Copyright-Zeichen (©)
Das Copyright-Zeichen © ist das Unicode-Zeichen U+00A9. Klicken Sie auf Kopieren, um Urheberrechtshinweise in Impressum, Websites, Fachbüchern, Musikwerken und Software einzufügen.
- Unicode
U+00A9- HTML
©- Windows
Alt + 0169- Mac
Option + G
How to type the copyright-zeichen (©)
The quickest way is to press Copy above and paste. To type © yourself, use the method for your device below. On Windows the alt code is Alt + 0169. On a Mac it is Option + G.
Windows
- Hold Alt and type 0169 on the numeric keypad, then release Alt. Num Lock must be on. This uses the Windows-1252 code page, so it works in almost every Windows app.
- In Word or Outlook, type 00A9 and press Alt + X. Alt + X converts the hex code before the cursor into the character, and back again.
- Press Win + . to open the emoji panel, then search for “copyright-zeichen”.
Mac
- Press Option+G. On the standard US and US-International layouts.
- Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search for Copyright Sign and double-click it.
Linux & ChromeOS
- Press Ctrl + Shift + U, type a9, then press Enter or Space. Works in GTK and IBus apps (GNOME, Firefox, Chrome, LibreOffice) and on ChromeOS.
- Press your Compose key, then o c. Needs a Compose key set in your keyboard settings.
iPhone & iPad
- Copy © from this page, then go to Settings → General → Keyboard → Text Replacement and add it with a shortcut such as ;copy. The shortcut then turns into the symbol as you type, in every app.
Android
- In Gboard, tap ?123, then =\<. © is on that page.
- Copy © here, then open Gboard settings → Dictionary → Personal dictionary and add it with a shortcut.
Microsoft Word
- Type (c) and Word's AutoCorrect replaces it with ©.
- Type 00A9, then press Alt + X.
- Insert → Symbol → More Symbols. Set “from” to Unicode (hex), type 00A9 in “Character code” and click Insert.
- On a Mac, Option+G works in Word too.
Google Docs
- Type (c) followed by a space; Google Docs substitutes © automatically.
- Insert → Special characters, then search for “copyright sign” or draw it in the box.
Excel & Google Sheets
- Enter
=UNICHAR(169)in a cell. It works in Excel 2013 and later and in Google Sheets.
HTML
- Write
©or©in your HTML.
What does © mean?
Das Copyright-Zeichen © weist die Öffentlichkeit darauf hin, dass ein geistiges Werk dem Urheberrecht unterliegt. Ursprünglich im Welturheberrechtsabkommen verankert, dient dieser Vermerk dem Schutz vor Plagiaten und nennt eindeutig den Inhaber der ausschließlichen Verwertungsrechte an der Schöpfung.
Ein formal korrekter Hinweis besteht aus dem Zeichen ©, dem Jahr der Erstveröffentlichung und dem Namen des Rechteinhabers. Es unterscheidet sich rechtlich vom Registered-Trademark-Zeichen und dem Trademark-Zeichen für Markennamen. Weitere nützliche Rechtszeichen finden Sie auf unserer SymbolHub-Startseite.
Copyright-Zeichen codes for HTML, CSS and programming
Every code below produces ©. Use the HTML entity in web pages, the CSS escape in content, and the escape sequence in source code.
| Unicode code point | U+00A9 | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML entity (named) | © | |
| HTML decimal | © | |
| HTML hex | © | |
| CSS content | content: "\A9"; | |
| JavaScript | "\u00A9" | |
| Python | "\u00A9" | |
| Python (by name) | "\N{COPYRIGHT SIGN}" | |
| Java / C# | "\u00A9" | |
| LaTeX | \textcopyright | |
| UTF-8 bytes | C2 A9 | |
| UTF-16 | 00A9 | |
| URL encoded | %C2%A9 | |
| Windows Alt code | Alt + 0169 | |
| Mac shortcut | Option + G |
Symbols similar to ©
Click to copy, or open a symbol for its codes. See the full letterlike symbols collection.
© character properties
- Official Unicode name
- COPYRIGHT SIGN
- Code point
- U+00A9
- Unicode block
- Latin-1 Supplement (U+0080–U+00FF)
- General category
- Other symbol (So)
- Added in
- Unicode 1.1 (1993)
- Plane
- Basic Multilingual Plane (0)
- Emoji
- Has an emoji form: ©️ (add U+FE0F)
Häufig gestellte Fragen
Wie lautet die Tastenkombination für Copyright auf Windows?
Halten Sie die Taste Alt gedrückt und tippen Sie 0169 auf dem Ziffernblock ein.
Wie tippt man das Copyright-Zeichen auf dem Mac?
Auf dem Mac drücken Sie einfach die Tastenkombination Option + G (oder Option + C je nach Tastaturbelegung).
Ist das Copyright-Zeichen in Deutschland rechtlich vorgeschrieben?
Nein, das deutsche Urheberrecht schützt Werke automatisch ab ihrer Entstehung; der Hinweis dient jedoch der vorbeugenden Warnung vor unbefugter Nutzung.
What is the alt code for the copyright-zeichen?
On Windows, hold Alt and type 0169 on the numeric keypad to get ©. On a laptop without a keypad, copy it from this page or use 00A9 then Alt + X in Word.
How do I type the copyright-zeichen on a Mac?
Press Option + G. It works in every app on the US keyboard layout. You can also open the Character Viewer with Control + Command + Space and search for it.
What is the HTML code for the copyright-zeichen?
Use the named entity © or the numeric reference © (hex ©). All three display © in every browser.
What is the Unicode for the copyright-zeichen?
© is U+00A9, officially named COPYRIGHT SIGN, in the Latin-1 Supplement block. It has been part of Unicode since version 1.1 (1993).