To type the Circle Symbol on Mac, press Option + 25EF shortcut on your keyboard. For Windows users, simply press down one of the Alt keys and type 9 (on Windows) or 9711 (in Word) using the numeric keypad, then let go of the Alt key.

The circle symbol alt code is 9711 OR Alt + 9. Even though the circle symbol has no dedicated key on the keyboard, you can still type it on the keyboard with the Alt code method. To type the circle symbol, press and hold the Alt key whilst pressing the circle Alt code (i.e. 7) using the numeric keypad. This method works on Windows only.

Press one of the alt keys and then enter the numbers one by one using numeric pad on your keyboard. It will work on all Microsoft documents like Word, Excel and PowerPoint. For example, pressing Alt and then 10102 keys on the numeric pad will produce the black circled number one symbol ❶.

Here are the two simple steps to type the ⚫ using Alt code from your keyboard. Make sure you switch on the Num Lock from the keyboard and you type the number from the Numpad and not from the top row of the keyboard. Hold down the left Alt Key from your keyboard. Type the Alt code number 9899 and release the Alt key.