Character Map

The Character Map is a Microsoft Windows utility for seeing all available characters and Unicode in each of the fonts installed on the computer. Pictured is an example of what the Character Map or charmap looks like in Microsoft Windows.

How to open the Windows Character Map or charmap

Windows 7, 8, and 10 users

Click Start, open Windows Accessories, and choose Character Map. Or, press the Windows key, type charmap, and press Enter.

Windows XP and earlier users

Click Start, Run, and type charmap and press Enter.

What font should I use in Character Map?

The font all depends on what type of character symbol you are trying to find. For non-english characters almost any font should work. For other more specialized character symbols like an arrow, checkmark, book, operating system, hands, etc. we suggest using the Wingdings font.

Example of inserting a checkmark into Microsoft Word

Open Microsoft Word and Charmap.

In the Character Map window, select Wingdings as the font.

Scroll down until you see the checkmark (character code: 0x6FC).

Click the checkmark and then click the Select button.

Once the checkmark is entered into the characters to copy text box, click the Copy button.

Switch back to Microsoft Word and then paste the checkbox into the document.

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