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ALT CODES
Letters with Accents
This list is organized by Accent type. To determine the appropriate numeric code, match the
accent with the vowel.
| Accent |
A |
E |
I |
O |
U |
Y |
Grave
(Cap) |
À
0192 |
È
0200 |
Ì
0204 |
Ò
0210 |
Ù
0217 |
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| Grave (Lower) |
à
0224 |
è
0232 |
ì
0236 |
ò
0242 |
ù
0249 |
|
Acute
(Cap) |
Á
0193 |
É
0201 |
Í
0205 |
Ó
0211 |
Ú
0218 |
Ý
0221 |
| Acute (Lower) |
á
0225 |
é
0233 |
í
0237 |
ó
0243 |
ú
0250 |
ý
0253 |
Circumflex
(Cap) |
Â
0194 |
Ê
0202 |
Î
0206 |
Ô
0212 |
Û
0219 |
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| Circumflex (Lower) |
â
0226 |
ê
0234 |
î
0238 |
ô
0244 |
û
0251 |
|
Tilde
(Cap) |
Ã
0195 |
-- |
Ñ
0209 |
Õ
0213 |
-- |
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| Tilde (Lower) |
ã
0227 |
-- |
ñ
0241 |
õ
0245 |
-- |
|
Umlaut
(Cap) |
Ä
0196 |
Ë
0203 |
Ï
0207 |
Ö
0214 |
Ü
0220 |
Ÿ
0159 |
| Umlaut (Lower) |
ä
0228 |
ë
0235 |
ï
0239 |
ö
0246 |
ü
0252 |
ÿ
0255 |
Example: To input the acute a á (0225), hold down the ALT key, type 0225
on the numeric keypad, then release the ALT key.
If you are having problems inputting these codes, please review the instructions for using the codes at the bottom of this Web page
Other Foreign Characters
These include special punctuation and unique consonant and vowel symbols.
| SYMBOL |
NAME |
CODE NUMBER |
|
¡ |
Upside-down exclamation mark |
0161 |
| ¿ |
Upside-down question mark |
0191 |
| Ç, ç |
French C cedille (caps/lowecase) |
0199
0231 |
| Œ,œ |
O-E ligature (caps/lowecase) |
0140
0156 |
| ß |
German Sharp/Double S |
0223 |
| Ø,ø |
Nordic O slash (caps/lowecase) |
0216
0248 |
| Å,å |
Nordic A ring (caps/lowecase), Angstrom sign |
0197
0229 |
| Æ, æ |
A-E ligature (caps/lowecase) |
0198
0230 |
| Þ, þ |
Icelandic/Old English Thorn (caps/lowecase) |
0222
0254 |
| Ð, ð |
Icelandic/Old English Eth (caps/lowecase) |
0208
0240 |
| « » |
Spanish/French quotation marks |
0187
0171 |
Currency Symbols
| SYMBOL |
NAME |
CODE NUMBER |
| ¢ |
Cent sign |
0162 |
| £ |
British Pound |
0163 |
| € |
Euro currency |
0128 |
| ¥ |
Japanese Yen |
0165 |
| ƒ |
Dutch Florin |
0131 |
| ¤ |
Generic currency symbol |
0164 |
Math Symbols
| SYMBOL |
NAME |
CODE NUMBER |
| ÷ |
Division sign |
0247 |
| ° |
Degree symbol |
0176 |
| ¬ |
Not symbol |
0172 |
| ± |
Plus/minus |
0177 |
| µ |
Micro |
0181 |
Other Punctuation
These incude copyright symbols and special section marks.
| SYMBOL |
NAME |
CODE NUMBER |
| © |
Copyright symbol |
0169 |
| ® |
Registered symbol |
0174 |
| ™ |
Trademark |
0153 |
| • |
List Dot |
0149 |
| § |
Section Symbol |
0167 |
| – |
en-dash |
0150 |
| — |
em-dash |
0151 |
| ¶ |
Paragraph Symbol |
0182 |
Using the Codes
Windows assigns a numeric code to different accented letters, other foreign characters and special
mathematical symbols. For instance the code for lower case á is 0225, and the code for capital Á is 0193.
The ALT key input is used to manually insert these letters and symbols by calling the numeric code assigned to them.
To use the codes:
- Place your cursor in the location where you wish to insert a special character.
- Activate the numeric key pad on the right of the keyboard by pressing Num Lock (upper
right of keyboard). The Num Lock light on the keyboard will indicate that the numeric key pad is on.
