diff --git a/src/symbols.js b/src/symbols.js
index 1700dc7a..dc93abe2 100644
--- a/src/symbols.js
+++ b/src/symbols.js
@@ -696,8 +696,11 @@ defineSymbol(text, main, textord, "\u201c", "``");
 defineSymbol(text, main, textord, "\u201c", "\\textquotedblleft");
 defineSymbol(text, main, textord, "\u201d", "''");
 defineSymbol(text, main, textord, "\u201d", "\\textquotedblright");
-defineSymbol(math, main, textord, "\u00b0", "\\degree");
+//  \degree from gensymb package
+defineSymbol(math, main, textord, "\u00b0", "\\degree", true);
 defineSymbol(text, main, textord, "\u00b0", "\\degree");
+// \textdegree from inputenc package
+defineSymbol(text, main, textord, "\u00b0", "\\textdegree", true);
 // TODO: In LaTeX, \pounds can generate a different character in text and math
 // mode, but among our fonts, only Main-Italic defines this character "163".
 defineSymbol(math, main, mathord, "\u00a3", "\\pounds");
diff --git a/test/katex-spec.js b/test/katex-spec.js
index b490c13b..d5214e62 100644
--- a/test/katex-spec.js
+++ b/test/katex-spec.js
@@ -2936,7 +2936,7 @@ describe("Unicode", function() {
     });
 
     it("should parse symbols", function() {
-        expect("£¥ðℂℍℑℓℕ℘ℙℚℜℝℤℲℵℶℷℸ⅁∀∁∂∃∇∞∠∡∢♠♡♢♣♭♮♯✓\u00b7").toParse();
+        expect("£¥ðℂℍℑℓℕ℘ℙℚℜℝℤℲℵℶℷℸ⅁∀∁∂∃∇∞∠∡∢♠♡♢♣♭♮♯✓°\u00b7").toParse();
     });
 
     it("should parse arrows", function() {