Alt shortcuts for entering special characters

In , you can enter any character by holding down Alt by typing a sequence of numbers and then releasing the Alt key.

You can use this feature to enter multiple characters that may not have a corresponding key in .

These alternate codes are also very useful if a key is stuck or missing from the keyboard, e.g. on a laptop.

Below is a list of special characters with keyboard shortcuts that you can enter with the Alt key.

  • alt + 1 = ☺
  • alt + 2 = ☻
  • alt + 3 = ♥
  • alt + 4 = ♦
  • alt + 5 = ♣
  • alt + 6 = ♠
  • alt + 7 = •
  • alt + 8 = ◘
  • alt + 9 = ○
  • alt + 10 = ◙
  • alt + 11 = (I.e.
  • alt + 12 = ♀
  • alt + 13 = ♪
  • alt + 14 = ♫
  • alt + 15 = ☼
  • alt + 16 = ►
  • alt + 17 = ◄
  • alt + 18 = (I.e.
  • alt + 19 = !
  • alt + 20 = ¶
  • alt + 21 = §
  • alt + 22 = ▬
  • alt + 23 = ↨
  • alt + 24 = ↑
  • alt + 25 = ↓
  • alt + 26 = →
  • alt + 27 = ←
  • alt + 28 = ∟
  • alt + 29 = ↔
  • alt + 30 = ▲
  • alt + 31 = ▼
  • 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 = 0
  • alt + 49 = 1
  • alt + 50 = 2
  • alt + 51 = 3
  • alt + 52 = 4
  • alt + 53 = 5
  • alt + 54 = 6
  • alt + 55 = 7
  • alt + 56 = 8
  • alt + 57 = 9
  • alt + 58 =:
  • alt + 59 =;
  • alt + 61 = =
  • alt + 62 =>
  • alt + 63 =?
  • alt + 64 = @
  • alt + 65 = A
  • alt + 66 = B
  • alt + 67 = C
  • alt + 68 = D
  • alt + 69 = E
  • alt + 70 = F
  • alt + 71 = G
  • alt + 72 = H
  • alt + 73 = I
  • alt + 74 = J
  • alt + 75 = K
  • alt + 76 = L
  • alt + 77 = M
  • alt + 78 = N
  • alt + 79 = O
  • alt + 80 = P
  • alt + 81 = Q
  • alt + 82 = R
  • alt + 83 = S
  • alt + 84 = T
  • alt + 85 = U
  • alt + 86 = V
  • alt + 87 = W
  • alt + 88 = X
  • alt + 89 = Y
  • alt + 90 = Z
  • alt + 91 = [
  • alt + 91 = [
  • alt + 92 = \
  • alt + 92 = \
  • alt + 93 =]
  • alt + 93 =]
  • alt + 94 = ^
  • alt + 95 = _
  • alt + 96 = `
  • alt + 97 = a
  • alt + 98 = b
  • alt + 99 = c
  • alt + 100 = d
  • alt + 101 = e
  • alt + 102 = f
  • alt + 103 = g
  • alt + 104 = h
  • alt + 105 = i
  • alt + 106 = j
  • alt + 107 = k
  • alt + 108 = l
  • alt + 109 = m
  • alt + 110 = n
  • alt + 111 = o
  • alt + 112 = p
  • alt + 113 = q
  • alt + 114 = r
  • alt + 115 = s
  • alt + 116 = t
  • alt + 117 = u
  • alt + 118 = v
  • alt + 119 = w
  • alt + 120 = x
  • alt + 121 = y
  • alt + 122 = z
  • alt + 123 = {
  • alt + 124 = |
  • alt + 125 =}
  • alt + 126 = ~
  • alt + 127 = ⌂
  • alt + 155 = ¢
  • alt + 156 = £
  • alt + 157 = ¥
  • alt + 158 = ₧
  • alt + 159 = ƒ
  • alt + 164 = n
  • alt + 165 = Ñ
  • alt + 166 = ª
  • alt + 167 = º
  • alt + 168 = ¿
  • alt + 169 = ®
  • alt + 170 = ¬
  • alt + 171 = ½
  • alt + 172 = ¼
  • alt + 173 = ¡
  • alt + 174 = "
  • alt + 175 = »
