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Alt Codes
Here, I will discuss everything about Alt Key Codes, how to use them, and provide a complete list of Alt symbols and codes that you can use.
So, let’s get started…
What are the Alt Codes?
Alt Codes are keyboard shortcuts to type special characters and symbols that don’t have a dedicated key on your keyboard. It uses the Alt Numpad Input method developed by Microsoft Windows.
Previously, there were only three-digit OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) codes.
But, as these codes started gaining popularity, Microsoft has decided to keep them and introduced a new set of Alt Codes, which is known as ANSI (American National Standards Institute) codes. Later, it has been changed to Windows Codes. This new set of ANSI codes are four-digit codes preceding with “0”.
How Many Alt Codes Are There?
In general, there are 256 alt codes. However, I have found 377+ alt keyboard shortcuts that work fine on Windows PC and Laptop.
How to Use Alt Key Codes to Type Alt Symbols?
Typing Alt Symbols using Alt character codes is very simple.
Steps to use Alt codes –
- Press and hold the left Alt key.
- Type the Alt code of the symbol you want.
- Release the Alt key, and you will get the symbol you want.
For example, I want to type the lowercase Delta symbol, and 235 is the alt code.
For this, what I need to do is press the left Alt key and type 235, release the alt key, and you will get the lowercase delta sign (δ).
Key Notes:
- Use the left Alt key only
- Use only the numeric keypad (If your keyboard doesn’t have the numeric keypad on the right side, then you need an external keyboard. Windows on-screen keyboard (Windows Key + Ctrl + O) will not work.)
- The Numlock key should be on.
A Complete List of Alt Codes for Windows
Below I have compiled a list of different Alt Windows Codes that includes –
Let’s check out each one by one –
1) Accents Alt Codes
Here is the list of English accents and alphabets with alt key codes –
| Alt Codes | Symbols | Descriptions |
| ALT 0192 | À | A grave |
| ALT 0193 | Á | A acute |
| ALT 0194 | Â | A circumflex |
| ALT 0195 | Ã | A tilde |
| ALT 0196 or ALT 142 | Ä | A umlaut |
| ALT 0224 or ALT 133 | à | a grave |
| ALT 0225 or ALT 160 | á | a acute |
| ALT 0226 or ALT 131 | â | a circumflex |
| ALT 0227 | ã | a tilde |
| ALT 0228 or ALT 132 | ä | a umlaut |
| ALT 65 | A | – |
| ALT 97 | a | – |
| ALT 66 | B | – |
| ALT 98 | b | – |
| ALT 0199 | Ç | C cedilla |
| ALT 0231 | ç | c cedilla |
| ALT 67 | C | – |
| ALT 99 | c | – |
| ALT 68 | D | – |
| ALT 100 | d | – |
| ALT 0200 | È | E grave |
| ALT 0201 | É | E acute |
| ALT 0202 | Ê | E circumflex |
| ALT 0203 | Ë | E umlaut |
| ALT 0232 or ALT 138 | è | e grave |
| ALT 0233 or ALT 130 | é | e acute |
| ALT 0234 or ALT 136 | ê | e circumflex |
| ALT 0235 or ALT 137 | ë | e umlaut |
| ALT 69 | E | – |
| ALT 101 | e | – |
| ALT 70 | F | – |
| ALT 102 | f | – |
| ALT 71 | G | – |
| ALT 103 | g | – |
| ALT 72 | H | – |
| ALT 104 | h | – |
| ALT 0204 or ALT 141 | Ì | I grave |
| ALT 0205 or ALT 161 | Í | I acute |
| ALT 0206 or ALT 140 | Î | I circumflex |
| ALT 0207 or ALT 139 | Ï | I umlaut |
| ALT 0236 | ì | i grave |
