# How do you add the tm symbol? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [August 18, 2002, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-add-the-tm-symbol/124477 "2002-08-18T15:38:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dreamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6bbea6/32.png) [@dreamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dreamer)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2002, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-add-the-tm-symbol/124477/1 "2002-08-18T15:38:52Z")
That’s all I wanted to know, thanks 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2002, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-add-the-tm-symbol/124477/2 "2002-08-18T15:55:21Z")
[su**p]TM[/su**p] ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2002, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-add-the-tm-symbol/124477/3 "2002-08-18T17:03:08Z")
That don’t work, **Anthracite.** If you’re using a Windows® based computer, you can do it by holding down one of the Alt keys, then pressing 0153 on the numerical keypad, then letting go of Alt. The registered trademark symbol is Alt+0174, by the way. Unsure of how to do it on a Mac. Thank you for listening!™ ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2002, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-add-the-tm-symbol/124477/4 "2002-08-18T17:24:08Z")
™ vs. [sup]TM[/sup] They both work, in different ways. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2002, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-add-the-tm-symbol/124477/5 "2002-08-18T17:51:54Z")
Ah. But **anthracite** put “sup,” which is not a valid vB code, instead of “sub,” which is. Sub: [sub]TM[/sub] Sup: [sup]TM[/sup] See? ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2002, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-add-the-tm-symbol/124477/6 "2002-08-18T17:53:02Z")
Oh…I see. He turned off the vB code. Both Sup and Sub are valid, for SUPerscript and SUBscript, respectfully. ---
**Author:** ![dreamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6bbea6/32.png) [@dreamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dreamer)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2002, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-add-the-tm-symbol/124477/7 "2002-08-18T18:03:19Z")
™ ® [sub]TM[/sub] [sup]TM[/sup] Thank You! ---
**Author:** ![waterj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2002, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-add-the-tm-symbol/124477/8 "2002-08-18T18:09:03Z")
There’s also ™ which I think works with all browsers made in the last few years. To get vB tags to display, use this method: [[**b][**/b]sup]blah[[**b][**/b]/sup] =\> [**sup]blah[**/sup] And **Anthracite** ’s a she. They don’t let guys be Coal Goddesses nor members of the Unholy Lesbian Vampire Army of the Night. ---
**Author:** ![waterj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2002, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-add-the-tm-symbol/124477/9 "2002-08-18T18:14:34Z")
Oh, yeah ™ =\> ™ I like html escape sequences, as they are easier to keep track of than ascii codes (for example, an o with an umlaut is ö). There’s also the Character Map, if you want to take the time for it. ---
**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2002, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-add-the-tm-symbol/124477/10 "2002-08-18T18:27:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by waterj2 \* > To get vB tags to display, use this method: > [[**b][**/b]sup]blah[[**b][**/b]/sup] =\> [**sup]blah[**/sup] That works. Probably a better way is: [sup]blah[/sup] =\> [sup]blah[/sup] ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2002, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-add-the-tm-symbol/124477/11 "2002-08-18T23:13:02Z")
dreamer: did you try reading [the FAQ](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=1956119#post1956119)? > [@](#): > > **Special Characters** > > For special characters, you can use the [HTML Name codes or Number codes](http://home.earthlink.net/~awinkelried/keyboard_shortcuts.html), or use the method appropriate for your operating system. > On the Windows operating system, you can copy and paste special characters from Character Map (one of the items in the start menu). Character Map will also show you the ASCII value for that character, and you can create the character by holding down the ALT key and typing in the ASCII value on your numeric keypad. > On MacOS, you can copy and paste special characters from KeyCaps (one of the items in the Apple Menu.) Hold down the option key and the shift-option keys to see the special characters. ---
**Author:** ![dreamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6bbea6/32.png) [@dreamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dreamer)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2002, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-add-the-tm-symbol/124477/12 "2002-08-18T23:21:07Z")
nope **Arnold** , but thank you for the reminder 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2002, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-add-the-tm-symbol/124477/13 "2002-08-18T23:21:26Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by mobo85 \* > The registered trademark symbol is Alt+0174, by the way. > Unsure of how to do it on a Mac. See here: [HTML Name codes or Number codes](http://home.earthlink.net/~awinkelried/keyboard_shortcuts.html) (this link is also mentioned in the FAQ) ---
**Author:** ![5\_time\_champ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/278dde/32.png) [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-add-the-tm-symbol/124477/14 "2003-03-28T21:25:23Z")
Merchants of Death [sub]TM[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Robb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Robb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robb)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-add-the-tm-symbol/124477/15 "2003-03-28T22:39:54Z")
I like the convoluted method for [symbol]ä[/symbol] [symbol\*\*\*\*]ä[/symbol] where ä is ALT+0228 ---
**Author:** ![imthjckaz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/imthjckaz/32/3223_2.png) [@imthjckaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/imthjckaz)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2003, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-add-the-tm-symbol/124477/16 "2003-03-29T05:27:20Z")
Test[sup]®[/sup] Test[sup]™[/sup] Test™