Alt code
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Onpersonal computerswith numeric keypads that useMicrosoftoperating systems,such asWindows,manycharactersthat do not have a dedicated key combination on thekeyboardmay nevertheless be entered using theAlt code(theAlt numpad input method). This is done by pressing and holding theAltkey, then typing a number on the keyboard'snumeric keypadthat identifies the character and then releasingAlt.[1]
MS-DOS
[edit]OnIBM PC compatiblepersonal computersfrom the 1980s, theBIOSallowed the user to hold down theAltkey and type a decimal number on the keypad. It would place the corresponding code into the keyboard buffer so that it would look (almost) as if the code had been entered by a single keystroke. Applications reading keystrokes from the BIOS would behave according to what action they associate with that code. Some would interpret the code as a command, but often it would be interpreted as an 8-bit character from the currentcode pagethat was inserted into the text the user was typing. On the originalIBM PCthe code page wasCP437.
Some Eastern European, Arabic and Asian computers used other hardwarecode pages,and MS-DOS was able to switch between them at runtime with commands likeKEYB
,CHCP
orMODE
.This causes the Alt combinations to produce different characters (as well as changing the display of any previously-entered text in the same manner). A common choice in locales using variants of the Latin alphabet wasCP850,which provided more Latin character variants. (There were, however, many more code pages; for a more complete list, seecode page).
PC keyboards designed for non-English use included other methods of inserting these characters, such as nationalkeyboard layouts,theAltGr keyordead keys,but the Alt key was the only method of inserting some characters, and the only method that was the same on all machines, so it remained very popular.[where?][clarification needed]This input method is emulated by many pieces of software (such as later versions of MS-DOS and Windows) that do not use the BIOS keyboard decoding.
In the ASCII standard, the numbers 0-31 and 127 are assigned tocontrol characters,for instance,code point7 is typed byCtrl+G.While some (most?) applications would insert abulletcharacter•(code point 7 oncode page 437), some would treat this identical toCtrl+Gwhich often was a command for the program.[citation needed]
Windows
[edit]The Alt codes had become so well known and memorized by users that Microsoft decided to preserve them inMicrosoft Windows,even though the OS features a newer and different set of code pages, such asCP1252.Windows includes the following processing algorithm for Alt code, which supports both methods:
- The familiar Alt+### combination (where ### is from 0 to 255) retains the oldMS-DOSbehavior, i.e., generates characters from the legacy code pages now called "OEM code pages."For instance, the combinationAlt+163would result inú(Latin letter u withacute accent) which is at 163 in the OEM code page of CP437 or CP850.[2]This did not work for characters not in the Windows Code Page (such as box-drawing characters).
- The new Alt+0### combination (which prefixes a zero to each Alt code), produces characters from the newer "Windows code pages."[a]For example,Alt+0163yields the character£(symbol for thepound sterling) which is at 163 in CP1252.[2][b]
Unicode
[edit]Later versions of Windows and applications such as Microsoft Word supported Unicode. As Unicode included all the characters in the MSDOS code pages, this had the immediate benefit that all the old MSDOS Alt combinations worked, not just the ones that existed in the Windows Code Page.
In the IBM PC Bios typing an Alt code greater than 255 produced the same as that numbermodulo256.[3]Some applications retained this behavior, while others (in particular applications using the WindowsRichEditcontrol, such asWordPadandPSPad) made numbers from 256 to 65,535 produce the corresponding Unicode character.[4]For instance,Alt+9731in WordPad produces theU+2603☃SNOWMAN.If the Windows Code Page was set to CP1252 then all Unicode characters exceptcontrol characterscould be typed this way.
Alternatives
[edit]Because most Unicode documentation and character tables show the code points inhex,not decimal, a variation of Alt codes was developed to allow the typing of numbers in hex (using the main keyboard forA–F). To enable it, a user must set or create a string type (REG_SZ
) value calledEnableHexNumpad
in theregistrykeyHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Input Method
,assign the value data1
to it, and then reboot or log out/in. A leading+then indicates hex input, for exampleAlt++11Bwill produceě(e withcaron).
There are manyother waysof typing arbitrary Unicode characters, such as theCharacter Maputility.
