If it’s expanded and you want it to be in pop-up view the next time you open it, click the button in the top-right corner to close the expanded view.įor more information about using the Character Viewer, click the desktop to switch to the Finder, choose Help > macOS Help (from the Help menu at the top of your screen), then search for “character viewer”. The Character Viewer always opens in the state it was in when it was last closed. If the full Character Viewer is open on the desktop, you may need to double-click the character.
Scroll up, then click the button in the top-right corner to open the full Character Viewer.Ĭlick a character to insert it in the text. To dictate punctuation or symbols, say the name of the punctuation or symbol at the appropriate places in your dictation. Scroll up, then type in the search field at the top (for example, type “fractions” to see available fractions, or type the Unicode name or code). Scroll to see more characters or click the buttons at the bottom to jump to a category. To locate a character, do any of the following:
You can drag it to the desktop if you want to keep it open as you work. The Character Viewer appears where you clicked. You can use the Character Viewer to add special characters and symbols to text such as maths symbols, Latin characters and pictographs.Ĭlick on the text where you want to place the character, then select Edit > Emoji and Symbols (or press Control-Command-Space bar).
