Copyright symbol in LaTeX

The LaTeX command for copyright (©) is \textcopyright.

\textcopyright

Text Symbols · Unicode © (U+00A9) · no package needed

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Which command should you use?

Command	Package	Use it when
`\textcopyright` recommended	none	Copyright sign in text.
`\copyright`	none	Older command, same sign.
`©`	none	Typed directly: fine with UTF-8 input, the default since 2018.

Table 1. Ways to write copyright in LaTeX. Every line was compiled with pdfLaTeX (TeX Live 2026) loading only the package shown.

Common mistake. These are text commands. Inside a formula write \text{\textcopyright} (amsmath).

Write \textcopyright in normal text, outside math mode. It is part of core LaTeX, so no extra package is required.

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Use \textcopyright in normal text; it needs no extra package. For example, \textcopyright.

None: \textcopyright is built into LaTeX, so no extra package is required.

These are text commands. Inside a formula write \text{\textcopyright} (amsmath).