. Option-zero is typographically incorrect as the degree sign. The degree symbol (Shift+Option+8) is a perfect small circle that is baseline shifted and weight balanced. The difference is obvious if you greatly enlarge the two symbols or choose a different font such as Cambria.
Thank you! The above comments are fine for OSBut holding down the zero key works in iOS. Such as: 68°.
Shift+option+8 or Option+k for the degree symbol in OS X.
And thanks for helping me find it in iOS! Been hunting high and low for it!
Awesome!! i’ve been looking for this!