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Special Keyboard Symbols
Be creative and make your own images from keyboard characters, the
possibilities are endless, check out the examples below for some
inspiration! Commonly referred to as ASCII art, the ability of creating
a picture from simple keyboard letters and characters is amazing!
Examples of ASCII Art
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╔═.♥.══════╗
Be my Valentine
╚══════.♥.═╝ |
(\__/)
(='.'=)
(")__(") |
• ° •?•° * ? • ° ° ?
° ? •
• °Happy?* ? • ° ° ? ° ? •
•??Christmas!? ?* • °?
° ? ° ?°? *__?____*?*°
° ? •?•° */______/~\?° ° ?
°? •?• ° | ?? |?| °
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______00000000_____00000___000000_____0000000______
____0000000_____________000______________00000_____
___0000000_______________0_________________0000____
__000000____________________________________0000___
__00000_____________________________________0000__
_00000______________________________________00000__
_00000_____________________________________000000__
__000000_________________________________0000000___
___0000000______________________________0000000____
_____000000____________________________000000______
_______000000________________________000000________
__________00000_____________________0000___________
_____________0000_________________0000_____________
_______________0000_____________000________________
_________________000__________000___________________
__________________000_______000____________________
____________________000_____00_____________________
______________________00__00_______________________
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╔══╗
╚╗╔╝
╔╝(¯`v´¯)
╚══`.¸.You
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CAKE!!!! |
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Special Keyboard Symbols
- Typewriter Art
Typewriter art was an early form of ASCII art. The image
of a butterfly on the left was created on a typewriter
by Flora Stacey. It is the earliest preserved example of
typewriter art and was published in Pitman's Phonetic
Journal on the 15th October 1898. The image was created
entirely on a typewriter using brackets, hyphens and a
single asterisk! Unlike ASCII art which can be modified
and amended at any stage, just a single mistake and the
typewriter image would be ruined. Typewriter art was
particularly popular in the 1950's and 1960's but was
replaced with ASCII art which became popular in the
1970's.
Image
is an example of ASCII Art from The Pitman Papers -
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- Facts
Special Keyboard Symbols
Facts....Did you know...
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Fact 1: ASCII art is the term commonly given to
pictures created using keyboard letters and symbols |
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Fact 2: ASCII stands for the American Standard Code
for Information Interchange and was created in the early
1960s. It became a United States government standard in
1968 |
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Fact 3: The copyright symbol can be added to your
documents using the ALT code 0169 |
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Fact 4: Want to confuse your friends or looking for
a simple practical joke? Try entering the following key
combination to turn the screen upside down! CTRL & ALT &
Down arrow (make sure that num lock is switched off and
to return to normal enter CTRL & ALT & Up arrow) |
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Fact 5: The keyboard symbol for registered trademark
is ALT 0174 ® |
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Fact 6: The hash sign # is know by a number of
different names including octothorpe, hash-mark, number,
number key and number sign |
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Fact 7: The trademark symbol ™ can be added to
documents using the ALT code 0153 |
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Fact 8: A sun symbol ☼ often used in social
networking and personal status updates can be easily
added by entering ALT and the number fifteen (using the
number keypad) ☼ |
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Fact 9: The keys on the top row of a computer
keyboard are known as function keys |
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Fact 10: On laptops and keyboards without a separate
numeric keypad, the Fn key works the same way as the ALT
key |
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Fact 11: The Querty keyboard is the most widely used
keyboard layout used throughout the world |
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Fact 12: A smiley face ☺ often used in social
networking and personal status updates can be easily
added by entering ALT and the number one (using the
number keypad) ☺ |
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Fact 13: Typewriter art was popular in the 1950's
and 1960's, an early form of ASCII art! |
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Fact 14: A heart ♥ often used in social networking
and personal status updates can be easily added by
entering ALT and the number three (using the number
keypad) ♥ |
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Fact 15: If you cannot locate the @ sign on your
keyboard, use the key combination, ALT & 64 (typing the
numbers from the numeric keypad) @ |
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- 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
special keyboard symbols
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! Special keyboard symbols
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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