How To Type Special ALT Characters on a PC using ALT codes

ALT Codes

Using the ALT key on your keyboard these codes can be used in almost any program for creating accented and other special characters.
 

The entire list is provided below, although the codes above 0127 are the ones generally not found on a standard keyboard.
 

How to use:
1. Press and hold the ALT key.
2. On your numeric keypad, press the three or four digit code for the letter/character you need.
3. Release the ALT key. The accented letter/character will appear.

Note:
• Codes below 0127 will produce the same character using 3 digits - leaving off the first 0 - but above 0127 will not.
• Some fonts will not show all characters.


 

ALT-0128 ALT-0163 £ ALT-0194 Â ALT-0225 á
ALT-0129  ALT-0164 ¤ ALT-0195 à ALT-0226 â
ALT-0130 ALT-0165 ¥ ALT-0196 Ä ALT-0227 ã
ALT-0131 ƒ ALT-0166 ¦ ALT-0197 Å ALT-0228 ä
ALT-0132 ALT-0167 § ALT-0198 Æ ALT-0229 å
ALT-0133 ALT-0168 ¨ ALT-0199 Ç ALT-0230 æ
ALT-0134 ALT-0169 © ALT-0200 È ALT-0231 e
ALT-0135 ALT-0170 ª ALT-0201 É ALT-0232 è
ALT-0136 ˆ ALT-0171 « ALT-0202 Ê ALT-0233 é
ALT-0137 ALT-0172 ¬ ALT-0203 Ë ALT-0234 ê
ALT-0138 Š ALT-0173 ­ ALT-0204 Ì ALT-0235 ë
ALT-0139 ALT-0174 ® ALT-0205 Í ALT-0236 ì
ALT-0140 Œ ALT-0175 ¯ ALT-0206 Î ALT-0237 í
ALT-0141  ALT-0176 ° ALT-0207 Ï ALT-0238 î
ALT-0142 Ž ALT-0177 ± ALT-0208 Ð ALT-0239 ï
ALT-0145 ALT-0178 ² ALT-0209 Ñ ALT-0240 ð
ALT-0146 ALT-0179 ³ ALT-0210 Ò ALT-0241 ñ
ALT-0147 ALT-0180 ´ ALT-0211 Ó ALT-0242 ò
ALT-0148 ALT-0181 µ ALT-0212 Ô ALT-0243 ó
ALT-0149 ALT-0182 ALT-0213 Õ ALT-0244 ô
ALT-0150 ALT-0183 · ALT-0214 Ö ALT-0245 õ
ALT-0151 ALT-0184 ¸ ALT-0215 × ALT-0246 ö
ALT-0152 ˜ ALT-0185 ¹ ALT-0216 Ø ALT-0247 ÷
ALT-0153 ALT-0186 º ALT-0217 Ù ALT-0248 ø
ALT-0154 š ALT-0187 » ALT-0218 Ú ALT-0249 ù
ALT-0155 ALT-0188 ¼ ALT-0219 Û ALT-0250 ú
ALT-0156 œ ALT-0189 ½ ALT-0220 Ü ALT-0251 û
ALT-0158 ž ALT-0190 ¾ ALT-0221 Ý ALT-0252 ü
ALT-0159 Ÿ ALT-0191 ¿ ALT-0222 Þ ALT-0253 ý
ALT-0161 ¡ ALT-0192 À ALT-0223 ß ALT-0254 þ
ALT-0162 ¢ ALT-0193 Á ALT-0224 à ALT-0255 ÿ