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Keyboard symbols keyboard shortcuts

By Zeynel Abidin Öztürk ~ ~ in Shortcuts

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How can you type the symbols that generally aren't visible on keyboard? A simple way is holding the Alt key and typing the number for the symbol. You'll find these Alt shortcuts below. Note: On Windows, you can always use Character Map tool to type various symbols and letters you can't find here..

First, ensure Num Lock is pressed on your keyboard. To type these symbols, hold Alt key, then type the number with numpad. The character will appear after you release Alt key.
Alt + 36	(Dollar sign)
Alt + 0169	© (copyright sign)
Alt + 0174	® (registered sign)
Alt + 0153	™ (trade mark sign)
Alt + 0137	‰ (per mille sign)
Alt + 21	§ (section sign)
Alt + 0151	— (em dash)
Alt + 0150	œ (a letter)
Alt + 0140	Œ (a letter)
Alt + 145	æ
Alt + 146	Æ
↑ Shift + `	~ (tilde)
or Alt + 126
For typing special letters in popular languages, you may refer to this list.

Alt + 1	☺ (smiley symobl)
Alt + 2	☻ (smiley symobl)
Alt + 3	♥ (heart symbol)
Alt + 13	♪ (note symbol)
Alt + 14	♫ (beamed eighth note symbol)
For more symbols, take a look at this web site.

Alt + 0247	÷
Alt + 0215	×
Alt + 171	½ (fraction one half sign)
Alt + 172	¼ (fraction one quarter sign)
Alt + 248	° (degree symbol)
Alt + 157	Ø (diameter symbol)
Alt + 253	²
Alt + 0179	³