  • alt + 176 = ░
  • alt + 177 = ▒
  • alt + 178 = ▓
  • alt + 179 = │
  • alt + 180 = ┤
  • alt + 181 = ╡
  • alt + 182 = ╢
  • alt + 183 = ╖
  • alt + 184 = ╕
  • alt + 185 = ╣
  • alt + 186 = ║
  • alt + 187 = ╗
  • alt + 188 = ╝
  • alt + 189 = ╜
  • alt + 190 = ╛
  • alt + 191 = ┐
  • alt + 192 = └
  • alt + 193 = ┴
  • alt + 194 = ┬
  • alt + 195 = ├
  • alt + 196 = ─
  • alt + 197 = ┼
  • alt + 198 = ╞
  • alt + 199 = ╟
  • alt + 200 = ╚
  • alt + 201 = ╔
  • alt + 202 = ╩
  • alt + 203 = ╦
  • alt + 204 = ╠
  • alt + 205 = ═
  • alt + 206 = ╬
  • alt + 207 = ╧
  • alt + 208 = ╨
  • alt + 209 = ╤
  • alt + 210 = ╥
  • alt + 211 = ╙
  • alt + 212 = ╘
  • alt + 213 = ╒
  • alt + 214 = ╓
  • alt + 215 = ╫
  • alt + 216 = ╪
  • alt + 217 = ┘
  • alt + 218 = ┌
  • alt + 219 = █
  • alt + 220 =
  • alt + 221 = ▌
  • alt + 222 = ▐
  • alt + 223 = ▀
  • alt + 224 = a
  • alt + 225 = ß
  • alt + 226 = C
  • alt + 227 = p
  • alt + 228 = P
  • alt + 229 = p
  • alt + 230 = µ
  • alt + 231 = t
  • alt + 232 = F
  • alt + 233 = Th
  • alt + 234 = Ω
  • alt + 235 = d
  • alt + 236 = ∞
  • alt + 237 = f
  • alt + 238 = e
  • alt + 239 = ∩
  • alt + 240 = ≡
  • alt + 241 = ±
  • alt + 242 = ≥
  • alt + 243 = ≤
  • alt + 244 = ⌠
  • alt + 245 = ⌡
  • alt + 247 = ≈
  • alt + 248 = °
  • alt + 249 = ·
  • alt + 250 = ·
  • alt + 251 = √
  • alt + 252 = ⁿ
  • alt + 254 = ■
  • alt + 255 =
  • alt + 0128 = €
  • alt + 0130 = '
  • alt + 0132 = „
  • alt + 0133 =…
  • alt + 0134 = †
  • alt + 0135 = ‡
  • alt + 0137 = ‰
  • alt + 0138 = Š
  • alt + 0139 = ‹
  • alt + 0140 = Œ
  • alt + 0142 = Ž
  • alt + 0145 = '
  • alt + 0146 = '
  • alt + 0147 = “
  • alt + 0148 = ”
  • alt + 0151 = -
  • alt + 0153 = ™
  • alt + 0154 = š
  • alt + 0155 = ›
  • alt + 0156 = œ
  • alt + 0158 = z
  • alt + 0159 = Ÿ
  • alt + 0164 = ¤
  • alt + 0166 = ¦
  • alt + 0168 = ¨
  • alt + 0169 = ©
  • alt + 0175 = ¯
  • alt + 0178 = ²
  • alt + 0179 = ³
  • alt + 0180 = ´
  • alt + 0183 = ·
  • alt + 0184 = ¸
  • alt + 0185 = ¹
  • alt + 0188 = ¼
  • alt + 0189 = ½
  • alt + 0190 = ¾
  • alt + 0192 = А
  • 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 = Ï
  • alt + 0207 = Ï
  • alt + 0208 = Ð
  • 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 = ç
  • alt + 0232 = è
  • alt + 0233 = é
  • alt + 0234 = ê
  • alt + 0235 = ë
  • alt + 0236 = ì
  • alt + 0237 = i
  • alt + 0238 = î
  • alt + 0239 = ï
  • alt + 0240 = ð
  • alt + 0242 = ò
  • alt + 0243 = ó
  • alt + 0244 = ô
  • alt + 0245 = õ
  • alt + 0246 = ö
  • alt + 0247 = ÷
  • alt + 0248 = ø
  • alt + 0249 = u
  • alt + 0250 = and
  • alt + 0251 = ü
  • alt + 0252 = ù
  • alt + 0253 = ý
  • alt + 0254 = þ
  • alt + 0255 = ÿ

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