What is right angle/90-degree angle?

When two straight lines intersect each other at 90˚ or are perpendicular to each other at the intersection, they form the right angle. A right angle is represented by the symbol ∟.

Typing the Right angle/90-degree angle symbol/emoji (∟)

This is a detailed guide with several methods you can use to type or insert the right angle/90-degree angle symbol/emoji text anywhere on your PC keyboard, like in Microsoft Word/Excel/PowerPoint or somewhere in your browser like Google Docs.

Whether you are using Mac or Windows keyboard, you’ll learn all the easy methods to get this symbol/emoji including the right angle/90-degree angle shortcut and alt code.

Let’s get to work without wasting much time.

Quick Guide for typing the Right angle/90-degree angle symbol/emoji (∟)

To make a right angle/90-degree angle symbol/emoji anywhere on your PC or laptop keyboard (like in Microsoft Word or Excel), simply press down the alt key and type 28 using the numeric keypad on the left side of your keyboard.

The table below contains everything you need to know to be able to make right angle/90-degree angle symbol/emoji on Windows.

Name of Symbol/emoji	Right angle symbol
Symbol Text	∟
Symbol Alt Code	28
Shortcut for Windows	Alt + 28

If you are using Windows, the above information is enough for you to make the right angle/90-degree angle symbol/emoji into your Word/Excel document.

However, if you are not satisfied with this quick help, keep reading below as I will explain in detail, how to get the right angle/90-degree angle symbol/emoji or any other angle symbol anywhere on your Windows PC like in MS Word/Excel/PowerPoint.

As you may already know, there are several dual-purpose keys on the Windows keyboard. That is to say that there are symbols readily available as second keys on the keyboard. Just by pressing two or more keys simultaneously, you can easily insert such symbol into your document. For example, pressing Shift + 1 keys give you the exclamation (!) mark.

However, other symbols aren’t printed on the keyboard as second keys. This makes it difficult to type. One of these symbols is the right angle/90-degree angle symbol/emoji text (∟).

Typing becomes very difficult for you if you need to add some of these symbols regularly into your document. But it doesn’t have to be difficult. Especially now that you are reading this detailed step-by-step guide.

How to Make Right angle/90-degree angle symbol/emoji?

Now, I will show you all the easy ways to type or insert right angle/90-degree angle symbol (∟) anywhere on your Windows PC (such as Word or Excel, or PowerPoint).

Without any further delay, below are the methods explained in detail.

Method #1: Typing a Right angle/90-degree angle symbol/emoji

Using Alt code Shortcut for Right angle/90-degree angle symbol/emoji for windows

Windows has several shortcuts for symbols, some of which work only in Microsoft Word. However, there’s a Windows shortcut for the right angle/90-degree angle sign that works across all applications. It is the alt code shortcut which is Alt+28.

Now, I’ll further explain the alt code shortcut for the right angle/90-degree angle symbol/emoji.

Method #2: Typing Right angle/90-degree angle symbol/emoji

Right angle/90-degree angle sign Alt Code (Windows)

The right angle/90-degree angle symbol alt code is 28.

Every symbol in Word has a unique code that you can use to insert the symbol into your document. This code is known as “alt code”.

Below are the steps to type right angle symbol on your keyboard by using the alt code mentioned above:

• Press the num lock key to enable the numeric keypad. Use Fn key + NumLk keys to turn on Num Lock on laptops without the numeric keypad.
• Press and hold the alt key and type 28 using the numeric keypad.
• After typing the alt code (i.e., 28), release the [Alt] key.

Once you’ll release the alt key, the right angle/90-degree angle symbol will appear in your document.

Method #3: Typing Right angle/90-degree angle symbol/emoji

Using insert symbol dialog

This approach isn’t as straightforward as the shortcut methods. But it’s fairly simple.

And once you get the symbol into your document, you can always copy and paste it again as and when you need it into your document.

Below are the steps to insert the right angle/90-degree angle symbol in Word using the insert symbol dialog.

• Go to the Insert tab.

• On the insert tab, click the symbol/emoji button and choose more symbol…

These few clicks will bring up the symbol dialog box.

