How to Insert Special Characters in Google Docs, Slides, and Drawings

Have you ever wanted to insert a special character but couldn't remember the name of the symbol? In Google Docs, Slides, and Drawings, here's a great way to jog your memory. In these apps, there's a trackpad you can use to draw the symbol.

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[bobnob]

i was hoping you'd explain the (u+0013) shortcut that was there so i don't have to go into insert every time

[sahanas.]

thank you... this really helped me... before i was very confused lol

[ErminaRani]

Thank you so so so much! I rlly need this for my school. :p

[ramonhamm]

Anyone know which symbol is the wildcard? Usually it's * or sometimes % but not in Insert/Special Characters. Type
flower
you get 6 Unicode characters or pictographs, now type
*flower
you still get the same 6, now type
sunflower
you get a sunflower, BUT, why won't it show up with *flower or %flower? Thanks google for deviating from what we all use for wildcards and making us waste time searching the world through forums etc, sheesh. *get it together google* see how easy that Hashtag #google, it’s not that hard.