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This page list codes for accented letters and other characters. In order to use these codes, your computer should have a separate numeric keypad on the right. If it does not, then another method of inputting accents is recommended.

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For information on how to type the codes, please read the detailed instructions.

1. Letters with Accents – (e.g.ó, ò, ñ)
2. Other Foreign Characters – (e.g. ç, ¿, ß)
3. Currency Symbols – (e.g. ¢, £, ¥)
4. Math Symbols – (e.g. ±, °, ÷)
5. Other Punctuation – (e.g. &, ©, §)
6. Using the Codes
7. Other Accents and Symbols: Character Map Other Page
8. Non-Numeric Accent Codes: Activate International Keyboard Other Page
9. Links to Other References

Letters with Accents

This list is focused on Western European languages. See the individual Language pages for additional codes.

Windows Alt Codes for Accented Vowels

Accent	A	E	I	O	U	Y
Grave Capital	À 0192	È 0200	Ì 0204	Ò 0210	Ù 0217	—
Grave Lower Case	à 0224	è 0232	ì 0236	ò 0242	ù 0249	—
Acute Capital	Á 0193	É 0201	Í 0205	Ó 0211	Ú 0218	Ý 0221
Acute Lower Case	á 0225	é 0233	í 0237	ó 0243	ú 0250	ý 0253
Circumflex Capital	 0194	Ê 0202	Î 0206	Ô 0212	Û 0219	—
Circumflex Lower Case	â 0226	ê 0234	î 0238	ô 0244	û 0251	—
Tilde Capital	à 0195	—	Ñ 0209	Õ 0213	—	—
Tilde Lower Case	ã 0227	—	ñ 0241	õ 0245	—	—
Umlaut Capital	Ä 0196	Ë 0203	Ï 0207	Ö 0214	Ü 0220	Ÿ 0159
Umlaut Lower Case	ä 0228	ë 0235	ï 0239	ö 0246	ü 0252	ÿ 0255

Example

To input the acute a á (0225), hold down the ALT key, type 0225 on the numeric keypad, then release the ALT key.

If you are having problems inputting these codes, please review the instructions for using the codes at the bottom of this Web page.

Additional Codes

See the Specific Language Page for additional codes for accented characters. Note that codes may only work in Microsoft Office.

Other Foreign Characters

Windows Alt Codes for Foreign Characters

SYMBOL	NAME	CODE NUMBER
¡	Upside-down exclamation mark	0161
¿	Upside-down question mark	0191
Ç, ç	French C cedille (caps/lowecase)	01990231
Œ,œ	O-E ligature (caps/lowecase)	01400156
ß	German Sharp/Double S	0223
º, ª	Masculine Ordinal Number (Span/Ital/Portuguese) Feminine Ordinal Number	01860170
Ø,ø	Nordic O slash (caps/lowecase)	0216 0248
Å,å	Nordic A ring (caps/lowecase), Angstrom sign	01970229
Æ, æ	A-E ligature (caps/lowecase)	0198 0230
Þ, þ	Icelandic/Old English Thorn (caps/lowecase) See other Old English Characters	02220254
Ð, ð	Icelandic/Old English Eth (caps/lowecase)	02080240
« »	Spanish/French angle quotation marks	01710187
‹ ›	Spanish/French angle single quotation marks	01390155
Š š	Czech S hachek (S Caron) (caps/lowercase) See other Czech Characters	01380154
Ž ž	Czech Z hachek (Z Caron) (caps/lowercase)	01420158

Currency Symbols

Windows Alt Code for Currency Symbols

SYMBOL	NAME	CODE NUMBER
¢	Cent sign	0162
£	British Pound	0163
€	Euro currency	0128
¥	Japanese Yen	0165
ƒ	Dutch Florin	0131
¤	Generic currency symbol	0164

Math Symbols

Windows Alt Codes for Math Symbols

SYMBOL	NAME	CODE NUMBER
÷	Division sign	0247
°	Degree symbol	0176
¬	Not symbol	0172
±	Plus/minus	0177
µ	Micro	0181
‰	Per Mille (1/1000th)	0137

Fractions

These codes produce fractions which are spaced on one line.

Windows Alt Codes – Fractions

SYMBOL	NAME	CODE NUMBER
¼	Fraction 1/4	0188
½	Fraction 1/2	0189
¾	Fraction 3/4	0190

Superscript and Subscript

Check these references for other methods to implement superscript/subscript and extra fractions

• Superscript/Subscript in Microsoft Word
• Superscript/Subscript in HTML and CSS

Additional Math Codes

See the Unicode Math Chart for additional codes for math symbols. Note that they only work in Microsoft Office and that you should use the non-Hex code. For instance an entry &‌#8731; for the cube root symbol (∛) would correspond to ALT+8731 in Word.

Other Punctuation

These incude copyright symbols and special section marks.

Windows Alt Codes for Punctuation

SYMBOL	NAME	CODE NUMBER
©	Copyright symbol	0169
®	Registered symbol	0174
™	Trademark	0153
•	List Dot	0149
§	Section Symbol	0167
†	Dagger	0134
‡	Double Dagger	0135
–	en-dash	0150
—	em-dash	0151
¶	Paragraph Symbol (Pilcrow)	0182

Using the Codes

Windows assigns a numeric code to different accented letters, other foreign characters and special mathematical symbols. For instance the code for lower case á is 0225, and the code for capital Á is 0193. The ALT key input is used to manually insert these letters and symbols by calling the numeric code assigned to them.

To Use the Codes

1. Place your cursor in the location where you wish to insert a special character.
2. Activate the numeric key pad on the right of the keyboard by pressing Num Lock (upper right of keyboard). The Num Lock light on the keyboard will indicate that the numeric key pad is on. NOTE: You must use the numeric key pad; if you use the number keys on the top of the keyboard, the characters will not appear. If you are on a laptop or computer without a separate numeric keypad one of the other methods is recommended.
3. While pressing down the ALT key, type the four-digit code on the numeric key pad at the right edge of the keyboard. The codes are "case sensitive." For instance, the code for lower-case á is ALT+0225, but capital Á is ALT+0193. NOTE: If you have the International keyboard activated, you will only be able to input codes with the ALT key on the left side of the keyboard.
4. Release the ALT key. The character will appear when the ALT key is released. NOTE: You must include the initial zero in the code. For example to insert á (0225) you must type ALT+0225, NOT ALT+225.

Links to External Reference Pages

• Washington State University
• Starr.Net
• Andrè Moreau
• ALT Codes for Foreign Language Letters with Accents (Useful Shortcuts.Com)

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