Alt Codes Chart v0.1
Alt Codes Chart v0.1
-CONTROL CHARACTERS-
Code: Character: Description:
2
Alt+ 0 FSP Figure Space
-EMOTICONS-
Code: Character: Description:
Alt+ 1 ☺ Smiley (Outline)
Alt+ 2 ☻ Smiley (Filled)
Windows-1252
-ALL-
Code: Character: Description:
Alt+ 00 NUL Null Character 3
Alt+ 01 SOH Start of Header 4
Alt+ 02 STX Start of Text 5
Alt+ 03 ?
Alt+ 04 ?
Alt+ 05 ?
Alt+ 06 <?
Alt+ 07 Enter?
Alt+ 08 BS?
Alt+ 09 Tab?
Alt+ 10 SP?
1
Figure Space: ‘the graphical output...a space of the same width as digits in the variable-pitch fonts.’ (Wiki)
2
ibid
3
Null Character: ‘Originally used to allow gaps to be left on paper tape for edits. Later used for padding after a
code that might take a terminal some time to process (e.g. a carriage return or line feed on a printing
terminal). Now often used as a string terminator, especially in the C programming language.’ (Wiki)
4
Start of Header: ‘First character of a message header.’ (Wiki)
5
Start of Text: ‘First character of message text, and may be used to terminate the message heading.’ (Wiki)
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Alt+ 11 Enter?
-CONTROL CHARACTERS-
Code: Character: Description:
Alt+ 00 NUL Null Character 6
Alt+ 01 SOH Start of Header 7
Alt+ 02 STX Start of Text 8
6
Null Character: ‘Originally used to allow gaps to be left on paper tape for edits. Later used for padding after a
code that might take a terminal some time to process (e.g. a carriage return or line feed on a printing
terminal). Now often used as a string terminator, especially in the C programming language.’ (Wiki)
7
Start of Header: ‘First character of a message header.’ (Wiki)
8
Start of Text: ‘First character of message text, and may be used to terminate the message heading.’ (Wiki)
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