Not on any standard key — here’s the fastest method on every platform The cent sign ¢ (Unicode U+00A2) is one of those characters that used to be on typewriter keyboards and somehow got left off modern ones. You need it for prices under a dollar, financial documents, retail copy, and anywhere you’re writing about …
Three dots or one character — here’s the difference and how to type both on every platform The ellipsis … (Unicode U+2026) is one of those punctuation marks that most people type incorrectly without realizing it. Three separate periods (…) and the actual ellipsis character (…) look nearly identical on screen but behave differently in …
Shows up in math, science, and statistics constantly — here’s the fastest method on every platform The plus-minus symbol ± (Unicode U+00B1) appears constantly in scientific writing, engineering tolerances, statistical margins of error, and mathematical notation. It’s not on any standard keyboard but every platform has a reliable method to type it, and on most …
Used in Spanish and some other languages — here’s the fastest method on every platform The inverted question mark ¿ (Unicode U+00BF) opens interrogative sentences in Spanish and is also used in some other languages. If you write in Spanish with any regularity, knowing how to type it efficiently is worth the few minutes it …
Greek letter, mathematical constant, multiple methods — here’s the fastest one for each platform The pi symbol π (Unicode U+03C0) appears in mathematics, physics, engineering, and anywhere circles are involved. It’s not on any standard keyboard, but every platform has at least one reliable method to type it, and on most of them the fastest …