Degree symbol in Word, Excel and PowerPoint

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How to type the degree symbol (Fahrenheit, Celsius, Kelvin, latitude, longitude) into Microsoft Word, Excel or PowerPoint.

Degree Symbol codes

Decimal: 176    Hex: 00B0     
Web:   &deg;   &#176;  &#x00B0;

Word

The degree symbol ° has an inbuilt shortcut in Word.

Ctrl + @ or Ctrl + Shift + 2 followed by a space will enter a degree symbol °

Or use the standard Word symbol shortcut 00B0 then Alt + X

Once in a document you can copy it to AutoCorrect and make your own shortcut.

Excel

Insert | Symbols | Symbol and look for the degree symbol.

You can also make a custom number format to make a number cell appear with the degree symbol. For example a cell with the value ’27’ appears as 27°C . Tip: Copy/Paste the degree sign into the Type box.

PowerPoint

Insert | Symbols | Symbol and look for the degree symbol.

Windows

In Windows there are several shortcuts to enter the degree character into any program but they use a numeric keypad, not the number row above the letters.

Alt + 0176

Alt + 00B0