Superimposing characters
Word
365
You can use superimposing characters for easy and fast entering text without using Equation.
For example, if you often use symbols like
,
,
,
or
, you can enter
them using several ways. Some of these ways:
![X~ X~](/images/tips/word_symbols/1.png)
![X- X-](/images/tips/word_symbols/2.png)
![Xo Xo](/images/tips/word_symbols/3.png)
![X' X'](/images/tips/word_symbols/4.png)
![X'' X''](/images/tips/word_symbols/5.png)
1. Enter the symbol "X".
2. On the Insert tab, in the Symbols group, click in the Symbol list box and then select More Symbols...:
![More Symbols in Word for Microsoft 365 More Symbols in Word 365](/images/tips/word_button365/symbols.png)
3. In the Symbol dialog box:
- Select the Combining Diacritical Marks in the Subset list.
- Choose the symbol that you want to add to "X".
- Click Insert.
![Symbol in Word for Microsoft 365 Symbol in Word 365](/images/tips/317/1_365.png)
Most accented characters, such as those mentioned above, will be found in the Latin Extended-A, Latin Extended-B, and Latin Extended Additional character subsets:
![Symbols in Word for Microsoft 365 Symbols in Word 365](/images/tips/317/2.png)
See also this tip in French: Superposition de caractères.