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Alt Keys for Windows - Definition
The Alt key appears on the keyboards of windows computers and simply means 'alternate'. On a Mac, the key is called 'option'. Many foreign and special characters can be easily added to your document with the correct use of ALT codes. No changes are required to the computer or tablet and no settings need to be changed! Simply follow the instructions below for adding special characters to windows, we have even included a useful table showing the most popular windows ALT codes.

How to Add Alt Keys for Windows
Follow these simple instructions for adding ALT codes to windows computers:

Ensure that the the Num Lock key has been pressed to activate the numeric key section of the keyboard
Press the Alt key
While the Alt key is held down, type the sequence of numbers (on the numeric keypad) using the ALT code from the table below
Once you release the Alt key, the character will appear
On a laptop computer, there usually is no numeric keypad
To add ALT characters to documents using a laptop, press the Fn (function) key, then the Alt key, then the numerical code sequence

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List of Alt Keys for Windows
The following table list all the ALT keys for windows computers:

Character	ALT Code	Character	ALT Code	Character	ALT Code
☺	1	V	86	½	171
☻	2	W	87	¼	172
♥	3	X	88	¡	173
♦	4	Y	89	«	174
♣	5	Z	90	»	175
♠	6	[	91	░	176
•	7	\	92	▒	177
◘	8	]	93	▓	178
○	9	^	94	│	179
◙	10	_	95	┤	180
♂	11	`	96	Á	181
♀	12	a	97	Â	182
♪	13	b	98	À	183
♫	14	c	99	©	184
☼	15	d	100	╣	185
►	16	e	101	║	186
◄	17	f	102	╗	187
↕	18	g	103	╝	188
‼	19	h	104	¢	189
¶	20	i	105	¥	190
§	21	j	106	┐	191
▬	22	k	107	└	192
↨	23	l	108	┴	193
↑	24	m	109	┬	194
↓	25	n	110	├	195
→	26	o	111	─	196
←	27	p	112	┼	197
∟	28	q	113	ã	198
↔	29	r	114	Ã	199
▲	30	s	115	╚	200
▼	31	t	116	╔	201
Space	32	u	117	╩	202
!	33	v	118	╦	203
"	34	w	119	╠	204
#	35	x	120	═	205
$	36	y	121	╬	206
%	37	z	122	¤	207
&	38	{	123	ð	208
'	39	\|	124	Ð	209
(	40	}	125	Ê	210
)	41	~	126	Ë	211
*	42	⌂	127	È	212
+	43	Ç	128	ı	213
,	44	ü	129	Í	214
-	45	é	130	Î	215
.	46	â	131	Ï	216
/	47	ä	132	┘	217
0	48	à	133	┌	218
1	49	å	134	█	219
2	50	ç	135	▄	220
3	51	ê	136	¦	221
4	52	ë	137	Ì	222
5	53	è	138	▀	223
6	54	ï	139	Ó	224
7	55	î	140	ß	225
8	56	ì	141	Ô	226
9	57	Ä	142	Ò	227
:	58	Å	143	õ	228
;	59	É	144	Õ	229
<	60	æ	145	µ	230
=	61	Æ	146	þ	231
>	62	ô	147	Þ	232
?	63	ö	148	Ú	233
@	64	ò	149	Û	234
A	65	û	150	Ù	235
B	66	ù	151	ý	236
C	67	ÿ	152	Ý	237
D	68	Ö	153	¯	238
E	69	Ü	154	´	239
F	70	ø	155		240
G	71	£	156	±	241
H	72	Ø	157	‗	242
I	73	×	158	¾	243
J	74	ƒ	159	¶	244
K	75	á	160	§	245
L	76	í	161	÷	246
M	77	ó	162	¸	247
N	78	ú	163	°	248
O	79	ñ	164	¨	249
P	80	Ñ	165	·	250
Q	81	ª	166	¹	251
R	82	º	167	³	252
S	83	¿	168	²	253
T	84	®	169	■	254
U	85	¬	170

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Alt Keys for Windows - Facts
Alt Keys for Windows Facts....Did you know...

	Windows Keys Fact 1: Although there are many other popular input devices for computers, the keyboard is still the most popular!
	Windows Keys Fact 2: ALT keys are used to add special characters and symbols that do not appear on a standard keyboard
	Windows Keys Fact 3: The ALT key is also known as the modifier key as it changes the function of the keys that have been pressed
	Windows Keys Fact 4: It is placed on either side of the space bar
	Windows Keys Fact 5: On a Mac keyboard, the key is labelled as 'option' instead of Alt
	Windows Keys Fact 6: Pressing the ALT and TAB keys together is a shortcut used to switch between active windows
	Windows Keys Fact 7: The ALT key is one of the three key sequence commonly referred to as CTRL+ALT+DELETE (Control, Alt, Delete) used for launching the task manager
	Windows Keys Fact 8: On non US keyboards, the ALT key on the right of the space bar is labelled ALTGR. This is also a modifier key and used mainly to insert currency symbols
	Windows Keys Fact 9: ALTGR is an abbreviation for Alternative Graphic
	Windows Keys Fact 10: On a standard UK keyboard, the Euro currency symbol (€) can be obtained by pressing the ALTGR key and the number 4
	Windows Keys Fact 11: On laptops and keyboards without a separate numeric keypad, the Fn key works the same way as the ALT key
	Windows Keys Fact 12: ALT keys don't work on Linux systems
	Windows Keys Fact 13: A smiley face often used in social networking and personal status updates can be easily added by entering ALT and the number one ☺
	Windows Keys Fact 14: The AT or @ sign can be added by entering ALT + 64
	Windows Keys Fact 15: The hash (#) sign commonly used in social networking can be obtained by entering ALT + 35

Alt Keys for Windows - Tattoos
Keyboard symbols are a great idea for tattoos. Looking for a unique tattoo design? Why not choose a keyboard symbol or incorporate a selection of Alt Keys for Windows into your own design? Perhaps you want to include the popular # or 'hash tag' for example in your message? A great way to show your interest in the fascinating world of social media! Alt Keys for Windows make a great choice for tattoo designs! Browse through our selection of images and check out the meaning of each keyboard Symbol.

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