{"id":55507,"date":"2021-06-16T18:01:16","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T10:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=55507"},"modified":"2021-06-10T22:00:27","modified_gmt":"2021-06-10T14:00:27","slug":"copychar-special-characters-webapp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/copychar-special-characters-webapp\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Quickly Copy Special Characters to Your Clipboard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve all seen special characters on websites and we\u2019ve seen those confusing <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tools.oratory.com\/altcodes.html\">keyboard shortcut tables<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But what if you could copy and paste special characters faster? Then you could save your <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/100-keyboard-shortcuts-windows\/\" rel=\"noopener\">keyboard shortcuts<\/a> for real productivity.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ref-block ref-block--post\" id=\"ref-post-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/100-keyboard-shortcuts-windows\/\" class=\"ref-block__link\" title=\"Read More: 200 Keyboard Shortcuts (Windows) to Boost Your Productivity\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">200 Keyboard Shortcuts (Windows) to Boost Your Productivity<\/span><\/a>\n<div class=\"ref-block__thumbnail img-thumb img-thumb--jumbo\" data-img='{ \"src\" : \"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/100-keyboard-shortcuts-windows.jpg\" }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n<style>.no-js #ref-block-post-140 .ref-block__thumbnail { background-image: url(\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/100-keyboard-shortcuts-windows.jpg\"); }<\/style>\n<\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"ref-block__summary\">\n<h4 class=\"ref-title\">200 Keyboard Shortcuts (Windows) to Boost Your Productivity<\/h4>\n<p class=\"ref-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tKeyboard shortcuts can boost your productivity if your daily job relies heavily on using Windows. They just don't...\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/copychar.cc\/\">CopyChar<\/a> is a totally free webapp with a huge list of special characters on one page. You just click the one you wanna use and it\u2019ll auto-copy to your clipboard. How cool is that?<\/p>\n<figure><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/copychar.cc\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/copychar-special-characters-webapp\/01-copychar-webapp.jpg\" alt=\"CopyChar webapp\" width=\"1000\" height=\"441\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>In the top navbar you\u2019ll find a list of categories to help you navigate this massive website.<\/p>\n<p>As of this writing it totals 10 different categories with topics like currency, math symbols, and even <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/clever-funny-emoji\/\" rel=\"noopener\">emojis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We live in a time where all these special characters are supported by most operating systems, including mobile devices, so you\u2019re mostly safe to work with them on any website. The only annoying part is figuring out how to add them.<\/p>\n<p>CopyChar will make your life so much easier.<\/p>\n<p>The whole thing runs on React.js so it really feels like a webapp. It does not have as many features <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/progressive-web-apps\/\" rel=\"noopener\">as a PWA<\/a> but it\u2019s got just enough to serve its purpose as a copy-to-clipboard tool.<\/p>\n<figure><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/copychar.cc\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/copychar-special-characters-webapp\/02-currency-symbols-copychar.jpg\" alt=\"Simple minimalist CopyChar app\" width=\"1000\" height=\"334\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Have a look at <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/copychar.cc\/\">the homepage<\/a> and see what you think.<\/p>\n<p>And if you ever have suggestions for new characters feel free to send a message to the creator <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fintan.hu\/\">Fintan Hurl<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve all seen special characters on websites and we\u2019ve seen those confusing keyboard shortcut tables. 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