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Keyboard Symbol Codes -
Examples
Symbol codes are essential if you spend most of your day in front of your computer! They
are a great way to get things done quickly. In the world of mobile
phones and social networking, texting abbreviations are vital and
commonplace, so too are the symbols and shortcuts we use on our
keyboards. The information in the tables list some of the most helpful symbol codes on
your keyboard, hope you find them useful!
HTML Symbol Codes -
Definition
There are
many different symbols that we need to use on a daily
basis but unfortunately they all do not appear as standard on our
keyboard! The term 'a picture speaks a thousand words' is an ideal way
to describe a symbol. A simple picture or image can convey a message
often too complicated to be explained in several sentences and the need
to incorporate different symbols in our written work whether it be a
document, email, tweet or status update means that it is vital we know
how to access these hidden and special characters on our computer
keyboard! It would be impossible and confusing for every keyboard to
display every symbol that it can produce, that is where symbol codes are essential! There are literally of
thousands of symbol codes which can be entered on a standard keyboard to
produce a huge range of additional characters, a small selection of the
most popular codes are shown in the table below with their HTML code:
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HTML Symbol Codes |
Character |
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£ |
£ |
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€ |
€ |
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¥ |
¥ |
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&#amp; |
& |
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" |
" |
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% |
% |
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• |
• |
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‡ |
‡ |
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© |
© |
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$ |
$ |
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@ |
@ |
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† |
† |
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¿ |
¿ |
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¼ |
¼ |
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¾ |
¾ |
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½ |
½ |
ALT Symbol Codes - How to add an ALT Symbol Code
The table below list all the ALT keys for windows computers.
To enter an ALT code, simply follow these instructions:
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Ensure that the the Num Lock key has been pressed to activate
the numeric key section of the keyboard
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Press the Alt key
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While the
Alt key is held down, type the sequence of numbers (on the numeric
keypad) using the ALT code from the table below
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Once you release the Alt key, the character will appear
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On a laptop computer, there usually
is no numeric keypad
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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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Character |
ALT Code |
Character |
ALT Code |
Character |
ALT Code |
| ☺ |
1 |
V |
86 |
½ |
171 |
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☻ |
2 |
W |
87 |
¼ |
172 |
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♥ |
3 |
X |
88 |
¡ |
173 |
| ♦ |
4 |
Y |
89 |
« |
174 |
| ♣ |
5 |
Z |
90 |
» |
175 |
| ♠ |
6 |
[ |
91 |
░ |
176 |
| • |
7 |
\ |
92 |
▒ |
177 |
| ◘ |
8 |
] |
93 |
▓ |
178 |
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○ |
9 |
^ |
94 |
│ |
179 |
| ◙ |
10 |
_ |
95 |
┤ |
180 |
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♂ |
11 |
` |
96 |
Á |
181 |
| ♀ |
12 |
a |
97 |
 |
182 |
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♪ |
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 |
à |
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 |
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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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Special Character Codes
The table below shows some
of the most popular characters that you can add to your documents,
emails and status updates to make them more unique! Want to add a smiley
face to your email, simple hold down the ALT key on your keyboard and
press the numeric key one! ☺ Its simple! ☺
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Windows Key |
Function |
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ALT & 1 |
☺ |
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ALT & 2 |
☻ |
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ALT & 3 |
♥ |
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ALT & 4 |
♦ |
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ALT & 5 |
♣ |
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ALT & 6 |
♠ |
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ALT & 64 |
@ |
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ALT & 11 |
♂ |
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ALT & 12 |
♀ |
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ALT & 13 |
♪ |
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ALT & 14 |
♫ |
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ALT & 15 |
☼ |
Symbol Codes -
Facts
Did you know...
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☺ |
Symbol Codes
Fact 1: The hash (#) sign commonly used in social
networking can be obtained by entering ALT + 35 |
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☺ |
Symbol Codes
Fact 2: Want to confuse your friends or looking for
a simple practical joke? Try entering the following key
combination to turn the screen on its side! CTRL & ALT &
Side arrow (ensure num lock is switched off and to
return to normal enter CTRL & ALT & Up arrow) |
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☺ |
Symbol Codes
Fact 3: 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 |
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☺ |
Symbol Codes
Fact 4: If you hold down the SHIFT key when
inserting a cd into your drive, it stops the autoplay
functionality |
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☺ |
Symbol Codes
Fact 5: The F5 key is useful for quickly
refreshing/reloading the screen |
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☺ |
Symbol Codes
Fact 6: The AT or @ sign can be added by
entering ALT + 64 |
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☺ |
Symbol Codes
Fact 7: ASCII art is the term commonly given to
pictures created using keyboard letters and symbols |
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☺ |
Symbol Codes
Fact 8: The copyright symbol can be added to your
documents using the ALT code 0169 |
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☺ |
Symbol Codes
Fact 9:
The HTML for the registered trademark symbol is ® |
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☺ |
Symbol Codes
Fact 10: On a standard UK keyboard, the Euro
currency symbol (€) can be obtained by pressing
the ALTGR key and the number 4 |
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☺ |
Symbol Codes
Fact 11: 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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☺ |
Symbol Codes Fact 12: Did you know on laptops and keyboards without a separate
numeric keypad, the Fn key works the same way as the ALT
key?
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☺ |
Symbol Codes
Fact 13: On a standard American qwerty keyboard the #
symbol can be found above the number 3 |
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☺ |
Symbol Codes
Fact 14: The > sign is commonly referred to as
greater than but is also referred to as angle brackets |
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☺ |
Symbol Codes
Fact 15: The Querty keyboard is the most widely used
keyboard layout used throughout the world |
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Symbol Codes
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