

Type the Copyright symbol formula which is CHAR(169).Select the cell that will contain the formula.Let’s say we really want to type © 2020 into our cell. This way, you will get the name and the symbol both in the same cell. Using the Concatenate feature in Excel, you can join both the CHAR function and the year in one cell. What if you don’t want only the Copyright symbol in the cell? Maybe you want the symbol to prefix the year, say © 2020.


You can use the alt code method to type this symbol in Excel too. If you need this symbol in a different document other than Microsoft Word, you can use the Alt Code method, or the copy and paste method. Note: This copyright symbol shortcut works only in Microsoft Word for Windows. Alternatively, type (c) and Word will use the AutoCorrect feature to insert the copyright symbol © for you. To type the copyright symbol in Word, press Ctrl+Alt+C shortcut on your keyboard. To type this symbol on your Mac computer, press and hold the Option key whilst you hit on the g key once on the keyboard. The copyright symbol shortcut on Mac is Option+g. This is how you may use the Alt Code method to type the Copyright symbol anywhere on your Windows PC including Microsoft Word, Excel, One Note, Sticky Note, PowerPoint or even somewhere on your browser like Docs or Word online. If you are using a Laptop that does not have the numeric keypad, you can press Fn+NmLk keys simultaneously to turn on the hidden numeric keypad for laptops with smaller keyboards.

You must also turn on your NumLock key to be able to use the numeric keypad. Note that you must use the numeric keypad to type the alt code (0169).
