Place your cursor in the file at the spot where you want to insert the symbol.
Symbol such as currency (¥), music (♫), or check marks (✔)
If you're looking for an interactive check box that you can click on to check or uncheck, see Make a checklist in Word. As a result it's important to use the right font to find the symbol or character you want. For example, the Elephant font has no fraction characters in it, while Verdana does. Not all fonts have the same characters in them. The most important thing to understand when inserting symbols, fractions, special characters, or international characters is that the font you use is critical. You can easily insert a special character, fraction, or other symbol in your Word documents. Word for Microsoft 365 Word 2021 Word 2019 Word 2016 Word 2013 Word 2010 Word Starter 2010 More.
