Windows - Alt Key Numeric Codes

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Keyboard 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. If it does not, then another
method of inputting accents is recommended.
The list is organized by type. If you need more
information on how to type the codes, please read
thedetailed instructions. These tables show select
codes only, not all possible codes.

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1. Letters with Accents - (e.g. ó, ò, ñ)

2. Other Foreign Characters - (e.g. ç, ¿, ß)
3. Currency Symbols - (e.g. ¢, £, ¥)
4. Math Symbols - (e.g. ±, °, ÷)
5. Other Punctuation - (e.g. &, ©, §)
6. Using the Codes
7. Other Accents and Symbols: Character Map Other
Page
8. Non-Numeric Accent Codes: Activate International
Keyboard Other Page
 9. Links to Other References

Letters with Accents

This list is organized by Accent type. To determine

the appropriate numeric code, match the accent with
the vowel. See the individual By Language pages to
see how to handle other accents.

Accent A E I O U Y

Grave À È 
Ì Ò Ù    
(Cap) 0192 020 0204 0210 0217
0

è ì
à 023 ò ù
Grave (Lower)  
0224 0236 0242 0249
2

Acute  É Í Ó Ú Ý
Á 020
(Cap) 0193 0205 0211 0218 0221
1

é í
á 023 ó ú ý
Acute (Lower)
0225 0237 0243 0250 0253
3
 Circumflex Ê Î Ô Û
 020  
(Cap) 0194 0206 0212 0219
2

ê î
â 023 ô û
Circumflex (Lower)  
0226 0238 0244 0251
4

Tilde  Ã -- Ñ Õ --  
(Cap) 0195 0209 0213

Tilde (Lower) ã -- ñ õ --  
0227 0241 0245

Umlaut  Ë Ï Ö Ü  Ÿ
Ä 020
(Cap) 0196 0207 0214 0220 0159
3

ë ï
ä 023 ö ü ÿ
Umlaut (Lower)
0228 0239 0246 0252 0255
5

 
Example: To input the acute a á (0225), hold down
the ALT key, type 0225 on the numeric keypad,
then release the ALT key.
 If you are having problems inputting these codes,
please review the instructions for using the codesat
the bottom of this Web page.

Additional Codes
See the Specific Language Page for additional codes
for accented characters. Note that codes mayonly
work in Microsoft Office.
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Other Foreign Characters

These include special punctuation and unique

consonant and vowel symbols.
SYMBOL NAME CODE NUMBER

¡ Upside-down exclamation mark 0161

¿ Upside-down question mark 0191

Ç, ç French C cedille (caps/lowecase)

0199
0231

Œ,œ O-E ligature (caps/lowecase)

0140
0156

ß German Sharp/Double S 0223

Masculine Ordinal Number 0186

º, ª (Span/Ital/Portuguese) 0170
 Feminine Ordinal Number

Ø,ø Nordic O slash (caps/lowecase)

0216
0248

Å,å Nordic A ring (caps/lowecase),

Angstrom sign
0197
0229

Æ, æ A-E ligature (caps/lowecase)

0198
0230

Icelandic/Old English Thorn

Þ, þ (caps/lowecase)
See other Old English
Characters
0222
0254

Icelandic/Old English Eth

Ð, ð (caps/lowecase)
See other Old English
Characters
0208
0240

«» Spanish/French angle quotation

marks
0171
0187

‹› Spanish/French angle single

quotation marks
0139
0155

Czech S hachek (S Caron) 

Šš (caps/lowercase)
See other Czech Characters
0138
0154

Czech S hachek (Z Caron) 

Žž (caps/lowercase)
See other Czech Characters
0142
0158

Additional Codes
See the Specific Language Page for additional codes
for additional foreign language characters. Note that
codes may only work in Microsoft Office.
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Currency Symbols

SYMBOL NAME CODE NUMBER

¢ Cent sign 0162

£ British Pound 0163

€ Euro currency 0128

¥ Japanese Yen 0165

ƒ Dutch Florin 0131

¤ Generic currency symbol 0164

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Math Symbols

SYMBOL NAME CODE NUMBER

÷ Division sign 0247

° Degree symbol 0176

¬ Not symbol 0172

 ± Plus/minus 0177

µ Micro 0181

‰ Per Mille (1/1000th) 0137

Fractions
These codes produce fractions which are spaced on
one line.
SYMBOL NAME CODE NUMBER

¼ Fraction 1/4 0188

½ Fraction 1/2 0189

¾ Fraction 3/4 0190

Superscript and Subscript

Check these references for other methods to
implement superscript/subscript and extra fractions
 Superscript/Subscript in Microsoft Word
 Superscript/Subscript in HTML and CSS

Additional Math Codes

 See the Unicode Math Chart for additional codes for
math symbols. Note that they only work in
Microsoft Office and that you should use the non-
Hex code. For instance an entry ∛ for the
cube root symbol (∛) would corrspond to
ALT+8731 in Word.
 
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Other Punctuation

These incude copyright symbols and special section

marks.
SYMBOL NAME CODE NUMBER

© Copyright symbol 0169

® Registered symbol 0174

™ Trademark 0153

• List Dot 0149

§ Section Symbol 0167

† Dagger 0134
 ‡ Double Dagger 0135

– en-dash 0150

— em-dash 0151

¶ Paragraph Symbol (Pilcrow) 0182

 
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Using the Codes

Windows assigns a numeric code to different

accented letters, other foreign characters and special
mathematical symbols. For instance the code for
lower case á is 0225, and the code for capital 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.

NOTE: You must use the numeric key pad; if you

use the number keys on the top of the keyboard, the
characters will not appear. If you are on a laptop or
computer without a separate numeric keypad one of
the other methods is recommended.
3. While pressing down the ALT key, type the four-
digit code on the numeric key pad at the right edge
of the keyboard. The codes are "case sensitive." For
instance, the code for lower-case á isALT+0225, but
capital Á is ALT+0193.

NOTE: If you have the International keyboard

activated, you will only be able to input codes with
the ALT key on the left side of the keyboard. 
4. 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.