Best symbols plugins for WordPress
The most popular symbols plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Insert Special Characters leads with 3K+ active installs, ahead of Wash Care Symbols for WooCommerce (100+) and Mana Symbols (20+). All 5 plugins tagged “symbols” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 5 symbols plugins
- 1.
Insert Special CharactersThe most installed symbols plugin, with 3K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 8 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 2.Wash Care Symbols for WooCommerce
100+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 8 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.4.14.
- 3.Mana Symbols
20+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
- 4.
Insert Text Symbols20+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.9.20.
- 5.
TypeAnySymbolFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
All 5 plugins tagged “symbols”

Insert Special Characters
Down in the last 7 days:12#3,730by 10up1 month ago
A Special Character inserter for the WordPress block editor (Gutenberg).
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.9(8)
- Downloads
- 35/day
Wash Care Symbols for WooCommerce
Up in the last 7 days:54#14,952by Charlie Etienne2 years ago
Display wash/care symbols in WooCommerce products.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.9(8)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Mana Symbols
Down in the last 7 days:337#26,364by Tim Glushkov13 years ago
Mana Symbols replaces shortcodes with Magic: The Gathering mana symbols.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Insert Text Symbols
Down in the last 7 days:183#27,120by codingdude4 years ago
This plugin will add a button to the Gutenberg editor for inserting text symbols or emojis into your WordPress posts or pages.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

TypeAnySymbol
Down in the last 7 days:387#57,391by typeanysymbol2 months ago
Search Unicode symbols by name, common term, character or code point and insert them directly into the WordPress block editor.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day