If you’re using Windows There’s a straightforward method to write characters and symbols that don’t show up in your keyboard. All you have you accomplish is hold the alt key and type in the number in your numeric keyboard and then release the alt key. Then, Windows inserts the corresponding character.
This method is very useful–especially when you require symbols from European alphabets as well as mathematical symbols cards patterns in ASCII artwork, or when the key on your keyboard ceases to function.
Below is a complete list of the popular & useful Alt codes. Before we move on to the various categories we’ll take a look at a quick list of the most frequently utilized characters.
Most Common ALT Codes -Quick Reference Table
Here’s a simple-to-read ASCII style table of the most commonly employed Alt codes. They can be entered on any Windows device using a numeric keypad.
Alt Code Symbol
---------- --------
alt 1 ☺
alt 2 ☻
alt 3 ♥
alt 4 ♦
alt 5 ♣
alt 6 ♠
alt 7 •
alt 8 ◘
alt 9 ○
alt 10 ◙
alt 11 ♂
alt 12 ♀
alt 13 ♪
alt 14 ♫
alt 15 ☼
alt 16 ►
alt 17 ◄
alt 18 ↕
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 60 < 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 92 \
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 ñ
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 α
alt 225 ß
alt 226 Γ
alt 227 π
alt 228 Σ
alt 229 σ
alt 230 µ
alt 231 τ
alt 232 Φ
alt 233 Θ
alt 234 Ω
alt 235 δ
alt 236 ∞
alt 237 φ
alt 238 ε
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 ž
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 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 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 í
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 ú
alt 0250 û
alt 0251 ü
alt 0252 ù
alt 0253 ý
alt 0254 þ
alt 0255 ÿ
1. Alt Codes for Emoji-Style Icons & Fun Symbols
This first group of Alt codes (1-31) contains fun shapes, arrows, music notes, face icons and other graphic symbols. These are commonly utilized in text messages, ASCII art, or decorative text.
Alt Code Symbol ---------- -------- alt 1 ☺ alt 2 ☻ alt 3 ♥ alt 4 ♦ alt 5 ♣ alt 6 ♠ alt 7 • alt 8 ◘ alt 9 ○ alt 10 ◙ alt 11 ♂ alt 12 ♀ alt 13 ♪ alt 14 ♫ alt 15 ☼ alt 16 ► alt 17 ◄ alt 18 ↕ 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 ▼
2. Alt Codes for Letters, Numbers, and Basic Keyboard Symbols
These codes can be extremely beneficial if a specific button on the keyboard ceases to respond. Alt 32 turns into a space, while the other are mapped to the common characters you type already. But with Alt, the Alt method, you’ll still access them even if you’ve got an unresponsive key.
Alt Code Symbol
---------- --------
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 60 < 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 ~
3. Alt Codes for Currency & Special Linguistic Characters
Do you need to enter PS, Y=, C/, n as well as the reversed Spanish punctuation marks? These Alt codes will make it simple and easy.
Alt Code Symbol ---------- -------- alt 127 ⌂ alt 155 ¢ alt 156 £ alt 157 ¥ alt 158 ₧ alt 159 ƒ alt 164 ñ 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 »
4. Alt Codes for Box Drawing & ASCII Art Characters
They are the basic building blocks of user interfaces from the past such as text-based menus as well as terminal borders and intricate ASCII art.
Alt Code Symbol ---------- -------- 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 ▀
5. Alt Codes for Greek Letters, Maths Symbols & Extended Characters
These characters are ideal for formulas, scientific expressions and technical writing. They contain Greek alphabets, superscripts, fractions comparators, as well as punctuated Latin letters.
Alt Code Symbol ---------- -------- alt 224 α alt 225 ß alt 226 Γ alt 227 π alt 228 Σ alt 229 σ alt 230 µ alt 231 τ alt 232 Φ alt 233 Θ alt 234 Ω alt 235 δ alt 236 ∞ alt 237 φ alt 238 ε 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 ž 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 À alt 0193 Á alt 0194  alt 0195 à 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 í 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 ú alt 0250 û alt 0251 ü alt 0252 ù alt 0253 ý alt 0254 þ alt 0255 ÿ
Windows is also able to support Extended Alt code (using 4 digits beginning with zero) to indicate punctuation and accented alphabets particular symbols, and much more:
Examples: (You can also include the complete detail list if required.)
I hope this guide is going to help you in many cases and reduce your stress of using special characters without using icon or images. If you find it useful, please share with your friends or known.
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