ASCII Symbols

Discover a variety of ASCII and extended ASCII symbols to use online. Perfect for social media, messaging, and creating unique text effects. Simply click to copy and use them wherever you like!

Basic ASCII Symbols

!
@
#
$
%
^
&
*
(
)
_
+
-
=
~
`
{
}
[
]
\
|
;
:
'
"
<
>
,
.
?
/

Extended ASCII & Unicode Symbols

ยข
ยฃ
ยฅ
โ‚ฌ
ยฉ
ยฎ
โ„ข
ยฐ
ยฑ
ร—
รท
ยถ
ยง
ยต
ยท
โ€”
โ€“
โ€ข
โ€ฆ
ยฌ
โ‰ˆ
โ‰ 
โ‰ค
โ‰ฅ
โˆž
โˆš
โˆ†
โˆ‚
โˆ‘
โˆ
โˆซ

Geometric Symbols

โ– 
โ–ก
โ—
โ—‹
โ–ฒ
โ–ณ
โ–ผ
โ–ฝ
โ–ถ
โ–ท
โ—€
โ—
โ—†
โ—‡
โ˜…
โ˜†
โค
โ™ก
โ™ 
โ™ค
โ™ฃ
โ™ง
โ™ฆ
โ™ข

Arrow Symbols

โ†
โ†‘
โ†’
โ†“
โ†”
โ†•
โ†–
โ†—
โ†˜
โ†™
โ‡
โ‡‘
โ‡’
โ‡“
โ‡”
โ‡•
โ†œ
โ†
โ‡ 
โ‡ข

Box Drawing Symbols

โ”€
โ”‚
โ”Œ
โ”
โ””
โ”˜
โ”œ
โ”ค
โ”ฌ
โ”ด
โ”ผ
โ•
โ•‘
โ•”
โ•—
โ•š
โ•
โ• 
โ•ฃ
โ•ฆ
โ•ฉ
โ•ฌ

Block Elements

โ–ˆ
โ–‡
โ–†
โ–…
โ–„
โ–ƒ
โ–‚
โ–
โ–‰
โ–Š
โ–‹
โ–Œ
โ–
โ–Ž
โ–
โ–
โ–‘
โ–’
โ–“
โ–€
โ–˜
โ–
โ––
โ–—

Additional Symbol Categories

About ASCII Symbols

ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) symbols are a set of 128 characters that include letters, numbers, punctuation marks, and special control characters. Extended ASCII adds another 128 characters, bringing the total to 256. Many of the symbols shown here are actually from Unicode, which is a superset of ASCII that includes thousands of additional characters.

Ways to Use ASCII Symbols

  • Create unique text decorations in social media posts and profiles
  • Add visual elements to plain text messages
  • Create simple text art or diagrams
  • Use special symbols in usernames or display names
  • Add visual dividers in documents or social media posts
  • Create simple progress bars or gauges
  • Add mathematical symbols to educational content
  • Use box-drawing characters to create tables in plain text

Types of ASCII and Extended Symbols

There are several categories of ASCII and extended symbols:

  • Basic ASCII Symbols - Standard punctuation and special characters (33-126)
  • Extended ASCII Characters - Additional symbols not in the basic ASCII set
  • Geometric Shapes - Squares, circles, triangles, and other shapes
  • Box Drawing Characters - Used to create tables and borders in text
  • Block Elements - Used for creating simple graphics or progress bars
  • Mathematical Symbols - Useful for equations and formulas
  • Arrows - Directional symbols in various styles
  • Currency Symbols - Dollar, Euro, Yen, and other monetary symbols

Platform Compatibility

While basic ASCII symbols work everywhere, extended symbols may display differently across platforms:

  • Basic ASCII symbols (codes 32-126) work universally across all platforms
  • Extended ASCII and Unicode symbols may render differently depending on the font and system
  • Some symbols might appear as empty boxes on older systems or with certain fonts
  • Box drawing characters work best in monospaced fonts (like Courier or Consolas)
  • Most modern web browsers, operating systems, and applications fully support Unicode symbols
  • Mobile devices generally support most symbols but may render them in different styles
  • Test your symbols on the specific platform before using them extensively