Other operating systems
[edit]The Alt key method does not work onChromeOS,macOS,Linuxor otheroperating systemsand there is no evidence of interest in replicating it. However, numeric entry of Unicode characters is possible in mostUnixorUnix-likeOSs by pressing and releasingCtrl+⇧ Shift+U,and typing the hex number followed by the space bar or enter key. For example,
- For theregistered trademark symbol®,typeCtrl+⇧ Shift+U,AE,↵ Enter.
- For theno entry sign⛔,typeCtrl+⇧ Shift+U,221E,↵ Enter.
Limitations
[edit]IfNum lockis disabled, attempting an Alt code may cause unexpected results in some applications, due to the controls used on the same key. For example,Alt+4can be taken asAlt+←,causing a web browser to go back one page.
List of codes
[edit]Unicode | CP437 | CP850 | CP1252 | Unicode name | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
U+00A0 | 255 | 0160 | NO-BREAK SPACE | ||
¡ | U+00A1 | 173 | 0161 | INVERTED EXCLAMATION MARK | |
¢ | U+00A2 | 155 | 189 | 0162 | CENT SIGN |
£ | U+00A3 | 156 | 0163 | POUND SIGN | |
¤ | U+00A4 | 207 | 0164 | CURRENCY SIGN | |
¥ | U+00A5 | 157 | 190 | 0165 | YEN SIGN |
¦ | U+00A6 | 221 | 0166 | BROKEN BAR | |
§ | U+00A7 | 21 | 245 | 0167 | SECTION SIGN |
¨ | U+00A8 | 249 | 0168 | DIAERESIS | |
© | U+00A9 | 184 | 0169 | COPYRIGHT SIGN | |
ª | U+00AA | 166 | 0170 | FEMININE ORDINAL INDICATOR | |
« | U+00AB | 174 | 0171 | LEFT-POINTING DOUBLE ANGLE QUOTATION MARK | |
¬ | U+00AC | 170 | 0172 | NOT SIGN | |
[c] | U+00AD | 240 | 0173 | SOFT HYPHEN | |
® | U+00AE | 169 | 0174 | REGISTERED SIGN | |
¯ | U+00AF | 238 | 0175 | MACRON | |
° | U+00B0 | 248 | 0176 | DEGREE SIGN | |
± | U+00B1 | 241 | 0177 | PLUS-MINUS SIGN | |
2 | U+00B2 | 253 | 0178 | SUPERSCRIPT TWO | |
3 | U+00B3 | 252 | 0179 | SUPERSCRIPT THREE | |
´ | U+00B4 | 239 | 0180 | ACUTE ACCENT | |
μ | U+00B5 | 230 | 0181 | MICRO SIGN | |
¶ | U+00B6 | 20 | 244 | 0182 | PILCROW SIGN |
· | U+00B7 | 250 | 0183 | MIDDLE DOT | |
¸ | U+00B8 | 247 | 0184 | CEDILLA | |
1 | U+00B9 | 251 | 0185 | SUPERSCRIPT ONE | |
º | U+00BA | 167 | 0186 | MASCULINE ORDINAL INDICATOR | |
» | U+00BB | 175 | 0187 | RIGHT-POINTING DOUBLE ANGLE QUOTATION MARK | |
1⁄4 | U+00BC | 172 | 0188 | VULGAR FRACTION ONE QUARTER | |
1⁄2 | U+00BD | 171 | 0189 | VULGAR FRACTION ONE HALF | |
3⁄4 | U+00BE | 243 | 0190 | VULGAR FRACTION THREE QUARTERS | |
¿ | U+00BF | 168 | 0191 | INVERTED QUESTION MARK | |
À | U+00C0 | 183 | 0192 | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A WITH GRAVE | |
Á | U+00C1 | 181 | 0193 | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A WITH ACUTE | |
 | U+00C2 | 182 | 0194 | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A WITH CIRCUMFLEX | |
à | U+00C3 | 199 | 0195 | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A WITH TILDE | |
Ä | U+00C4 | 142 | 0196 | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A WITH DIAERESIS | |
Å | U+00C5 | 143 | 0197 | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A WITH RING ABOVE | |
Æ | U+00C6 | 146 | 0198 | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER AE | |
Ç | U+00C7 | 128 | 0199 | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER C WITH CEDILLA | |
È | U+00C8 | 212 | 0200 | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER E WITH GRAVE | |
