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How to add symbol in Revit Text

November 22, 2016 by Edwin Prakoso 2 Comments

In this Article...

  • Using Character Map
    • Using Keystroke

If you are an AutoCAD user, you must be familiar with these keys to create symbols.

autocad-symbols-keys

You might be looking if Revit has the same keys for the symbols. The answer is Revit doesn’t have them.

You need to use an external tool from Windows: Character Map.

Using Character Map

character-map

You can open Character Map from Windows start menu> All Programs> Accessories> System Tools> Character Map.

In Character Map, change the font to what you want to use. Then find a symbol that you need. Click the symbol.

Click Select to move it to Characters to copy field. You can add multiple copies of character to this field. Then select Copy to copy the symbol to Windows Clipboard. Then you can paste it in any software that you use, including to Revit text.

character-map-tools

Using Keystroke

Opening Character Map and copying the symbols might be a tedious task. If you are using a keyboard with a numeric keypad on the right side, you can use keystrokes. So if you are using a laptop, then you can use this method.

Note that on the bottom right corner; Character Map also shows the symbol keystroke.

keystrokes

It means you can hold Alt key then press 0248 to create this symbol when typing on any software. It will be useful to memorize most frequently used symbols. Or print the symbols dan place it near your monitor so you can see it.

You can also refer all the symbols here: Special Characters – Alt Keyboard Sequences.

About Edwin Prakoso

I work as a Sr. Consultant in PT Cipta Satria Informatika. I've been using AutoCAD since R14 and Revit since Revit Building 9. I occasionally write for AUGIWorld magazine and I am also active in Autodesk discussion forum. I'm a member of Autodesk Expert Elite, an appreciation for individuals who give contributions to the Autodesk community.
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Peter Bird
Peter Bird
8 years ago

Hi Edwin,
Pressing and holding Alt then typing in the 4 digit code for ASCII characters working in Revit up to and including Revit 2016 — it does NOT work in Revit 2017! I used this a lot, and I am very frustrated by not having this functionality with the ‘new and improved’ text features of Revit 2017.

Do you have a work-around for this in Revit 2017?

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Edwin Prakoso
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8 years ago

I’m sorry Peter, I tried to find the workaround but still can’t find it. I’ll let you know when I find it.

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