How to Type in Wingdings
Typing in Wingdings means one thing: the font changes, not the text. Below are the exact steps for Word, Google Docs and Mac — plus an on-screen Wingdings keyboard that works everywhere with no font at all.
On-Screen Wingdings Keyboard
Tap keys to build Wingdings text, flip Shift for the uppercase symbol set, then copy — the output is Unicode, so it works in any app on any device.
Typing Wingdings in Microsoft Word
Step 1: type your message in normal letters. Step 2: select the text. Step 3: on the Home tab, open the font dropdown and pick Wingdings. That's it — the same three keystrokes people have used since 1992. The dropdown also lists Wingdings 2, Wingdings 3 and Webdings for the other symbol sets.
Two Word-specific tips. First, uppercase and lowercase produce different symbols, so "hello" and "HELLO" are two different pictures. Second, if someone sends you a Wingdings document, select the strange text and switch the font back to Arial — the message reads out. That's the manual version of what our translator does automatically.
Typing Wingdings in Google Docs
Google Docs doesn't include the Wingdings font, so the font-switch trick fails there. Use the paste route instead: type your message on the homepage translator (or the keyboard above), copy the symbol output, and paste into your document — Docs keeps Unicode symbols perfectly. For one-off symbols, Insert → Special characters lets you search names like "check mark" or "black star".
Typing Wingdings on Mac, iPhone and Android
On Mac, Word for Mac includes Wingdings (same font trick). Outside Office — Pages, Messages, notes apps — phones and tablets don't have the font at all, so use this site: the on-screen keyboard above and the translator both output standard Unicode symbols that render natively on iOS, iPadOS and Android.
Prefer real keyboard shortcuts? Windows ALT codes still matter for Wingdings users: hold ALT and type 0252 on the numpad for ✓, 0171 for ★, 0224 for a right arrow — then set the character's font to Wingdings.
Frequently Asked Questions
▸How do I type in Wingdings?
The core trick: Wingdings is just a font. Type your text normally, select it, and change the font to Wingdings — the letters instantly render as symbols. On systems without the font (phones, Chromebooks), use the on-screen keyboard on this page or the main translator to get the same symbols as copyable Unicode.
▸How do I type Wingdings in Word?
Type first, select the text, then choose Wingdings from the font dropdown on the Home tab (Wingdings 2, 3 and Webdings are in the same list). Nothing is converted — the text keeps every letter you typed, it just displays as pictures until you switch the font back.
▸Can I type Wingdings in Google Docs?
Google Docs doesn't ship the Wingdings font, so the font trick doesn't work there. Two options: paste from this page (type your message in the main translator, copy the symbols into Docs), or insert symbols individually via Insert → Special characters and search for the symbol name.
▸How do I type Wingdings on a Mac?
Wingdings comes with Microsoft Office for Mac, so in Word just switch the font as usual. In Pages or Notes, use this page instead: the on-screen keyboard below shows every key's symbol, and everything you build is copy-paste Unicode.
▸What are the ALT codes for Wingdings?
Wingdings maps symbols to extended characters typed with ALT codes on Windows: ALT+0252 = checkmark ✓, ALT+0171 = star ★, ALT+0224 = right arrow. Type the code on the numeric keypad, then set that character's font to Wingdings.
▸Why does my Wingdings text look normal when I paste it somewhere?
Because the text was never symbols — it was ordinary letters wearing a Wingdings costume. Paste it where the font isn't installed and the costume disappears. If you need symbols that survive anywhere, convert with the translator and copy the Unicode output instead.