É | U+00C9 | 144 | 0201 | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER E WITH ACUTE | |
Ê | U+00CA | 210 | 0202 | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER E WITH CIRCUMFLEX | |
Ë | U+00CB | 211 | 0203 | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER E WITH DIAERESIS | |
Ì | U+00CC | 222 | 0204 | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER I WITH GRAVE | |
Í | U+00CD | 214 | 0205 | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER I WITH ACUTE | |
Î | U+00CE | 215 | 0206 | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER I WITH CIRCUMFLEX | |
Ï | U+00CF | 216 | 0207 | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER I WITH DIAERESIS | |
Ð | U+00D0 | 209 | 0208 | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER ETH | |
Ñ | U+00D1 | 165 | 0209 | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER N WITH TILDE | |
Ò | U+00D2 | 227 | 0210 | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER O WITH GRAVE | |
Ó | U+00D3 | 224 | 0211 | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER O WITH ACUTE | |
Ô | U+00D4 | 226 | 0212 | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER O WITH CIRCUMFLEX | |
Õ | U+00D5 | 229 | 0213 | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER O WITH TILDE | |
Ö | U+00D6 | 153 | 0214 | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER O WITH DIAERESIS | |
× | U+00D7 | 158 | 0215 | MULTIPLICATION SIGN | |
Ø | U+00D8 | 157 | 0216 | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER O WITH STROKE | |
Ù | U+00D9 | 235 | 0217 | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER U WITH GRAVE | |
Ú | U+00DA | 233 | 0218 | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER U WITH ACUTE | |
Û | U+00DB | 234 | 0219 | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER U WITH CIRCUMFLEX | |
Ü | U+00DC | 154 | 0220 | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER U WITH DIAERESIS | |
Ý | U+00DD | 237 | 0221 | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Y WITH ACUTE | |
Þ | U+00DE | 232 | 0222 | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER THORN | |
ß | U+00DF | 225 | 0223 | LATIN SMALL LETTER SHARP S | |
à | U+00E0 | 133 | 0224 | LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH GRAVE | |
á | U+00E1 | 160 | 0225 | LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH ACUTE | |
â | U+00E2 | 131 | 0226 | LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH CIRCUMFLEX | |
ã | U+00E3 | 198 | 0227 | LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH TILDE | |
ä | U+00E4 | 132 | 0228 | LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH DIAERESIS | |
å | U+00E5 | 134 | 0229 | LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH RING ABOVE | |
æ | U+00E6 | 145 | 0230 | LATIN SMALL LETTER AE | |
ç | U+00E7 | 135 | 0231 | LATIN SMALL LETTER C WITH CEDILLA | |
è | U+00E8 | 138 | 0232 | LATIN SMALL LETTER E WITH GRAVE | |
é | U+00E9 | 130 | 0233 | LATIN SMALL LETTER E WITH ACUTE | |
ê | U+00EA | 136 | 0234 | LATIN SMALL LETTER E WITH CIRCUMFLEX | |
ë | U+00EB | 137 | 0235 | LATIN SMALL LETTER E WITH DIAERESIS | |
ì | U+00EC | 141 | 0236 | LATIN SMALL LETTER I WITH GRAVE | |