NOTE:
You must use the numeric key pad; if you use the number keys on the top of the keyboard, the characters will not appear. If
you are on a laptop or computer without a separate numeric keypad one of the other methods is recommended.
- While pressing down the ALT key, type the four-digit code on the numeric key pad at
the right edge of the keyboard. The codes are "case sensitive." For instance, the code for lower-case á is ALT+0225,
but capital Á is ALT+0193.
NOTE: If you have the International keyboard activated, you will only
be able to input codes with the ALT key on the left side of the keyboard.
- Release the ALT key. The character will appear when the ALT key is released.
NOTE:
You must include the initial zero in the code. For example to insert á (0225) you must type ALT+0225,
NOT ALT+225.
MORE ALT CODES
| ALT-0128 € |
ALT-0129 |
ALT-0130 ‚ |
| ALT-0131 ƒ |
ALT-0132 „ |
ALT-0133 … |
| ALT-0134 † |
ALT-0135 ‡ |
ALT-0136 ˆ |
| ALT-0137 ‰ |
ALT-0138 Š |
ALT-0139 ‹ |
| ALT-0140 Π|
ALT-0141 |
ALT-0142 Ž |
| ALT-0143 |
ALT-0144 |
ALT-0145 ‘ |
| ALT-0146 ’ |
ALT-0147 “ |
ALT-0148 ” |
| ALT-0149 • |
ALT-0150 – |
ALT-0151 — |
| ALT-0152 ˜ |
ALT-0153 ™ |
ALT-0154 š |
| ALT-0155 › |
ALT-0156 œ |
ALT-0157 |
| ALT-0158 ž |
ALT-0159 Ÿ |
ALT-0160 |
| ALT-0161 ¡ |
ALT-0162 ¢ |
ALT-0163 £ |
| ALT-0164 ¤ |
ALT-0165 ¥ |
ALT-0166 ¦ |
| ALT-0167 § |
ALT-0168 ¨ |
ALT-0169 © |
| ALT-0170 ª |
ALT-0171 « |
ALT-0172 ¬ |
| ALT-0173 |
ALT-0174 ® |
ALT-0175 ¯ |
| ALT-0176 ° |
ALT-0177 ± |
ALT-0178 ² |
| ALT-0179 ³ |
ALT-0180 ´ |
ALT-0181 µ |
| ALT-0182 ¶ |
ALT-0183 · |
ALT-0184 ¸ |
| ALT-0185 ¹ |
ALT-0186 º |
ALT-0187 » |
| ALT-0188 ¼ |
ALT-0189 ½ |
ALT-0190 ¾ |
| ALT-0191 ¿ |
ALT-0192 À |
ALT-0193 Á |
| ALT-0194 Â |
ALT-0195 Ã |
ALT-0196 Ä |
| ALT-0197 Å |
ALT-0198 Æ |
ALT-0199 Ç |
| ALT-0200 È |
ALT-0201 É |
ALT-0202 Ê |
| ALT-0203 Ë |
ALT-0204 Ì |
ALT-0205 Í |
| ALT-0206 Î |
ALT-0207 Ï |
ALT-0208 Ð |
| ALT-0209 Ñ |
ALT-0210 Ò |
ALT-0211 Ó |
| ALT-0212 Ô |
ALT-0213 Õ |
ALT-0214 Ö |
| ALT-0215 × |
ALT-0216 Ø |
ALT-0217 Ù |
| ALT-0218 Ú |
ALT-0219 Û |
ALT-0220 Ü |
| ALT-0221 Ý |
ALT-0222 Þ |
ALT-0223 ß |
| ALT-0224 à |
ALT-0225 á |
ALT-0226 â |
| ALT-0227 ã |
ALT-0228 ä |
ALT-0229 å |
| ALT-0230 æ |
ALT-0231 e |
ALT-0232 è |
| ALT-0233 é |
ALT-0234 ê |
ALT-0235 ë |
| ALT-0236 ì |
ALT-0237 í |
ALT-0238 î |
| ALT-0239 ï |
ALT-0240 ð |
ALT-0241 ñ |
| ALT-0242 ò |
ALT-0243 ó |
ALT-0244 ô |
| ALT-0245 õ |
ALT-0246 ö |
ALT-0247 ÷ |
| ALT-0248 ø |
ALT-0249 ù |
ALT-0250 ú |
| ALT-0251 û |
ALT-0252 ü |
ALT-0253 ý |
| ALT-0254 þ |
ALT-0255 ÿ |
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