| ALT 0237 | í | i acute |
| ALT 0238 | î | i circumflex |
| ALT 0239 | ï | i umlaut |
| ALT 73 | I | – |
| ALT 105 | i | – |
| ALT 74 | J | – |
| ALT 106 | j | – |
| ALT 75 | K | – |
| ALT 107 | k | – |
| ALT 76 | L | – |
| ALT 108 | l | – |
| ALT 77 | M | – |
| ALT 109 | m | – |
| ALT 165 | Ñ | N tilde |
| ALT 164 | ñ | n tilde |
| ALT 78 | N | – |
| ALT 110 | n | – |
| ALT 0210 | Ò | O grave |
| ALT 0211 | Ó | O acute |
| ALT 0212 | Ô | O circumflex |
| ALT 0213 | Õ | O tilde |
| ALT 0214 or ALT 153 | Ö | O umlaut |
| ALT 0242 or ALT 149 | ò | o grave |
| ALT 0243 or ALT 162 | ó | o acute |
| ALT 0244 or ALT 147 | ô | o circumflex |
| ALT 0245 | õ | o tilde |
| ALT 0246 or ALT 148 | ö | o umlaut |
| ALT 69 | O | – |
| ALT 111 | o | – |
| ALT 80 | P | – |
| ALT 112 | p | – |
| ALT 81 | Q | – |
| ALT 113 | q | – |
| ALT 82 | R | – |
| ALT 114 | r | – |
| ALT 0138 | Š | S caron |
| ALT 0154 | š | s caron |
| ALT 83 | S | – |
| ALT 114 | s | – |
| ALT 84 | T | – |
| ALT 116 | t | – |
| ALT 0218 | Ú | U acute |
| ALT 0219 | Û | U circumflex |
| ALT 0220 or ALT 154 | Ü | U umlaut |
| ALT 0217 | Ù | U grave |
| ALT 0249 or ALT 151 | ù | u grave |
| ALT 0250 or ALT 163 | ú | u acute |
| ALT 0251 or ALT 150 | û | u circumflex |
| ALT 0252 or ALT 129 | ü | u umlaut |
| ALT 85 | U | – |
| ALT 117 | u | – |
| ALT 86 | V | – |
| ALT 118 | v | – |
| ALT 87 | W | – |
| ALT 119 | w | – |
| ALT 88 | X | – |
| ALT 120 | x | – |
| ALT 0221 | Ý | Y acute |
| ALT 0159 | Ÿ | Y umlaut |
| ALT 0253 | ý | y acute |
| ALT 0255 or ALT 152 | ÿ | y umlaut |
| ALT 89 | Y | – |
| ALT 121 | y | – |
| ALT 0142 | Ž | Z caron |
| ALT 0158 | ž | z caron |
| ALT 90 | Z | – |
| ALT 122 | z | – |
2) Currency Symbols with Alt Keyboard Shortcuts
As per the standard of ISO Country Codes, there are 249 countries in the world and 164 national currencies. Here I have provided the list of Currency Alt Codes for some of the popular currencies in the world.
| Alt Codes | Symbols | Symbol Name |
| ALT 36 or ALT 0036 | $ | US Dollar Sign |
| ALT 155 or ALT 0162 | ¢ | Cent Sign |
| ALT 156 or ALT 0163 | £ | Pound Sign |
| ALT 0164 | ¤ | Currency sign |
| ALT 157 or ALT 0165 | ¥ | Japanese Yen |
| ALT 402 | ƒ | Florin currency symbol (Netherlands) |
| ALT 1423 | ֏ | Armenian dram sign |
| ALT 1547 | ؋ | Afghani sign |
| ALT 2046 | ߾ | Nko dorome sign |
| ALT 2047 | ߿ | Nko taman sign |
| ALT 3647 | ฿ | Thai currency symbol baht |
| ALT 6107 | ៛ | Khmer currency symbol riel |
| ALT 0128 | € | Euro |
| ALT 158 | ₧ | Peseta |
| ALT 13136 | ㍐ | Square Yuan |
| ALT 65284 | ＄ | Fullwidth dollar sign |
| ALT 65504 | ￠ | Fullwidth cent sign |
| ALT 65505 | £ | Fullwidth pound sign |
| ALT 65509 | ￥ | Fullwidth yen sign |
| ALT 8377 | ₹ | Indian Rupee Sign |
3) Math Symbols with Alt Codes
You frequently need to use mathematical formulas or equations while writing mathematics books, journals, and lessons using MS office programs or any other windows application. And thus, knowing Alt keyboard codes for Math symbols would make it very easy for you.
Here is the list of mathematical Alt operators for basic operarions, Pers, bracketing, degree of accuracy, fractions, equality, inequality, powers, trigonometric, integral, and general signs.