í | U+00ED | 161 | 0237 | LATIN SMALL LETTER I WITH ACUTE | |
î | U+00EE | 140 | 0238 | LATIN SMALL LETTER I WITH CIRCUMFLEX | |
ï | U+00EF | 139 | 0239 | LATIN SMALL LETTER I WITH DIAERESIS | |
ð | U+00F0 | 208 | 0240 | LATIN SMALL LETTER ETH | |
ñ | U+00F1 | 164 | 0241 | LATIN SMALL LETTER N WITH TILDE | |
ò | U+00F2 | 149 | 0242 | LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH GRAVE | |
ó | U+00F3 | 162 | 0243 | LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH ACUTE | |
ô | U+00F4 | 147 | 0244 | LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH CIRCUMFLEX | |
õ | U+00F5 | 228 | 0245 | LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH TILDE | |
ö | U+00F6 | 148 | 0246 | LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH DIAERESIS | |
÷ | U+00F7 | 246 | 0247 | DIVISION SIGN | |
ø | U+00F8 | 155 | 0248 | LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH STROKE | |
ù | U+00F9 | 151 | 0249 | LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH GRAVE | |
ú | U+00FA | 163 | 0250 | LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH ACUTE | |
û | U+00FB | 150 | 0251 | LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH CIRCUMFLEX | |
ü | U+00FC | 129 | 0252 | LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH DIAERESIS | |
ý | U+00FD | 236 | 0253 | LATIN SMALL LETTER Y WITH ACUTE | |
þ | U+00FE | 231 | 0254 | LATIN SMALL LETTER THORN | |
ÿ | U+00FF | 152 | 0255 | LATIN SMALL LETTER Y WITH DIAERESIS | |
ı | U+0131 | 213 | LATIN SMALL LETTER DOTLESS I | ||
Œ | U+0152 | 0140 | LATIN CAPITAL LIGATURE OE | ||
œ | U+0153 | 0156 | LATIN SMALL LIGATURE OE | ||
Š | U+0160 | 0138 | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER S WITH CARON | ||
š | U+0161 | 0154 | LATIN SMALL LETTER S WITH CARON | ||
Ÿ | U+0178 | 0159 | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Y WITH DIAERESIS | ||
Ž | U+017D | 0142 | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Z WITH CARON | ||
ž | U+017E | 0158 | LATIN SMALL LETTER Z WITH CARON | ||
ƒ | U+0192 | 159 | 0131 | LATIN SMALL LETTER F WITH HOOK | |
ˆ | U+02C6 | 0136 | MODIFIER LETTER CIRCUMFLEX ACCENT | ||
˜ | U+02DC | 0152 | SMALL TILDE | ||
Γ | U+0393 | 226 | GREEK CAPITAL LETTER GAMMA | ||
Θ | U+0398 | 233 | GREEK CAPITAL LETTER THETA | ||
Σ | U+03A3 | 228 | GREEK CAPITAL LETTER SIGMA | ||
Φ | U+03A6 | 232 | GREEK CAPITAL LETTER PHI | ||
Ω | U+03A9 | 234 | GREEK CAPITAL LETTER OMEGA | ||
α | U+03B1 | 224 | GREEK SMALL LETTER ALPHA | ||
δ | U+03B4 | 235 | GREEK SMALL LETTER DELTA | ||
ε | U+03B5 | 238 | GREEK SMALL LETTER EPSILON | ||
π | U+03C0 | 227 | GREEK SMALL LETTER PI | ||
σ | U+03C3 | 229 | GREEK SMALL LETTER SIGMA | ||
τ | U+03C4 | 231 | GREEK SMALL LETTER TAU | ||
φ | U+03C6 | 237 | GREEK SMALL LETTER PHI | ||
– | U+2013 | 0150 | EN DASH | ||
— | U+2014 | 0151 | EM DASH | ||
‗ | U+2017 | 242 | DOUBLE LOW LINE | ||
‘ | U+2018 | 0145 | LEFT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK | ||
’ | U+2019 | 0146 | RIGHT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK | ||
‚ | U+201A | 0130 | SINGLE LOW-9 QUOTATION MARK | ||
“ | U+201C | 0147 | LEFT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK | ||
” | U+201D | 0148 | RIGHT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK | ||