• Under the symbol’s tab, in the font drop-down list, type and select Segoe UI Symbol. Now, type 221F in the character code field. Once you’ll the character code, you’ll get the right-angle symbol selected.

• Click on the insert button.

• Alternatively, double-clicking on the right angle/90-degree angle symbol will also insert the symbol/emoji into your document.
• Click the close button.

This is how you may insert a right angle/90-degree angle symbol text in Word using the insert symbol dialog.

Method #4: Typing Right angle/90-degree angle symbol/emoji

Word’s AutoCorrect for the Right angle/90-degree angle Symbol Text

You can also type the Right angle/90-degree angle symbol/emoji text using the autocorrect feature in Word.

It is a feature in MS Word designed for correcting spelling mistakes like thsi to this.

Using this autocorrect feature, you can assign a shortcode to the right angle/90-degree angle symbol/ (such as RGTT).

This way, whenever you type the text RGTT, Word will think that you actually wanted to type ∟ and will convert it into the right angle/90-degree angle symbol for you automatically.

• Click add, and then hit the OK button.

Now, word will automatically insert the 90-degree angle symbol into your document whenever you type RGTT.

Things you should remember before using the autocorrect feature in Word

Below are some things to take into consideration when you are using the autocorrect method to insert the right angle/90-degree angle symbol.

• Autocorrect is case-sensitive. Meaning if you type rgtt (in lowercase), Word will not convert it into the right-angle angle symbol unless you type RGTT (in uppercase).
• If there is any text before or after the autocorrect text, Word will consider the autocorrect text as part of the text and hence will not convert it to the right-angle symbol. For example, GetRGTT (without space) will not get converted, but Get RGTT (with space) will get converted to Get ∟.

Method #5: Typing Right angle/90-degree angle symbol

Copy and paste the right-angle symbol text

You can simply copy the right angle/90-degree angle sign given below and paste it into your document.

∟

My favorite method for inserting symbols that I can’t easily type is copy and paste.

With this method, all you need to do is google the symbol you need to type, then copy it from one of the search results provided. Once you get the symbol into your document, you can always recopy and paste it as and when the need arises.

There is another way to copy this and any other symbol on Windows. It involves using the Windows character map.

Obey the steps below to copy and paste any symbol using the character map.

• Search for the character map app by clicking on the start button.
• The character map app will show up in the search results. Click on it to launch.

• After the character map window opens up, click to check the advance view checkbox to expand the window for more advanced options.

• On the advanced view section, type right angle in the search box.
• The symbol you searched for (i.e., the right angle) will now appear on the character map. Double click on it to select it. You’ll see that the symbol appears in the characters to copy text box. This allows you to select and copy several symbols at the same time.

• After selecting the symbol, you wish to copy, click on the copy button.
• Switch over to wherever you need the symbol, whether in MS Word, Excel, or PowerPoint, and press Ctrl + V to paste.

This is how you may copy and paste the right angle/90-degree angle symbol using the character map on Windows.

Method #6: Typing Right angle/90-degree angle symbol/emoji

HOW TO ADD RIGHT-ANGLE/90-DEGREE ANGLE SYMBOL IN HTML?

To add the right angle/90-degree angle symbol in HTML, you can use an HTML entity, an HTML code (decimal), and a Hex code. Use the shortcode section to copy the various shortcodes for the right-angle symbol. Here is the example:

<span>&#8735;</span>

HOW TO ADD RIGHT-ANGLE/90-DEGREE ANGLE SYMBOL/sign IN CSS?

To add the right angle/90-degree angle symbol/sign in CSS, you can use a CSS entity or CSS shortcode. Use the shortcode section to copy the CSS entity code for the right-angle symbol.

Here is the example:

span {
  content: "\221F";
}

Conclusion

As you can see, these are the various ways you can use to type the right angle/90-degree angle symbol text in Word/Excel with or without using the keyboard.

My favorite method is using the copy and paste method followed by the right angle/90-degree angle symbol shortcut in Word. The alt code method also comes handy.

For any comments or questions about this right angle/90-degree angle symbol guide, please let me know in the comments section below.

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