How to type special characters on Windows 11

Enable touch keyboard in tablet mode

If you have a touchscreen laptop, you can use the touch keyboard to type multiple special characters on Windows 11. This is probably the easiest way to add special characters.

To enable special characters for touchscreen on Windows 11:

1. Open the Start Menu and select Settings.
2. When Settings open, navigate to Time and Language > Typing > Touch Keyboard.
3. In the "Type" menu, select the "Show touch keyboard when there is no keyboard" option.

Enable touch keyboard without tablet mode

Another way to access the touch keyboard is to have it appear full-time on the taskbar.

To make the touch keyboard accessible, you need to tell Windows 11 to display it. Use the following steps:

1. In the Start Menu, select Settings.
2. From Settings, navigate to Personalization and expand the System Tray Icons section.
3. Set Touch Keyboard to Always from the drop-down menu.
4. You can access the Touch Keyboard option from the lower right corner of the taskbar to bring it up.

How to type special characters on Windows 11

When you need to enter special characters in a document, you can use the touch keyboard to do so.

Use the following steps to do this:

1. Place the flashing cursor where you want to insert the special character in the document.
2. Click or tap the Touch Keyboard icon on your keyboard to display the on-screen keyboard.
3. Click and hold a key, or if you're using touch, hold a key on a touch keyboard. It will show you the extra symbols you can use.
4. Select the special key you want to use from the touch keyboard and it will appear in your document.
5. You can also add emojis or GIF icons. Click the emoji button (the heart icon in the upper left corner of the keyboard). This option works well if you want to have fun with the document you are creating.

How to insert emojis on Windows 11

If you don’t want to use the touch keyboard to enter special characters, you can use emojis directly from the document.

To insert emojis on Windows 11, use the keyboard shortcut Windows key period key to bring up the emoji keyboard. When you select one of the emojis, it adds it to your document.

While this popup menu is useful for emojis, you can use it to find GIFs or insert a smaller selection of special characters, such as currency symbols.

How to use Character Map on Windows 11

You can also use the older

Character Map tool to copy special characters to the keyboard.

To use the Character Map tool on Windows 11, do the following:

Open the
1. Start Menu and enter Character Map.
Select
2. Character Map as the top result.
When the
3. Character Mapping window pops up, you will find several different characters that can be used with various fonts. Just change the font from the drop-down menu.
Click on the special character you want to use, then click the
4. Select button.
Click the
5. Copy button and paste the special characters into the document when you are ready.

Use US International Keyboard

Another option you have is

US International Keyboard. It is intended for English speakers who use special characters such as diacritics or accents.

To access the US International Keyboard, use the following steps:

1. Open the Start menu and press Settings.
   
2. Go to Time & Language > Language & Region.
3. Click the three-dot button to the right of English (US) and select Language Options.
4. Scroll down and click the Add Keyboard button next to the Installed Keyboards option.
5. Select US - International Keyboard.
6. When you want to use the US - International keyboard, press the Windows key Spacebar to bring it up and select it.
7. You can get different combinations to get special characters (e.g. ALT E displays é).

For more help, read Washington State University's tutorial on the special characters available for U.S. international keyboards.

Using Special Characters on Windows 11

The above steps should help you type and use special characters on Windows 11, whether they are diacritics or emojis.

You can also customize settings in other ways to make it easier to write certain types of documents. For example, if you are an academic, you may want to know how to use MLA format in Microsoft Word or format MLA in Google Docs. If you use academic documents for psychology, education, or other social sciences, learn to format Word documents in APA style.

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