RIVETCHAR · NEW

Every character on your computer, one hotkey away.

Stop hunting for the degree sign. Press one hotkey in any app to search 29,000 characters, emoji and kaomoji, see the keyboard shortcut for each one, and double-click to type it right where you are.

Available formacOSApple siliconWindows 11Coming soonLinuxComing soon
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WHY WE BUILT IT

Every special character has a shortcut. Nobody remembers them.

We were always searching the web for keyboard shortcuts: how do you type an em dash again? Where is the euro sign? On a Mac, Apple's Character Viewer is hidden behind ⌃⌘Space. On Windows, it's Alt codes you have to look up every time. We could never remember any of it.

So we built RivetChar. One hotkey opens every character on your computer. Search for it by name, see the key combination that types it, and double-click to drop it into whatever you're writing. Next time, you'll know the shortcut by heart.

SEARCH · TRY IT

Find any character by name.

Type what you're looking for: "arrow", "euro", "heart" or "check". RivetChar searches 29,000 characters, every emoji and 96 kaomoji, and puts the ones you're most likely to want first. Emoji understand everyday words too, so "happy" or "lol" find the right face.

  • 29,000 characters, 1,900 emoji and 96 kaomoji
  • Search by name, keyword or Unicode number
  • Everyday keyboard shortcuts show up in the same search
  • Recent and Favorites keep your regulars close
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HIDDEN SHORTCUTS · TRY IT

See the shortcut. Learn it once.

Every character you can type straight from the keyboard shows its key combination right on the tile: Option-key shortcuts on a Mac, Alt codes on Windows. Pick one to see the keys big, then type it yourself next time. Copying a character reminds you of its shortcut, too.

  • The shortcut on every tile: ⌥⇧8 for ° on a Mac, Alt 0176 on Windows
  • Accents explained step by step: ⌥E, then E for é
  • A list of every character you can type from the keyboard
  • A cheat sheet of everyday keyboard shortcuts
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Degree sign
⌥⇧8

Hold Option and Shift, then press 8.

DOUBLE-CLICK TO TYPE · TRY IT

Straight into what you're writing.

Double-click a character, or press Return, and RivetChar types it into the app you were using: Mail, Notes, Slack, Word, anywhere. Your clipboard is put back the way it was afterwards.

  • Works in any app that accepts text
  • Copy instead with ⌘C (Ctrl+C) or the Copy button
  • Copy the Unicode, HTML or CSS code with one click
  • Pin the window to keep it open while you type
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EMOJI · TRY IT

Every emoji, in your skin tone.

All 1,900 emoji, grouped into smileys, people, animals, food, travel, activities, objects, symbols and flags. Pick a skin tone once and every hand and face uses it.

  • Six skin tones, remembered for next time
  • Search flags by country name
  • Emoji your computer can't draw yet are hidden automatically
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😀Smileys🐻Animals🍔Food✈️Travel⚽Activities💡Objects❤️Symbols🏳️Flags
KAOMOJI & FANCY TEXT

For the posts that need a little more.

96 text faces like ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ and (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻, searchable by mood. Plus a thousand fancy letters in bold, italic, script, Fraktur and double-struck styles that work in bios and posts everywhere.

  • Kaomoji for shrugs, hugs, table flips and more
  • Bold, italic, script and double-struck letters
  • Circled and boxed numbers and letters
  • Checkmarks, bullets, stars and dividers
MAGNIFY & COMPARE FONTS

See every curve before you use it.

Hover over any character to see it big, with its name and shortcut. Then compare it across popular fonts, or every font on your computer, to see which ones have it and how it looks in each.

  • Magnifier on hover, on or off
  • Bigger or smaller tiles with ⌘+ and ⌘− (Ctrl on Windows)
  • Fonts that are missing a character are marked
LANGUAGES

Alphabets from 18 languages.

Greek, Russian, Hebrew, Arabic, Hindi, Thai, Japanese, Korean and more, plus phonetic symbols, Runic and Braille. Handy for a name with the right accent, or a word in someone's own script.

THEMES · TRY IT

Seven looks, one click each.

Choose Aurora, a deep violet with a purple-to-pink glow, or the same Light, Stone, Pebble, Taupe, Ash and Dark themes as RivetCal. Each click moves to the next theme, so you can try them all in a few seconds.

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ALWAYS READY

In the menu bar, a hotkey away.

RivetChar lives in your menu bar or system tray as a colourful Ω. Press ⇧⌘Space on a Mac, or Ctrl+Shift+Space on Windows and Linux, to open it from any app. It closes itself when you click away, or pin it to keep it open while you work.

  • Choose your own hotkey
  • Pin the window, or let it close when you click away
  • Open at login
  • Updates itself, like every Rivet app

Everything in RivetChar

29,000 charactersSymbols, arrows, math, currency, accents and more.
Keyboard shortcutsOption-key shortcuts on a Mac, Alt codes on Windows.
Double-click to typeTypes the character into the app you were using.
Search by nameOr by keyword, mood or Unicode number.
1,900 emojiEvery emoji, grouped and searchable.
Skin tonesPick once and every emoji follows.
96 kaomojiText faces for every mood ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Fancy lettersBold, italic, script, Fraktur and double-struck.
18 languagesGreek, Russian, Arabic, Hindi, Japanese, Korean and more.
MagnifierHover to see any character big.
Compare fontsSee a character in every font on your computer.
Unicode, HTML and CSSCopy the code for any character.
Recent and FavoritesYour regulars, one click away.
Shortcuts cheat sheetScreenshots, text editing, files and more.
Seven themesAurora plus RivetCal's six.
Global hotkey⇧⌘Space or Ctrl+Shift+Space, or one you choose.
Pin or auto-closeStays open while you work, or gets out of the way.
Menu-bar or tray iconA colourful Ω, always there.
Open at loginReady as soon as your computer is.
Keeps your clipboardPuts back what you'd copied after inserting.
Automatic updatesNew versions install from inside the app.
PrivateNothing you type or pick ever leaves your computer.
Mac, Windows and LinuxOn macOS now; Windows and Linux coming soon.

Requirements

macOSMac with Apple silicon (M1 or later)
WindowsWindows 11, 64-bit: coming soon
LinuxComing soon
Typing into appsOn a Mac, needs Accessibility permission, which macOS asks for the first time. Without it, characters are copied instead.
KeyboardShortcuts shown are for the US keyboard layout
PriceComing soon

Questions

How is this different from the character viewer on my computer?

Apple's Character Viewer and the Windows emoji panel are hard to find and don't tell you how to type anything. RivetChar opens with a hotkey you choose, shows the keyboard shortcut for every character that has one, types characters straight into your app with a double-click, and adds kaomoji, fancy letters, a magnifier, font comparison and themes.

Why does it ask for Accessibility permission on a Mac?

To type a character into another app, RivetChar puts it on the clipboard and presses ⌘V for you. macOS needs your permission for an app to press keys. If you'd rather not allow it, RivetChar copies the character and you paste it yourself.

Does it work with my keyboard?

RivetChar shows the shortcuts for the US keyboard layout. Characters still insert with a double-click on any keyboard.

When are Windows and Linux coming?

Soon. The Windows version shows Alt codes instead of Mac shortcuts and lives in the system tray, and Linux follows after that. Like every Rivet app, they share the same features and updates as the Mac version.

Can you see what I type?

No. RivetChar runs entirely on your computer. It doesn't read what you type, and nothing you search or insert is ever sent anywhere.

How do updates work?

RivetChar checks for new versions on its own. When one is ready, a red dot appears on the Ω and you can install it from the menu with one click.