Windows – Alt Key Numeric Codes
This page list codes for accented letters and other characters. You can use these codes by pressing the ALT key and the number on your numeric keypad. Your computer should have a separate numeric keypad on the right to correctly uses these codes. If youre computer does not, then another method of inputting accents is required. This article contains some, but not all possible codes.
Also, your keyboard Alt Key Numeric Codes may differ from these. You’ll just have to play around and see which ones work for you. Don’t write and tell us that some don’t work, write Penn State! Our thanks to Pennsylvania State University for providing the content for this post.
| SYMBOL | NAME | CODE NUMBER |
|---|---|---|
| ¡ | Upside-down exclamation mark | 0161 |
| ¿ | Upside-down question mark | 0191 |
| Ç, ç | French C cedille (caps/lowecase) | 0199 0231 |
| Œ,œ | O-E ligature (caps/lowecase) | 0140 0156 |
| ß | German Sharp/Double S | 0223 |
| º, ª | Masculine Ordinal Number (Span/Ital/Portuguese) Feminine Ordinal Number |
0186 0170 |
| Ø,ø | Nordic O slash (caps/lowecase) | 0216 0248 |
| Å,å | Nordic A ring (caps/lowecase), Angstrom sign | 0197 0229 |
| Æ, æ | A-E ligature (caps/lowecase) | 0198 0230 |
| Þ, þ | Icelandic/Old English Thorn (caps/lowercase) | 0222 0254 |
| Ð, ð | Icelandic/Old English Eth (caps/lowercase) See other Old English Characters |
0208 0240 |
| « » | Spanish/French angle quotation marks | 0171 0187 |
| ‹ › | Spanish/French angle single quotation marks | 0139 0155 |
| Š š | Czech S hachek (S Caron) (caps/lowercase) See other Czech Characters |
0138 0154 |
| Ž ž | Czech Z hachek (Z Caron) (caps/lowercase) See other Czech Characters |
0142 0158 |
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Windows 10 shuts off the numeric lock when you shut down or restart. There is registry fix but I am not comfortable messing with the registry. The Character Map can show all of the symbols that are available. You can use the Character Map to insert them or just write down the ones that you use on a 3X5 card to jog your memory.
Windows does not shut off the numeric keypad unless you have NUMLOCK turned on. I have 3 Windows computers (Windows 7 & Windows 10) and none of them disable the numeric keypad – so I’m not sure where you finding this information about this being a Windows problem.
Thanks for your comments.
TC
How can you use the numeric keypad if you don’t have NUMLOCK turned on?
You can’t use the Number Keypad when the Numlock key is turned on. NumLock locks the numeric keypad, or at least it does on all my computers I think that’s why they call it “Numlock” It is a lock key, like Caps Lock and Scroll Lock. Its state (on or off) affects the function of some of the keys, If you turn off Numlock and your press 1 on the numeric keypad you get 1 . It you turn on Numlock, and you press 1 on the keypad you’ll get the same function as the END key. If you have numlock turned on, the number keys have functions like left arrow, right arrow, scroll up, scroll down, etc. When you turn off Numlock the numbers on the numeric keypad are numbers…1234567890
On my Number locked pad,….. I use numbers 167 to make a percentage degree icon when typing the temps. Such as º
Here’s how : hold the ALT key down > while pressing in this order = 167º , or etc.
Since I love recipes I use this daily.