Here is a link, provided by someone here in the distant past. for inserting a variety of ascii characters into ones text. One must read and follow the instructions precisely. I.e. Use the Alt and Num Lock keys.
Ascii character codes link¬ ╪ ☻A─
F~ck, Sh|t, A§hole....Hmmm, not bad for an iPad. 😁 Thanks for the cheat sheet!