How to Type the Trademark & Copyright Symbol on iPhone (iOS 15 Update)

Here's how to type the trademark symbol, copyright symbol, or registered symbol on your iPhone and iPad. There are three ways to type the TM symbol, R circle symbol, or C circle symbol on your iPhone keyboard, and they're all quick and easy. 

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How to Get the Copyright, Trademark & Registered Keyboard Symbols on iPhone & iPad

You can use any of the three methods below to type the copyright symbol, trademark symbol, or registered symbol on your iPad or iPhone keyboard. Before you use these tips, be sure to enable your iPhone Emoji keyboard and Predictive Text. 

How to Type the TM Sign, R Circle & C Circle Keyboard Symbols with Predictive Text

Apple's predictive keyboard feature is the quickest way to type the trademark sign on your iPhone. To do this, open an app where you can type using your iPhone or iPad keyboard, then:

1. Type copyright; the C circle symbol will appear in your QuickType options. Tap it to replace the word copyright, or type a space, then tap C circle to show both.
   
   
    
2. Type registered; the R circle symbol will appear in your QuickType options. Tap it to replace the word registered, or type a space, then tap R circle to show both.
   
   
    
3. Type trademark; the TM circle symbol will appear in your QuickType options. Tap it to replace the word trademark, or type a space, then tap TM to show both.
   
   
    
4. You can type any of these symbols as often as you need in your message.
   
   

How to Type the Trademark Symbol, Registered Symbol & Copyright Symbol with the Emoji Keyboard

Get started typing your message in any application that uses the keyboard. For this example, I'm using Messages. Next:

1. When you're ready to use the trademark, copyright, or registered trademark symbol, tap on the smiley face icon on the lower left of your screen.
   
   
    
2. Now, look to the right of your emojis menu and tap the Symbols option with the musical note and percentage sign in it.
   
   
    
3. Tap the Circle R symbol, Circle C symbol, or TM symbol. 
4. Once you've used these symbols often enough, they'll appear in your Frequently Used emoji menu.
   
   

How to Type the Copyright Symbol, Trademark Symbol & Registered Trademark Symbol with Copy & Paste

You probably won't need a third method to make the copyright or other keyboard symbols but, if needed, you can copy and paste symbols on your iPhone. To do this:

1. Find the symbol you need, then touch and hold it until a menu appears, and tap Copy.
   
   
    
2. Touch and hold the area in the body of your text where you want to insert the symbol and tap Paste.
   
   
    
3. The symbol will be inserted into your text.