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    How to Type Special Characters with ALT Keyboard Sequences
    Published by Category: General Tips
    12 Jan 2019
    Designer Media Ltd

    How to Type Special Characters with ALT Keyboard Sequences

    information   Information
    Many special characters are available that may not appear on your keyboard. This tutorial will show you how to type special characters using a list of ALT keyboard sequences.

    Did you ever want to, or need to, enter a special character that is not on your keyboard? Like 72° instead of 72 degrees?

    Or £9.99 instead of 9.99 British Pounds? And our EU friends, €19.95 instead of 19.95 Euros? Many more:

    ╛ Å ¾ Ø --- the list goes on.

    This is not a registry hack or system tweak of any kind. It simply uses the built-in character set and the ALT key. This applies only to keyboards with a separate numeric keypad on the right. Simply press and hold the ALT key and enter the numeric code on the keypad. When you let go of the ALT key, the symbol appears.

    Examples: ù = ALT+0249 -- ° = ALT+248 -- £ = ALT+156

    Note   Note
    Here is a PDF with instructions and a copy of the table below.

    Special Characters — Alt Keyboard Sequences.pdf



    To type a special character, using an Alt keyboard sequence:

    1. Press the Num Lock key to activate the numeric key section of the keyboard.

    2. Press and hold the Alt key.

    3. While the Alt key is pressed, type the sequence of numbers (on the numeric keypad) from the Alt code in the table below.

    4. Release the Alt key, and the character will appear.


    Character Sequence
    backspace Alt 8
    tab Alt 9
    line break Alt 10
    ¤ Alt 15
    Alt 20
    § Alt 21
    paste Alt 22
    space Alt 32
    ! Alt 33
    " Alt 34
    # Alt 35
    $ Alt 36
    % Alt 37
    & Alt 38
    ' Alt 39
    ( Alt 40
    ) Alt 41
    * Alt 42
    + Alt 43
    , Alt 44
    - Alt 45
    . Alt 46
    / Alt 47
    Alt 48
    1 Alt 49
    2 Alt 50
    3 Alt 51
    4 Alt 52
    5 Alt 53
    6 Alt 54
    7 Alt 55
    8 Alt 56
    9 Alt 57
    : Alt 58
    ; Alt 59
    < Alt 60
    = Alt 61
    > Alt 62
    ? Alt 63
    @ Alt 64
    A Alt 65
    B Alt 66
    C Alt 67
    D Alt 68
    Character Sequence
    E Alt 69
    F Alt 70
    G Alt 71
    H Alt 72
    I Alt 73
    J Alt 74
    K Alt 75
    L Alt 76
    M Alt 77
    N Alt 78
    O Alt 79
    P Alt 80
    Q Alt 81
    R Alt 82
    S Alt 83
    T Alt 84
    U Alt 85
    V Alt 86
    W Alt 87
    X Alt 88
    Y Alt 89
    Z Alt 90
    [ Alt 91
    \ Alt 92
    ] Alt 93
    ^ Alt 94
    _ Alt 95
    ` Alt 96
    a Alt 97
    b Alt 98
    c Alt 99
    d Alt 100
    e Alt 101
    f Alt 102
    g Alt 103
    h Alt 104
    i Alt 105
    j Alt 106
    k Alt 107
    l Alt 108
    m Alt 109
    n Alt 110
    o Alt 111
    p Alt 112
    Character Sequence
    q Alt 113
    r Alt 114
    s Alt 115
    t Alt 116
    u Alt 117
    v Alt 118
    w Alt 119
    x Alt 120
    y Alt 121
    z Alt 122
    { Alt 123
    | Alt 124
    } Alt 125
    ~ Alt 126
     Alt 127
    Ç Alt 128
    ü Alt 129
    é Alt 130
    â Alt 131
    ä Alt 132
    à Alt 133
    å Alt 134
    ç Alt 135
    ê Alt 136
    ë Alt 137
    è Alt 138
    ï Alt 139
    î Alt 140
    ì Alt 141
    æ Alt 145
    Æ Alt 146
    ô Alt 147
    ö Alt 148
    ò Alt 149
    û Alt 150
    ù Alt 151
    ÿ Alt 152
    ¢ Alt 155
    £ Alt 156
    ¥ Alt 157
    P Alt 158
    ƒ Alt 159
    á Alt 160
    í Alt 161
    Character Sequence
    ó Alt 162
    ú Alt 163
    ñ Alt 164
    Ñ Alt 165
    Alt 166
    Alt 167
    ¿ Alt 168
    ¬ Alt 170
    ½ Alt 171
    ¼ Alt 172
    ¡ Alt 173
    « Alt 174
    » Alt 175
    ¦ Alt 179
    ß Alt 225
    µ Alt 230
    ± Alt 241
    ° Alt 248
    Alt 249
    · Alt 250
    ² Alt 253
    Alt 0128
    Alt 0132
    Alt 0133
    Alt 0134
    Alt 0135
    ˆ Alt 0136
    Alt 0137
    Š Alt 0138
    Alt 0139
    Œ Alt 0140
    Alt 0145
    Alt 0146
    Alt 0147
    Alt 0148
    Alt 0150
    Alt 0151
    ˜ Alt 0152
    Alt 0153
    š Alt 0154
    Alt 0155
    œ Alt 0156
    Ÿ Alt 0159
    ¨ Alt 0168
    Character Sequence
    © Alt 0169
    ® Alt 0174
    ¯ Alt 0175
    ³ Alt 0179
    ´ Alt 0180
    ¸ Alt 0184
    ¹ Alt 0185
    ¾ Alt 0190
    À Alt 0192
    Á Alt 0193
    Â Alt 0194
    Ã Alt 0195
    Ä Alt 0196
    Å Alt 0197
    È Alt 0200
    É Alt 0201
    Ê Alt 0202
    Ë Alt 0203
    Ì Alt 0204
    Í Alt 0205
    Î Alt 0206
    Ï Alt 0207
    Ð Alt 0208
    Ò Alt 0210
    Ó Alt 0211
    Ô Alt 0212
    Õ Alt 0213
    Ö Alt 0214
    × Alt 0215
    Ø Alt 0216
    Ù Alt 0217
    Ú Alt 0218
    Û Alt 0219
    Ü Alt 0220
    Ý Alt 0221
    Þ Alt 0222
    ã Alt 0227
    ð Alt 0240
    õ Alt 0245
    ÷ Alt 0247
    ø Alt 0248
    ü Alt 0252
    ý Alt 0253
    þ Alt 0254






  1. Posts : 22,740
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       #1

    Great tutorial and thanks for the PDF.

    Jeff :)
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  2. Posts : 9,653
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       #2

    Thanks for this PDF file list of special characters! It will come in very handy,
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    Thanks for the PDF too.
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    Good one, tomcat. :)
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    Good stuff, thanks for sharing
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    Thanks this will come in useful.
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    W8 Pro 64bit
       #7

    thanks for the pdf!
    Here is a treat for everyone ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ Alt 3,4,5 and 6!
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    Win_8.1-Pro, Win_10.1607-Pro, Mint_17.3
       #8

    I find it easier to just press the key with 1 on it, instead of Alt+(numpad)49

    Thanks for posting the information and the portable doc.

    Every Windows has Charmap in Start | Windows Accessories. It's great if you need a one time character, but not as convenient as learning the few often typed characters such as the ones Dick mentioned.

    If you want to go further with characters, beyond this thread then you should take a peek at Charmap

    ALT Key Codes for Special Characters List-cmap.png
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