Insert special characters in TextEdit documents on Mac
You can add special characters, characters in other languages, and symbols to TextEdit documents.
Note: When you edit a rich text document, TextEdit automatically replaces straight quotes and double hyphens with curly quotes and em dashes. To learn how to change this preference, see Use curly quotation marks and em dashes automatically.
Add special characters
Add mathematical symbols, arrows and more using the Character Viewer.
In the TextEdit app
on your Mac, choose Edit > Emoji & Symbols (or use the Touch Bar).
For information about the Character Viewer, see Use Emoji and symbols.
Enter characters in other languages
In the TextEdit app on your Mac, do any of the following:
To enter characters with accent marks, see Enter characters with accent marks.
To change the language you’re using, see Type in another language with input sources.
To mix right-to-left text (such as Arabic or Hebrew) with left-to-right text (such as English), see Change the direction of text.