„ | U+201E | 0132 | DOUBLE LOW-9 QUOTATION MARK | ||
† | U+2020 | 0134 | DAGGER | ||
‡ | U+2021 | 0135 | DOUBLE DAGGER | ||
• | U+2022 | 7 | 0149 | BULLET | |
... | U+2026 | 0133 | HORIZONTAL ELLIPSIS | ||
‰ | U+2030 | 0137 | PER MILLE SIGN | ||
‹ | U+2039 | 0139 | SINGLE LEFT-POINTING ANGLE QUOTATION MARK | ||
› | U+203A | 0155 | SINGLE RIGHT-POINTING ANGLE QUOTATION MARK | ||
‼ | U+203C | 19 | DOUBLE EXCLAMATION MARK | ||
n | U+207F | 252 | SUPERSCRIPT LATIN SMALL LETTER N | ||
₧ | U+20A7 | 158 | PESETA SIGN | ||
€ | U+20AC | 0128 | EURO SIGN | ||
™ | U+2122 | 0153 | TRADE MARK SIGN | ||
← | U+2190 | 27 | LEFTWARDS ARROW | ||
↑ | U+2191 | 24 | UPWARDS ARROW | ||
→ | U+2192 | 26 | RIGHTWARDS ARROW | ||
↓ | U+2193 | 25 | DOWNWARDS ARROW | ||
↔ | U+2194 | 29 | LEFT RIGHT ARROW | ||
↕ | U+2195 | 18 | UP DOWN ARROW | ||
↨ | U+21A8 | 23 | UP DOWN ARROW WITH BASE | ||
∙ | U+2219 | 249 | BULLET OPERATOR | ||
√ | U+221A | 251 | SQUARE ROOT | ||
∞ | U+221E | 236 | INFINITY | ||
∟ | U+221F | 28 | RIGHT ANGLE | ||
∩ | U+2229 | 239 | INTERSECTION | ||
≈ | U+2248 | 247 | ALMOST EQUAL TO | ||
≤ | U+2264 | 243 | LESS-THAN OR EQUAL TO | ||
≡ | U+2261 | 240 | IDENTICAL TO | ||
≥ | U+2265 | 242 | GREATER-THAN OR EQUAL TO | ||
⌂ | U+2302 | 127 | HOUSE | ||
⌐ | U+2310 | 169 | REVERSED NOT SIGN | ||
⌠ | U+2320 | 244 | TOP HALF INTEGRAL | ||
⌡ | U+2321 | 245 | BOTTOM HALF INTEGRAL | ||
─ | U+2500 | 196 | BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT HORIZONTAL | ||
│ | U+2502 | 179 | BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT VERTICAL | ||
┌ | U+250C | 218 | BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT DOWN AND RIGHT | ||
┐ | U+2510 | 191 | BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT DOWN AND LEFT | ||
└ | U+2514 | 192 | BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT UP AND RIGHT | ||
┘ | U+2518 | 217 | BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT UP AND LEFT | ||
├ | U+251C | 195 | BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT VERTICAL AND RIGHT | ||
┤ | U+2524 | 180 | BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT VERTICAL AND LEFT | ||
┬ | U+252C | 194 | BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT DOWN AND HORIZONTAL | ||
┴ | U+2534 | 193 | BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT UP AND HORIZONTAL | ||
┼ | U+253C | 197 | BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL | ||
═ | U+2550 | 205 | BOX DRAWINGS DOUBLE HORIZONTAL | ||
║ | U+2551 | 186 | BOX DRAWINGS DOUBLE VERTICAL | ||
╒ | U+2552 | 213 | BOX DRAWINGS DOWN SINGLE AND RIGHT DOUBLE | ||
╓ | U+2553 | 214 | BOX DRAWINGS DOWN DOUBLE AND RIGHT SINGLE | ||
╔ | U+2554 | 201 | BOX DRAWINGS DOUBLE DOWN AND RIGHT | ||
╕ | U+2555 | 184 | BOX DRAWINGS DOWN SINGLE AND LEFT DOUBLE | ||
╖ | U+2556 | 183 | BOX DRAWINGS DOWN DOUBLE AND LEFT SINGLE | ||
╗ | U+2557 | 187 | BOX DRAWINGS DOUBLE DOWN AND LEFT | ||
╘ | U+2558 | 212 | BOX DRAWINGS UP SINGLE AND RIGHT DOUBLE | ||
╙ | U+2559 | 211 | BOX DRAWINGS UP DOUBLE AND RIGHT SINGLE | ||
╚ | U+255A | 200 | BOX DRAWINGS DOUBLE UP AND RIGHT | ||
╛ | U+255B | 190 | BOX DRAWINGS UP SINGLE AND LEFT DOUBLE | ||
╜ | U+255C | 189 | BOX DRAWINGS UP DOUBLE AND LEFT SINGLE | ||
