Registered Sign ®
Usage snapshot:
- The registered sign indicates a registered trademark status next to a brand name.
History & usage: The REGISTERED SIGN depicts a registered trademark status next to a brand name. In product packaging and labeling, it signals legal protection for a brand name. In online text and printed materials, it communicates trademark status next to the brand name. Across platforms it may render differently, and screen readers should describe it as the registered sign to aid accessibility.
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This reference covers U+AE Registered Sign with practical usage tips and links.
Confusables
Technical details
- Codepoint:
U+AE - Block:
Latin-1 Supplement - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
C2 AE - UTF-16:
00AE - UTF-32:
000000AE - HTML dec:
® - HTML hex:
® - JS escape:
\u00AE - Python \N{}:
\N{REGISTERED SIGN} - Python \u:
\u00AE - Python \U:
\U000000AE - URL-encoded:
%C2%AE - CSS escape:
\AE
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+AE 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.