| ALT Codes | Symbols | Symbol Name |
| ALT 48 – 57 | 0-9 | Zero to nine numbers |
| ALT 43 | + | Plus Sign |
| ALT 45 | – | Minus Sign |
| ALT 0215 | × | Multiplication Sign |
| ALT 0247 | ÷ | Obelus / Division ign |
| ALT 37 | % | Percentage Sign |
| ALT 0137 | ‰ | Per mille (per thousand) |
| ALT 40 | ( | Open Bracket |
| ALT 41 | ) | Close Bracked |
| ALT 241 | ± | Plus or Minus |
| ALT 47 | / | Fraction seperator |
| ALT 0188 | ¼ | Quarter |
| ALT 0189 | ½ | Half |
| ALT 0190 | ¾ | Three quarters |
| ALT 46 | . | Decimal Point |
| ALT 240 | ≡ | Exactly Identical |
| ALT 61 | = | Equals |
| ALT 247 | ≈ | Approximately equal |
| ALT 60 | < | Less Than |
| ALT 62 | > | Greater Than |
| ALT 242 | ≥ | Greater than or equal |
| ALT 243 | ≤ | Less than or equal |
| ALT 251 | √ | Square Root |
| ALT 252 | ⁿ | Power n |
| ALT 0185 | ¹ | To the power of 1 |
| ALT 0178 | ² | Squared |
| ALT 0179 | ³ | Cubed |
| ALT 227 | π | Pi |
| ALT 248 | ° | Degree sign |
| ALT 35 | # | Number |
| ALT 236 | ∞ | Infinity |
| ALT 230 | µ | Micro |
| ALT 228 | Σ | Sum |
| ALT 239 | ∩ | – |
| ALT 244 | ⌠ | Top Half |
| ALT 245 | ⌡ | Bottom Half |
4) Alt Codes for Punctuation
Here is the complete list of alt key codes for punctuation marks including exclamatory, parenthesis, editing, qutation, abbreveation, archaic, and general punctuations.
| Alt Codes | Symbols | Symbol Name |
| ALT 33 | ! | Exclamation Mark |
| ALT 19 | ‼ | Double Exclamation |
| ALT 173 | ¡ | Inverted exclamation mark |
| ALT 63 | ? | Question Mark |
| ALT 168 | ¿ | Inverted question mark |
| ALT 91 | [ | Open Square Bracket |
| ALT 93 | ] | Close Square Bracket |
| ALT 123 | { | Open curley bracket |
| ALT 125 | } | Close curley bracket |
| ALT 28 | ∟ | Tab Marker |
| ALT 21 | § | Paragraph |
| ALT 20 | ¶ | Carriage Return |
| ALT 0134 | † | Cagger / obelos |
| ALT 0135 | ‡ | Couble dagger / diesis |
| ALT 34 | “ | Quotation Mark |
| ALT 0139 | ‹ | Left Arrow |
| ALT 0155 | › | Right Arrow |
| ALT 0145 | ‘ | Curly single open quote |
| ALT 0146 | ’ | Curly single close quote |
| ALT 0147 | “ | Curly double open quote |
| ALT 0148 | ” | Curly double close quote |
| ALT 174 | « | Quotation Mark |
| ALT 175 | » | Quotation Mark |
| ALT 0130 | ‘ | Curly single quote |
| ALT 0132 | „ | Low curly doublequote |
| ALT 39 | ‘ | Apostraphe |
| ALT 96 | ` | Angled Apostraphe |
| ALT 38 | & | Ampersand |
| ALT 64 | @ | At Symbol |
| ALT 58 | : | Colon |
| ALT 59 | ; | Semi-Colon |
| ALT 44 | , | Comma |
| ALT 46 | . | Full Stop / Period |
| ALT 32 | Space | |
| ALT 255 | Alternative Space | |
| ALT 0133 | … | Ellipsis |
| ALT 95 | _ | Underscore |
| ALT 0175 | ¯ | Overscore |
| ALT 124 | | | Bar |
| ALT 126 | ~ | Tilda/Squiggle |
| ALT 0168 | ¨ | Diaresis |
| ALT 45 | – | Dash or Hyphen |
| ALT 0151 | — | Longer Dash or Hyphen |
| ALT 22 | ▬ | Bold and Long Hyphon |
| ALT 42 | * | Asterisk |
| ALT 47 | / | Slash |
| ALT 92 | \ | Back Slash |
| ALT 166 | ª | a superscript |
| ALT 167 | º | o superscript |
| ALT 0183 | · | Interpunct |
5) Alt Codes for Greek Letters and Symbols
Here is the full list of Alt key codes for Greek letters and symbols –
| Alt Codes | Symbols | Symbol Name |
| ALT 225 | α | Alpha |
| ALT 225 | β | Beta |
| ALT 226 | Γ | Gamma |
| ALT 235 | δ | Lowercase Delta |
| ALT 238 | ε | Epsilon |
| ALT 233 | Θ | Theta |
| ALT 227 | π | Pi |
| ALT 230 | µ | Mu |
| ALT 228 | Σ | Uppercase Sigma |
| ALT 229 | σ | Lowercase sigma |
| ALT 231 | τ | Tau |
| ALT 232 | Φ | Uppercase Phi |
| ALT 237 | φ | Lowercase Phi |
| ALT 234 | Ω | Omega |
Wrapping it up…
So, above was the complete list of widely used Alt Codes. You can save it somewhere with you so that you don’t need to spend time on finding them online. It will enhance your writing experience and saves you time.
By the way above all are the Windows Alt Codes and work fine on almost all types of Microsoft Windows Applications like MS Word, MS Excel, Outlook, etc.
