U+00AE · Latin-1 Supplement

Registered Trademark Symbol ®

The registered trademark symbol indicates that a brand name, logo, or slogan is officially registered with a national trademark office, such as the USPTO or the UK IPO. In many countries, including the US, using it for an unregistered mark is unlawful. Brands typically apply it on the first or most prominent mention rather than every instance.

WindowsAlt 0174

MacOption + R

UnicodeU+00AE

HTML®

®︎U+00AE

Character codes

Unicode code point	`U+00AE`
Decimal	`174`
HTML named entity	`®`
HTML (hex)	`®`
HTML (decimal)	`®`
CSS	`\00AE`
JavaScript	`\u00AE`
Python	`\u00AE`
UTF-8 bytes	`C2 AE`
UTF-16	`00AE`
URL-encoded	`%C2%AE`

Character details

Official name	REGISTERED SIGN
Unicode block	Latin-1 Supplement
General category	Other Symbol (So)
SymbolHero category	Punctuation
Emoji	Yes – has an emoji presentation

How to type ®

Windows

Hold Alt and type 0174 on the numeric keypad (Num Lock on), then release Alt. Alt 0174 uses the Windows-1252 code page.
Press Win + . to open the emoji panel, then type “registered sign”.
In Microsoft Word or Outlook: type 00AE then press Alt + X.
Open Character Map (search “Character Map” in Start), tick “Advanced view”, search for “registered sign”, then Select and Copy.

Mac

Press Option + R (US English keyboard layout).
Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search “registered sign”, and double-click the result.
With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled (System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources), hold Option and type 00AE.

iPhone & Android

Open the emoji keyboard on iPhone or Android and search “registered trademark symbol”.
Tap Copy at the top of this page, then long-press where you want it and choose Paste.

Docs & web

Google Docs: Insert → Special characters, then search “registered sign” or enter U+00AE.
HTML: ® or ®
Excel / Google Sheets: =UNICHAR(174)

Examples

Coca-Cola® beverages
Built with Intel® processors
LEGO® bricks
Post-it® Notes

Good to know

Don’t mix it up: Often confused with the trademark sign ™ (U+2122), which may be used for unregistered marks, and with the copyright sign © (U+00A9).

Tip: Typographers usually set ® as a smaller superscript right after the brand name; at full size it can look heavy in body text.

Display: the character itself is always the same code point, but its shape comes from the font on the device showing it. If you see an empty box, the font lacks this glyph—the text is still correct.