Using the OS X Characters window, you can insert special characters, such as mathematical symbols, letters with accent marks, arrows and other “dingbats,” and more. You can also use this palette to enter Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, and Korean characters, as well as characters from other languages.
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Place the insertion point where you want the special character or symbol to appear.
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Choose Edit > Special Characters to open the Characters window (or choose Characters from the Action pop-up menu in the lower-left corner of the Fonts window).
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Choose the type of characters you want to see from the View pop-up menu at the top of the Characters window. If you don’t see the View menu, click the button in the upper-right corner of the window to show the top portion of the window. Click this button again to hide the top portion of the window.
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Click an item in the list on the left to see the characters that are available in each category.
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Double-click the character or symbol on the right that you want to insert into your document, or select the character and click Insert.
If the character or symbol has variations, they appear at the bottom of the window when you click the Character Info triangle or Font Variation triangle at the bottom of the palette. Double-click one to insert it in your document.
If the character doesn’t appear in your document, Pages may not support that character.