How do I open it?
Click the special character icon in the top toolbar or use Ctrl + F10. A character table window opens in the center of the screen.Layout
The character table has two areas.1. Left: category list
Characters are grouped by type, for example:- Recently used
- Punctuation
- Quotes and brackets
- Currency
- Math/units
- Arrows
- Greek
- Latin extended
- Hangul jamo
- Symbols
- Basic Latin
- Cyrillic
- Arabic
- Hebrew
- CJK unified ideographs
- Hiragana
- Katakana
- Emoji
- Box drawing
- Geometric shapes
- Dingbats
- Supplemental
- Miscellaneous
2. Character grid
The right side shows characters for the selected category. Click a character to insert it at the cursor.How to use it
Step 1 — Choose a category
Pick the type of character you want (e.g. math → “Math/units”, arrows → “Arrows”).Step 2 — Click the character
Clicking inserts it at the cursor. No extra confirmation.Step 3 — Use “Recently used”
Frequently used characters appear in “Recently used” for quick access.When to use it
The character table is useful when you need to:- Add unit symbols (℃, %, №, etc.) in reports
- Add symbols for formulas
- Build simple box diagrams
- Add text in other scripts
- Add decorative characters
- Unify quotes and brackets
Tips
Consistent tone
Using the same symbols (e.g. em dash instead of hyphen, curly quotes) raises the polish of the document.Visual structure
Arrows and box-drawing characters can show simple structure in plain text.International documents
Greek, Latin extended, and other scripts support more formal or multilingual documents.Things to watch
- Too many symbols can hurt readability.
- Choose characters that fit the purpose of the document.
- Some characters may not render the same on every platform; check when exporting.
Summary
The character table extends what you can type.- Many symbol categories
- Support for extended scripts
- Shortcut: Ctrl + F10
- Recently used is saved