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 the 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 the Character Map tool to type various symbols and letters you can't find here.

Keyboard symbols

Zeynel Abidin Öztürk - - Shortcuts

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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.
2	Alt + 36	(Dollar sign)
-1	Alt + 0169	© (copyright sign)
7	Alt + 0174	® (registered sign)
4	Alt + 0153	™ (trademark sign)
1	Alt + 0137	‰ (per mille sign)
5	Alt + 21	§ (section sign)
-2	Alt + 0151	— (em dash)
-1	Alt + 0150	œ (a letter)
-1	Alt + 0140	Œ (a letter)
0	Alt + 145	æ
0	Alt + 146	Æ
1	↑ Shift + `	~ (tilde)
-4	or Alt + 126
For typing special letters in popular languages, you may refer to this list.

0	Alt + 1	☺ (smiley symbol)
1	Alt + 2	☻ (smiley symbol)
0	Alt + 3	♥ (heart symbol)
1	Alt + 13	♪ (note symbol)
-4	Alt + 14	♫ (beamed eighth note symbol)
For more symbols, take a look at this web site.

2	Alt + 0247	÷
0	Alt + 0215	×
1	Alt + 171	½ (fraction one half sign)
1	Alt + 172	¼ (fraction one quarter sign)
3	Alt + 248	° (degree symbol)
2	Alt + 157	Ø (diameter symbol)
1	Alt + 253	²
-9	Alt + 0179	³

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Charlene says: 16 months ago 1/28/2021 3:57 PM
I am trying to use a forward slash, it is coming up as... é , when i hit the shift key it is... É , how do i get the forward slash or the question mark on the key itself to type instead of the é that is currently coming upÉ

Zeynel Abidin Öztürk Admin says in reply to defkey.com : 16 months ago 1/28/2021 5:59 PM
You're welcome. In my use, the keyboard shortcut Alt + Shift causes accidental change of keyboard layout from time to time.

Guest says in reply to Charlene : 16 months ago 1/28/2021 5:44 PM
i just went to English US and i think that fixed it thank you!

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Guest says in reply to Charlene : 16 months ago 1/28/2021 5:43 PM
i think i have french on..

Zeynel Abidin Öztürk Admin says in reply to defkey.com : 16 months ago 1/28/2021 4:22 PM
Are you sure Windows is on the correct keyboard layout (it's on on the bottom right of the screen, left to the date-time).

As a workaround, if you have a Num Pad on the keyboard, you can put a forward slash from there too.

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CMULL says: 2 years ago 3/11/2020 10:04 AM
I want to tie learning to key event for memory purposes.

krish says: 2 years ago 2/26/2020 3:27 PM
excellent!

mainn123 says: 2 years ago 2/3/2020 3:28 PM
i wonder how to make a emoji on linux

Onos'P says: 3 years ago 12/10/2018 2:07 PM
usually i don't have any. so i really want to learn

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