Search → Select → Insert
Insert any Unicode symbol© → ≠ €right in the block editor.
TypeAnySymbol adds a Symbols button to the WordPress block toolbar. Click inside any text block, find the character you need by name, everyday term, or code point, and it’s inserted as a real Unicode character at your cursor.
There is no plugin settings page. The picker works entirely inside the editor, and everything it needs ships with the plugin — no account, no external service.
Free on WordPress.org
Install it in about thirty seconds
The fastest route is straight from your own dashboard — no download, no zip file, no account.
- In your WordPress admin, go to Plugins → Add New.
- Search for TypeAnySymbol.
- Click Install Now, then Activate.
Prefer to upload manually? Grab the zip, then use Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin. Questions and bug reports go through the plugin support forum.
Where it lives
The Symbols button
After you activate the plugin, an admin notice on the Plugins screen points you here. The picker itself lives in the editor toolbar:
- Edit any post or page with the WordPress block editor.
- Click inside a text field — a Paragraph, Heading, List, Quote, Button, or any other block with rich text.
- In that block’s toolbar, choose Symbols. When the toolbar is short on space, it moves into the ⋮ More menu.
The button appears only while your cursor is in an editable text field. If you don’t see it, click into the text first.
Step by step
How to use it
- Install the plugin from Plugins → Add New and activate it.
- Open a post or page in the WordPress block editor.
- Click inside a text block (Paragraph, Heading, List, Quote, Button…).
- Choose Symbols from the block toolbar — directly, or from the ⋮ More menu. The Insert a symbol dialog opens.
- Search for what you need:
copyright,degree,em dash,theta,right arrow… - Select a character to see its details, then click Insert.
- The real character appears at your cursor. That’s it.
Search
Finding a character
The search box matches on:
- the Unicode name —
rightwards arrow - everyday terms —
right arrow,em dash,long dash,not equal - the character itself — paste
→to look it up - a code point —
U+2192,2192,0x2192,→or→
Case, spaces and hyphens are ignored, so em dash,
em-dash and emdash all find the same
character. Results are ranked: an exact character first, then an exact
code point, then an exact name or common term, then partial matches.
| You type | Character | Unicode name |
|---|---|---|
| copyright | © | COPYRIGHT SIGN |
| degree | ° | DEGREE SIGN |
| em dash | — | EM DASH |
| long dash | — | EM DASH |
| right arrow | → | RIGHTWARDS ARROW |
| U+2192 | → | RIGHTWARDS ARROW |
| 2192 | → | RIGHTWARDS ARROW |
| theta | θ | GREEK SMALL LETTER THETA |
| euro | € | EURO SIGN |
| not equal | ≠ | NOT EQUAL TO |
| infinity | ∞ | INFINITY |
| greater than or equal | ≥ | GREATER-THAN OR EQUAL TO |
The library
Categories
Around 1,000 hand-picked characters that are actually useful for writing and editing — not a full Unicode database. Browse them by tab, or ignore the tabs and search. Popular is the default; Favorites appear once you have some.
- ✓Popular° • × ♥
- →Arrows← ↑ ↔ ⇒
- ∑Math≠ ≤ √ ∞
- €Currency£ ¥ ¢ ₹
- —Punctuation– … “ ”
- πGreekα β Δ Ω
- éAccented Lettersá ñ ü ç
- ■Shapes● ▲ ◆ ★
- ⌘Technical⎋ ␣ ⚙ ⌚
- ©Signs® ™ § ¶
- ½Numbers & Fractions¼ ² ³ ⅓
Want the same characters outside WordPress? Each one has a full guide on this site — the math symbols, currency signs, arrows and Greek letters hubs cover how to type each one on Windows, Mac and the web.
Saved for later
Favorites
Star any character to keep it in Favorites, and it gets its own tab in the picker. The list lives in your browser’s local storage only — nothing is written to your site’s database, and no account is needed. Clearing your browser data clears the list.
Details panel
Symbol details
Select a character and the details panel shows its Unicode name, its
code point in U+XXXX form, and — where one exists
— its HTML entity, such as © for
©. Insert always places the plain character; the
entity is shown only for reference.
Keyboard
Navigate without a mouse
The picker is fully keyboard operable. Arrow keys move through the symbol grid and the category tabs, Enter selects, Tab reaches the Insert button, and Esc closes the dialog and returns focus to the editor. Every control is labelled, and focus is always visible.
Privacy & performance
What it does not do
The plugin’s script and styles load only inside the block editor. Your visitors download nothing extra — no JavaScript, no CSS, no web fonts.
Everything ships with the plugin. It never calls an API, and there is no analytics, telemetry or licensing server.
Insert adds a plain Unicode character — no shortcodes, no wrapper markup, no custom blocks. Deactivate the plugin and every character you inserted stays exactly as it is.
Requirements
Compatibility
- WordPress 6.6+
- Tested to WordPress 7.1
- PHP 7.4+
- Block editor only
Version 1.0 does not integrate with the Classic Editor.
FAQ
Frequently asked
Where do I get the plugin?
From the official WordPress plugin directory. The quickest route is Plugins → Add New in your own dashboard: search for TypeAnySymbol, then click Install Now and Activate. You can also download the zip and upload it manually.
Where do I find the symbol picker?
There is no settings page. Edit a post or page in the block editor, click inside a supported text block, and choose Symbols from the block toolbar — it may be under the toolbar’s ⋮ More menu when space is tight.
Does it add anything to my site’s front end?
No. Assets are enqueued only for the block editor. The public side of your site is untouched.
Does it use an API or collect data?
No to both. There is no network request, no analytics, no telemetry and no account. Favorited symbols are stored only in your browser.
What happens when I deactivate it?
Nothing changes in your content. Inserted characters are ordinary Unicode text, so they remain intact and display exactly as before.
Can I search by Unicode code point?
Yes. U+2192, u+2192, 0x2192, a bare 2192, → and → all resolve to →.
Does it work with the Classic Editor?
No. Version 1.0 targets the block editor only.
Which characters are included?
Around 1,000 visible characters useful for everyday writing and editing: arrows, math and logic symbols, currency signs, smart punctuation, Greek letters, accented Latin letters, geometric shapes, technical and keyboard symbols, and common fractions. It is intentionally not a full Unicode database.
Changelog
Release history
1.0.0
Initial release. Block-editor toolbar button for rich-text fields; search by name, common term, character or code point; a curated library of around 1,000 visible characters across eleven categories; Favorites stored locally; a one-time welcome notice on the Plugins screen. No front-end assets, no network requests, no data collection.
Get it
TypeAnySymbol — Unicode Symbol Picker
Free, GPL-licensed, and available now from the official WordPress plugin directory. Install it from Plugins → Add New in your dashboard, or take the zip.
Not using WordPress? The same characters are free in the browser — copy and paste symbols, look up a Windows code with the Alt Code Finder, or paste a character into the Symbol Identifier to find out what it is.
TypeAnySymbol — Unicode Symbol Picker for WordPress. Version 1.0.0, free and GPL-licensed.
Built and maintained by Igor R. Support is handled through the plugin’s forum on WordPress.org.