23 February 2023

Type double circled digits in Word, Excel and more

Peter Deegan Microsoft 365, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office for Mac, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Powerpoint, Microsoft Word, Office 2007, Office 2010, Office 2013, Office 2016, Office 2019, Office 2021 / Office LTSC, Office 365 Symbols & Emoji in Microsoft Office, Windows and Mac

Insert digits with double circles from ⓵ to ⓽ in Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, Outlook etc. Use them as an alternative way to number a list like this …

Double Circled digits in different fonts

Only two common Office fonts have double circled digits Segoe UI Symbol and Calibri. Here’s how the symbols look in both fonts plus the Unicode Hex value to easily find or insert them.

Double circled digit symbol codes

These are the important code numbers or values you’ll need to enter the double circled digit symbols. The hex value (e.g. 24F5) lets you insert or find each symbol quickly.

Use the Alt + X shortcut in Word for Windows, for example type 24F5 then Alt + X to type ⓵

Double Circled Digit – One

⓵ 24F5

Double Circled Digit – Two

⓶ 24F6

Double Circled Digit – Three

⓷ 24F7

Double Circled Digit – Four

⓸ 24F8

Double Circled Digit – Five

⓹ 24F9

Double Circled Digit – Six

⓺ 24FA

Double Circled Digit – Seven

⓻ 24FB

Double Circled Digit – Eight

⓼ 24FC

Double Circled Digit – Nine

⓽ 24FD

Quick access for commonly used symbols.

If you use a symbol often, a fast way to enter it is AutoCorrect.

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

Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook

Go to Insert | Symbols | Symbol then type in the Hex value from the above list.

Windows Emoji Panel

The current Windows Emoji Panel (Windows 10 and 11) doesn’t have the double circled digit symbols!

MacOS and Office for Mac inserting characters

On a Mac, to enter the Male, Female or combo symbol:

Command + Control + Spacebar shortcut to open the Character Viewer.
Search for “ double circled ’” and the Viewer should find the symbol you need.

Despite the name Character Viewer, the Apple system tool will also insert characters into any program, including Office for Mac.

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