The syntax for obtaining the degree symbol in LaTeX is as followsĪnd if you know any other way to type the degree symbol in Mac OS, How can I write a degree symbol in LaTeX? WITHOUT NUMERIC KEYPAD, simply press and hold the Fnbefore typing the 0176 numbers of the Degree sign Degree symbol in LaTeX If your keyboard does not have a degree symbol and the previous combination does not work, you can rely on the foolproof copy and pasteĬopy to clipboard Degree Symbol on Mac Press and hold the SHIFT +OPTION +8 keys on your keyboard.ĭegree Symbol on Windows Press and hold the ALT key and type 0176 on your keyboard Recall that only unit of measurement of temperature for the kelvin unit of measurement (symbol K) it is the only unit of measurement of temperature that doesn’t require degrees.
If the degree symbol is followed by the letter C (° C) or the letter F (° F) then it indicates a temperature, expressed respectively in degrees centigrade and degrees Fahrenheit.
In particular, 0 ° is the width of a null angle, 90 ° the width of a right angle, 180 ° the width of a flat angle and with 360 ° the width of a corner angle.
