Caret Symbol

A symbol from the Punctuation Symbols collection. Click the symbol or the button below to copy.

Punctuation Symbols collection

Symbol: ‸
Unicode: U+2038
HTML entity: ‸
Category: Punctuation Symbols

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About the caret symbol

The caret is read or spoken as the word "caret" and is used in proofreading to mark the point in a line of text where a missing word or phrase should be inserted. In computing and linguistics, it sometimes represents an exponentiation operator or a superscript indicator, though these roles are more often filled by other characters.

How to type Caret

Native keyboard shortcuts for each operating system — derived from the codepoint, so the steps below are always accurate.

Windows

2 options

In Word / Outlook: type 2038 then press Alt + X.
Anywhere: press Win + . to open the emoji & symbol picker, then search.

macOS

2 options

Enable “Unicode Hex Input” in System Settings → Keyboard, then hold Option and type 2038.
Or: Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer — search by name.