Diminished Chord Symbol °

A small degree-like mark may denote a diminished chord after a chord name. This musical convention must not be confused with temperature or angle notation. Formatting guidance for this entry calls for place ° immediately after the chord root and accidental; define chord-symbol conventions in teaching materials; use ø for half-diminished only when that convention is intended; and keep temperature spacing rules out of chord notation. The CSS escape is B0. For copy testing, the additional strings Unicode sequence for Diminished Chord Symbol: U+00B0 and Accessible reading: C diminished expose encoding or font substitutions. The main editorial risks are reading C° as C degrees; confusing ° with ø; adding a space between the root and symbol; and using the symbol without identifying the chord root. After pasting, confirm the displayed text still resolves to U+00B0 and retain a label that states the intended role. A small circle ° placed after a chord root is commonly used to mark a diminished triad, as in C°. For Diminished Chord Symbol, ° is encoded as U+00B0, and its Unicode name is DEGREE SIGN. Common uses for ° include Chord charts, Lead sheets, Harmony lessons, Music-theory notes. Add a readable label when Diminished Chord Symbol could be misunderstood. Sample uses of Diminished Chord Symbol include C°; B°7; Diminished chord: F♯°; Progression: C – C° – Dm. Preserve the full character or sequence when copying between apps. Avoid these common Diminished Chord Symbol problems: Reading C° as C degrees; Confusing ° with ø; Adding a space between the root and symbol. Before final export of Diminished Chord Symbol, Place ° immediately after the chord root and accidental; Define chord-symbol conventions in teaching materials; Use ø for half-diminished only when that convention is intended. Diminished Chord Symbol on Windows: In Microsoft Word, type 00B0 and press Alt+X. In other Windows apps, use Character Map or copy ° from this page. Diminished Chord Symbol on Mac: Open Character Viewer with Control+Command+Space and search for the first character name, or copy ° from this page. Diminished Chord Symbol on iPhone: Tap the copy button for °, then paste it into the target app. Save it as a text replacement for repeated use.