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Complete Alt Keyboard Code list

You can type many special characters directly from your keyboard without having to use special programs or tools like Window’s Character Map. If there’s a character you use frequently, just remember the Alt code for it to type it quickly, such an an accented e (é).

This works on just about any IBM-compatible computer, and will work in DOS, Windows, and just about anything that supports keyboard standards. You can insert special symbols that are not available on a standard keyboard. You can save time when typing math or currency symbols, and you can easily use letters from different alphabets.

How to Use Alt Codes on Windows

  1. Make sure that the Num Lock key is enabled
  2. Hold down the Alt key.
  3. While holding the Alt key, type a 3 or 4-digit code from the tables below.
  4. Release the Alt key, and the character will appear where your text cursor is.

Standard Alt Codes (Hold Alt and enter the code on the numeric keypad)

Alt CodeSymbolAlt CodeSymbolAlt CodeSymbolAlt CodeSymbolAlt CodeSymbolAlt CodeSymbol
1☺2☻3♥4♦5♣6♠
7•8◘9○10◙11♂12♀
13♪14♫15☼16►17◄18↕
19‼2021§22▬23↨24↑
25↓26→27←28∟29↔30▲
31▼32space33!34“35#36$
37%38&39‘40(41)42*
43+44,45–46.47/480
491502513524535546
55756857958:59;60<
61=62>63?64@65A66B
67C68D69E70F71G72H
73I74J75K76L77M78N
79O80P81Q82R83S84T
85U86V87W88X89Y90Z
91[92\93]94^95_96`
97a98b99c100d101e102f
103g104h105i106j107k108l
109m110n111o112p113q114r
115s116t117u118v119w120x
121y122z123{124|125}126~
127⌂128А129Б130В131Г132Д
176░177▒178▓179│180┤181╡
182╢183╖184╕185╣186║187╗
188╝189╜190╛191┐192└193┴
194┬195├196─197┼198╞199╟
200╚201╔202╩203╦204╠205═
206╬207╧208╨209╤210╥211╙
212╘213╒214╓215╫216╪217┘
218┌219█220▄221▌222▐223▀
224р225с226т227у228ф229х
230ц231ч232ш233щ234ъ235ы
236ь237э238ю239я240Ё241ё
242Є243є244Ї245ї246Ў247ў
248°249∙250·251√252№253¤
254■255non-breaking space

Extended Alt Codes (Alt+0xxx)

Alt CodeSymbolAlt CodeSymbolAlt CodeSymbolAlt CodeSymbolAlt CodeSymbol
0127(empty)0128€01290130‚0131ƒ
0132„0133…0144ђ0145‘0146‘
0147»0148«0149•0150–0151—
0152˜0153™0154š0155ɨ̃0156œ
0157ќ0158ž0159Ÿ0160non-breaking space0161¡
0162¢0163£0164¤0165¥0166¦
0167§0168¨0169©0170ª0171«
0172¬0173н0174®0175¯0176°
0177±0178²0179³0180´0181µ
01820183·0184¸0185¹0186º
0187»0188¼0189½0190¾0191¿
0192À0193Á0194Â0195Ã0196Ä
0197Å0198Æ0199Ç0200È0201É
0202Ê0203Ë0204Ì0205Í0206Î
0207Ï0208Ð0209Ñ0210Ò0211Ó
0212Ô0213Õ0214Ö0215×0216Ø
0217Ù0218Ú0219Û0220Ü0221Ý
0222Þ0223ß0224à0225á0226â
0227ã0228ä0229å0230æ0231ç
0232è0233é0234ê0235ë0236ì
0237í0238î0239ï0240ð0241ñ
0242ò0243ó0244ô0245õ0246ö
0247÷0248ø0249ù0250ú0251û
0252ü0253ý0254þ0255ÿ

Common German Special Characters

Alt CodeSymbolDescriptionKeyboard Shortcut
0196ÄCapital A with umlautShift + ” then A
0214ÖCapital O with umlautShift + ” then O
0220ÜCapital U with umlautShift + ” then U
0228äLowercase a with umlaut” then a
0246öLowercase o with umlaut” then o
0252üLowercase u with umlaut” then u
0223ßEszett (sharp S)Direct key on German keyboard
0128€EuroAlt Gr + e

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