Copyright Sign ©
Usage snapshot:
- The copyright sign labels a copyright notice with the owner and year in legal attributions.
- Common format: © YEAR OWNER (e.g., © 2025 Example Co.).
- Used in page footers, app about screens, and document headers.
- Do not confuse with the registered sign ‘®’ or the trade mark sign ‘™’.
History & usage: Copyright Sign depicts the COPYRIGHT SIGN. It labels a copyright notice with the owner and year in legal attributions. A common format is: © YEAR OWNER (for example, © 2025 Example Co.). It is used in page footers, app about screens, and document headers. Do not confuse with the registered sign ® or the trade mark sign ™. For accessibility, ensure a text alternative is provided for screen readers and captions. Cross-platform appearance may vary, so design should not rely on a single glyph style and ensure the symbol is clearly spaced and legible.
See our category page for related symbols.
Look‑alikes: Ⓒ (U+24B8).
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Confusables
Technical details
- Codepoint:
U+A9 - Block:
Latin-1 Supplement - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
C2 A9 - UTF-16:
00A9 - UTF-32:
000000A9 - HTML dec:
© - HTML hex:
© - JS escape:
\u00A9 - Python \N{}:
\N{COPYRIGHT SIGN} - Python \u:
\u00A9 - Python \U:
\U000000A9 - URL-encoded:
%C2%A9 - CSS escape:
\A9
How to type / insert
Fast copy: click the Copy button near the top of this page.
By codepoint: in many editors and IDEs, you can insert via the Unicode code U+A9 or a built‑in character picker.
HTML: use the numeric entity © (hex) or © (decimal) when an HTML entity is needed.
Compatibility & troubleshooting
Font support: if the symbol does not render, the current font likely lacks this codepoint. Choose a font with broad Unicode coverage or allow a fallback font.
Web pages: ensure your CSS font stack includes a general fallback; avoid relying on images for common symbols to preserve accessibility and copyability.