╝ | U+255D | 188 | BOX DRAWINGS DOUBLE UP AND LEFT | ||
╞ | U+255E | 198 | BOX DRAWINGS VERTICAL SINGLE AND RIGHT DOUBLE | ||
╟ | U+255F | 199 | BOX DRAWINGS VERTICAL DOUBLE AND RIGHT SINGLE | ||
╠ | U+2560 | 204 | BOX DRAWINGS DOUBLE VERTICAL AND RIGHT | ||
╢ | U+2562 | 182 | BOX DRAWINGS VERTICAL DOUBLE AND LEFT SINGLE | ||
╣ | U+2563 | 185 | BOX DRAWINGS DOUBLE VERTICAL AND LEFT | ||
╤ | U+2564 | 209 | BOX DRAWINGS DOWN SINGLE AND HORIZONTAL DOUBLE | ||
╥ | U+2565 | 210 | BOX DRAWINGS DOWN DOUBLE AND HORIZONTAL SINGLE | ||
╦ | U+2566 | 203 | BOX DRAWINGS DOUBLE DOWN AND HORIZONTAL | ||
╧ | U+2567 | 207 | BOX DRAWINGS UP SINGLE AND HORIZONTAL DOUBLE | ||
╨ | U+2568 | 208 | BOX DRAWINGS UP DOUBLE AND HORIZONTAL SINGLE | ||
╩ | U+2569 | 202 | BOX DRAWINGS DOUBLE UP AND HORIZONTAL | ||
╪ | U+256A | 216 | BOX DRAWINGS VERTICAL SINGLE AND HORIZONTAL DOUBLE | ||
╫ | U+256B | 215 | BOX DRAWINGS VERTICAL DOUBLE AND HORIZONTAL SINGLE | ||
╬ | U+256C | 206 | BOX DRAWINGS DOUBLE VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL | ||
▀ | U+2580 | 223 | UPPER HALF BLOCK | ||
▄ | U+2584 | 220 | LOWER HALF BLOCK | ||
█ | U+2588 | 219 | FULL BLOCK | ||
▌ | U+258C | 221 | LEFT HALF BLOCK | ||
▐ | U+2590 | 222 | RIGHT HALF BLOCK | ||
░ | U+2591 | 176 | LIGHT SHADE | ||
▒ | U+2592 | 177 | MEDIUM SHADE | ||
▓ | U+2593 | 178 | DARK SHADE | ||
■ | U+25A0 | 254 | BLACK SQUARE | ||
▬ | U+25AC | 22 | BLACK RECTANGLE | ||
▲ | U+25B2 | 30 | BLACK UP-POINTING TRIANGLE | ||
► | U+25BA | 16 | BLACK RIGHT-POINTING POINTER | ||
▼ | U+25BC | 31 | BLACK DOWN-POINTING TRIANGLE | ||
◄ | U+25C4 | 17 | BLACK LEFT-POINTING POINTER | ||
○ | U+25CB | 9 | WHITE CIRCLE | ||
◘ | U+25D8 | 8 | INVERSE BULLET | ||
◙ | U+25D9 | 10 | INVERSE WHITE CIRCLE | ||
☺ | U+263A | 1 | WHITE SMILING FACE | ||
☻ | U+263B | 2 | BLACK SMILING FACE | ||
☼ | U+263C | 15 | WHITE SUN WITH RAYS | ||
♀ | U+2640 | 12 | FEMALE SIGN | ||
♂ | U+2642 | 11 | MALE SIGN | ||
♠ | U+2660 | 6 | BLACK SPADE SUIT | ||
♣ | U+2663 | 5 | BLACK CLUB SUIT | ||
♥ | U+2665 | 3 | BLACK HEART SUIT | ||
♦ | U+2666 | 4 | BLACK DIAMOND SUIT | ||
♪ | U+266A | 13 | EIGHTH NOTE | ||
♫ | U+266B | 14 | BEAMED EIGHTH NOTES |
See also
[edit]- Combining character
- Compose keyfor other operating systems
- Keyboard layout
- List of Unicode characters
- Numeric character reference
Notes
[edit]- ^Microsoft initially referred to them as "ANSI" code pages, but later acknowledged that this as a misnomer.
- ^But if the user has, for, example, the code pageCP1253(Cyrillic) in use, where the symbol at codepoint 163 isJe (Cyrillic)(Ј), it is this and not £ that will be displayed.
- ^Only visible at a line break that falls between syllables of a word, where it appears as a hyphen-minus,-.
References
[edit]- ^"Alt Codes List of Alt Key Codes Symbols".www.alt-codes.net.Retrieved2022-02-23.
- ^ab"To input characters that are not on your keyboard".Microsoft.2016-07-22. Archived fromthe originalon 2016-07-22.Retrieved2022-12-30.
- ^Chen, Raymond (2 July 2024)."The history of Alt+number sequences, and why Alt+9731 sometimes gives you a heart and sometimes a snowman".The Old New Thing.Microsoft.
- ^Walker, Jim; et al. (27 April 2022)."About Rich Edit Controls".Windows App Development.Microsoft – viaMicrosoft Learn.