# Symbol Keyboard-Character Pad — Unicode Symbols and Characters

> Provides quick access to copy and paste special Unicode characters and symbols. (iPhone/iPad app by ShuMei Liang.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/symbol-keyboard-character-pad/id811743313 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [ShuMei Liang](https://appshunter.io/developer/811743316)
- Category: Utilities
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.70/5 from 3,133 App Store ratings · 121 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 7 MB
- Languages: American English, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified, China), Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)
- Released: 2015-04-20
- Data updated: 2026-08-22
- Monetization: ad-supported
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/symbol-keyboard-character-pad/id811743313/reviews.md

## What is Symbol Keyboard?

Character Pad gives you quick access to hundreds of beautiful and useful special characters.

Simply tap on a character to copy it to clipboard, open any other app, and paste it.

## Key features

- Hundreds of special characters
- Unicode symbols
- One-tap copy to clipboard
- Paste into any app
- Quick access

## What do users think of Symbol Keyboard?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 💎 Wide range of symbols
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🆓 Free app with no subscription
- 📚 Comprehensive symbol library
- 🗂️ Ability to organize symbols

**Cons**

- 🔍 Difficult to find specific symbols
- 🧭 Unintuitive category organization
- 🚫 Ads interrupt usage
- 🔀 Keyboard integration issues
- 🔍 Lacking search functionality

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Crashes when opening the app
- Keyboard fails to switch back to default

**Most requested features**

- Add preset symbol organization (e.g. A-Z)
- Implement settings menu (dark mode, custom folders)
- Integrate keyboard with system for easier access
- Improve search to find symbols quickly

## Recent user reviews (10 of 121)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/symbol-keyboard-character-pad/id811743313/reviews.md

### 2/5 — Keeps getting loaded

*2026-06-17, version 1.8.2*

I can’t install th3 font sorry it tak3 too long

### 1/5 — Bro…

*2025-10-04, version 1.8.2*

Yeah right. Going to the app again and again just to type one symbol over and over again like bro, I can't make a paragraph!

### 3/5 — Useful but not pleasant to use

*2025-07-24, version 1.8.2*

I love having all of Unicode available when I’m typing, however it can be challenging to find a specific symbol when it’s hidden at the bottom of the list inside one of countless categories. I would love a search feature where you type in the name of the character you’re looking for, if such a thing is possible. It would also be nice if the categories were arranged more intuitively, because it takes a lot of niche knowledge to understand the default categories.

### 5/5 — After 4 years..

*2025-07-11, version 1.8.2*

After literally 4 years of trying to find random symbols i can easily copy paste, i finally found this. You can use EVERY symbol in the list, not just the first line. No subscription, hardly any ads, lots to choose from, a way to organize them, and you can access the WHOLE list on a keyboard, and type the symbols. I absolutely LOVE this. I do have a few suggestions:
1: As much as i do love that you can organize the symbols, i do wish there was a preset organizer, (e. A-Z.) so we don’t have to organize it a-z ourselves, but this can be added whenever.

2: An actual settings menu, like to change it to a dark mode or something.

2.5: The ability to make a custom little folder with your favorite ones (the Frequently Used menu is great, but what if we want to revisit an old one and forgot where it was)

Other than those suggestions, this app is a really useful for using unique symbols.

### 1/5 — Almost does what you want it to!

*2025-07-06, version 1.8.2*

Why can’t this app just be a Unicode keyboard? It almost is, but some elements are removed, moved elsewhere, etc.

It has the potential to be great, but right now it’s just ok. Finding the character you need is mostly like searching for a literal needle in a haystack, unfortunately.

### 1/5 — No zero star option

*2025-01-27, version 1.8.0*

Unusable: goes right to an ad when I open the app and even once the ad is over I can’t get to the actual app. Just a play for ad revenue.

### 5/5 — nice!

*2024-05-19, version 1.7.2*

nice!

### 4/5 — Good App

*2023-12-19, version 1.7.0*

I like the app, there’s a wide range of symbols and you can pick and choose which categories of symbols will be available on your keyboard so it isn’t too cluttered. My only gripe is that there doesn’t seem to be the regular male and female gender/Mars and Venus symbols. There are other gender marking symbols and every other planetary symbol, but not those two which I type a lot and have to go and copy and paste from elsewhere.

### 1/5 — Useless

*2023-10-16, version 1.7.0*

The search function only filters the list of alphabets/categories — it does not actually return a selection of symbols.

### 5/5 — Icons

*2023-09-16, version 1.7.0*

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## Frequently asked questions about Symbol Keyboard

### What does this app do?

This app provides a convenient way to access and use hundreds of special characters and Unicode symbols. You can easily copy these characters to your clipboard and then paste them into any other application on your device.

### How do I use the special characters?

To use a special character, simply tap on it within the app. This action copies the character to your clipboard. Then, navigate to the app where you want to use the character, and paste it from your clipboard.

### Is this app free to use?

Yes, the app is free to use. It is supported by advertisements, which you will see within the application.

### What kind of characters can I find?

The app offers a wide variety of special characters and symbols, including those from the Unicode standard. These can range from decorative elements to mathematical symbols and more, allowing for enhanced text customization.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.8.2 — 2025-04-17

[+] Bug fixes and performance improvements

### 1.8.0 — 2024-11-20

[+] Bug fixes and performance improvements

### 1.7.8 — 2024-11-18

[+] Bug fixes and performance improvements

### 1.7.6 — 2024-11-15

[+] Bug fixes and performance improvements

### 1.7.4 — 2024-11-14

[+] Bug fixes and performance improvements

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