Alt Key Numeric Codes

This page list codes for accented letters and other characters.
In order to use these codes, your computer should have a
separate numeric keypad on the right. These tables show
select codes only, not all possible codes. All codes do not work
with all word processors.

1. Letters with Accents

2. Other Characters

3. Currency Symbols

4. Math Symbols

5. Music Symbols

6. Other Symbols

7. Using the Codes

Letters with Accents

Accent A E I O U Y
Grave À È Ì Ò Ù
(Upper Case) 0192 0200 0204 0210 0217
Grave à è ì ò ù
(Lower Case) 0224 0232 0236 0242 0249
Acute Á É Í Ó Ú Ý
(Upper Case) 0193 0201 0205 0211 0218 0221
Acute á é í ó ú ý
(Lower Case) 0225 0233 0237 0243 0250 0253
 Circumflex Â Ê Î Ô Û
(Upper Case) 0194 0202 0206 0212 0219
Circumflex â ê î ô û
(Lower Case) 0226 0234 0238 0244 0251
Tilde Ã Ñ Õ
(Upper Case) 0195 0209 0213
Tilde ã ñ õ
(Lower Case) 0227 0241 0245
Umlaut Ä Ë Ï Ö Ü Ÿ
(Upper Case) 0196 0203 0207 0214 0220 0159
Umlaut ä ë ï ö ü ÿ
(Lower Case) 0228 0235 0239 0246 0252 0255
Macron Ā Ē Ī Ō Ū
(Upper Case) 0256 0274 0298 0332 0362
Macron ā ē ī ō ū
(Lower Case) 0257 0275 0299 0333 0363
Breve Ă Ĕ Ĭ Ŏ Ŭ
(Upper Case) 0258 0276 0300 0334 0364
Breve ă ĕ ĭ ŏ ŭ
(Lower Case) 0259 0277 0301 0335 0365
Ogonek Ą Ę Į Ų
(Upper Case) 0260 0280 0302 0370
Ogonek ą ę į ų
(Lower Case) 0261 0281 0303 0371

If you are having problems inputting these codes, please review

the instructions for using the codes at the bottom of this page.

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Other Characters
CODE
SYMBOL NAME
NUMBER
Inverted
¡ exclamation 0161
mark
Inverted
¿ question mark
0191

German double
ß S (eszett)
0223

Çç French C cedilla 0199, 0231

Øø Nordic O slash 0216, 0248

Nordic A ring,
Åå Angstrom sign
0197, 0229

Ææ A-E ligature 0198, 0230

Œœ O-E ligature 0140, 0156

Icelandic/Old
Þþ English Thorn
0222, 0254

Icelandic/Old
Ðð English Eth
0208, 0240

Ėė E dot 0278, 0279

Ħħ H stroke 0294, 0295

Łł L stroke 0321, 0322

Ŧŧ T stroke 0358, 0359

Ůů U ring 0366, 0367

Əə Schwa 0399, 0601

Spanish/French
«» quotation marks
0171, 0187

Šš Latin S 0138, 0154

 Žž Latin Z 0142, 0158

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Currency Symbols
CODE
SYMBOL NAME
NUMBER

$ Dollar sign 0036

¢ Cent sign 0162

£ British Pound 0163

Generic
¤ currency 0164
symbol

¥ Japanese Yen 0165

€ Euro currency 0128

ƒ Dutch Florin 0131

₣ French Franc 8355

₤ Italian Lira 8356

₧ Spanish Peseta 8359

Israeli New
₪ Shekel
8362

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Math Symbols
CODE
SYMBOL NAME
NUMBER

÷ Division sign 0247

Multiplication
× sign
0215

° Degree symbol 0176

¬ Not symbol 0172

± Plus/minus 0177

Partial
∂ Differential
8706

∆ Delta 8710

∫ Integral 8747

∴ Therefore 8756

Greater than or
≥ equal to
242

Less than or
≤ equal to
243

≈ Approximately 247

√ Square root 251

π Pi 227

Σ Sum 228

∞ Infinity 236

≡ Identical to 240

µ Micro 0181

% Percent 0037
 ‰ Per mille 0137

ª Female Ordinal 0170

º Male Ordinal 0186

ⁿ nth Power 252

¹ First Power 0185

² Squared 0178

³ Cubed 0179

¼ One Quarter 0188

½ One Half 0189

¾ Three Quarters 0190

⅓ One Third 8531

⅔ Two Thirds 8532

⅛ One Eighth 8539

⅜ Three Eighths 8540

⅝ Five Eighths 8541

⅞ Seven Eighths 8542

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Music Symbols
CODE
SYMBOL NAME
NUMBER
 ♪ Eighth Note 9834

Double Eighth
♫ Note
9835

Double
♬ Sixteenth Note
9836

♭ Flat 9837

♮ Natural 9838

♯ Sharp 9839

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Other Symbols
SYMBOL NAME CODE NUMBER

↨ Up/Down Arrow 23

↑ Up Arrow 24

↓ Down Arrow 25

→ Right Arrow 26

← Left Arrow 27

↔ Left/Right Arrow 29

© Copyright 0169

® Registered 0174

™ Trademark 0153

℅ Care Of 8453
 № Numero 8470

• List Dot 0149

… Ellipsis 0133

† Cross 0134

Double
‡ Dagger<o:p>< 0135
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§ Section Symbol 0167

– en-dash 0150

— em-dash 0151

¯ Over Line 0175

Paragraph
¶ Symbol
0182

Circumflex
ˆ Symbol
0136

˜ Tilde Symbol 0152

¨ Umlaut Symbol 0168

Accent (acute)
´ Symbol
0180

¸ Cedilla Symbol 0184

Low Quote
„ Symbol
0132

Angle Quote
‹› Symbols
0139, 0155

♀ Female 9792

♂ Male 9794

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 Using the Codes
Windows assigns a numeric code to different accented letters,
other characters and special mathematical symbols. For
instance, the code for lower case á is 0225, and the code for
upper case 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:

1. Place your cursor in the location where you wish to insert
a special character.
2. 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.
3. While pressing down the ALT key, type the four-digit
code on the numeric key pad at the right edge 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".

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