Entering characters from the keyboard alt. How to type special characters on the keyboard. Why use alt codes for letters

First: I will no longer write directly on the site, that is, online. Well, what kind of business, you write, write, accidentally pressed the wrong button (I don't even know what I pressed) and the browser showed the previous page, without breathing I go forward - and not a fig. The editor opens, but is already empty. And all from the beginning. Now I write in Notepad ++. If you don't have one yet, I recommend finding and downloading it.
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Tired of rummaging around on the web in search of codes for different symbols. Well, for example, I want to enter French quotes in Photoshop - Christmas trees. "Well, here they are." Maybe there is a way to find them in Photoshop, but I'm not a designer and I use Photoshop once a month. But I know that any character can be entered with ALT input. This is when you hold down the ALT button and press the numbers on the numeric keypad (this is a block of numbers on the right, under NumLock). Then you throw ALT, and the desired character appears at the cursor position. And then I decided to place these codes here. On that website. I will make a link from the main one and when necessary - opened the site, click on the link and here they are the codes.
I'll start with these same quotes:
alt + 0171 - “(quotes open)
alt + 0187 - "(quotes are closed)

All four digits must be entered, including zero.

Here WDH: Special symbols Html with designations and all codes (external)

full alt code table:

In the family of Windows operating systems, to enter a character missing on the keyboard into a document, press the left or right Alt key and, while holding it, type a certain number using additional numeric keypad called a Numpad; then release the (Alt) key ... Hence the name of such combinations follows: Alt codes or Alt sequences.

Try it; for example, press the left Alt and number 1 on the Numpad "e - a smiley (☺) should appear:

With the Russian keyboard layout, the combinations work only with left Alt key; in English - with both: left and right.

Relatively speaking, there are two types Alt codes: WITHOUT leading zero and With leading zero ...

Combinations without a leading zero range from 1 to 255, then are repeated; that is, Alt + 257 is the same as Alt + 1; Alt + 258 - Alt + 2 and so on (256 is sort of a border).

Basic combinations with a leading zero are in the range from 0128 to 0255 and differ mainly from combinations WITHOUT a leading zero in that in different keyboard layouts they may mean different symbols.

The tables show all the symbols available on different systems. Therefore, if you need exactly Alt codes, go through all the tables to the end. You will definitely find what you are looking for.

What is an alt code? Alt-code - these are the characters that are displayed when you press the key combination on the keyboard Alt + X, where X is a set of numbers (a specific number) on the NumPad "e. NumPAd is a block of numbers on the keyboard, usually located on the right. Alto characters on a PC with operating systems Windows are not available when using a regular keyboard. They can only be called using additional commands. We hold down the ALT button and type a number in decimal notation. I hope everything is clear here. The Alt code table will help you navigate and find the symbol you need.

Attention! Type numbers on the side Num-pad keyboard.

English layout

Russian layout

Welcome to our site again! Did you know that with the most ordinary keyboard you can enter many more characters than is drawn on it? Well, most likely you knew if you got into this article from a search. If not, then today you will find out what are alt codes and how to use them and also why they might not work.

If you only need alt code tables with all symbols, then immediately skip the article to the pictures with tables. If you want to know something else, then read the article carefully.

What are alt codes for?

Let's say you are writing some kind of work, say, in physics, and you need to write "60 degrees Celsius." If you write in MS Word, you can always find the Celsius degree symbol in special characters. But not everyone knows how to do it. And besides, the search for some rare symbols can take a lot of time.

I assure you, when you learn how to use alt codes, it will take you no more than a couple of seconds to insert the Celsius degree.

Another common situation is when a hyphen stubbornly does not want to automatically turn into a dash (lengthen). Alt codes will also help you solve the problem with the dash.

How to take advantage of these hidden symbols

Using characters that are not on the keyboard is extremely simple. You just need to hold down the left Alt on the keyboard and, in parallel, type the numeric code of the character.

For example, Alt + 1 will give you a smiley like this ☺. You can practice in the comments. PS: in text documents the emoticon will not be in color, but in black and white.

There really is one nuance here - the numbers that are located above the letters will not work. You need to click on the numbers located on the right side of the keyboard. Therefore, codes do not work for such an alt.

Alt codes of the most popular characters

Some symbols are used less often, some more often. Now we will give examples of the most frequently used symbols that it is advisable to learn by heart. The rest you can always spy on the cheat sheet if you leave this article in your bookmarks or repost it so that it remains in your sight.

Alt codes of characters that will definitely come in handy:

Alt codes of all basic characters in the table

These tables show all the basic characters that can be entered using alt codes. However, I do not presume to say that these are absolutely all symbols. There are a lot of them, and it often happens that several codes can produce the same symbol. If you haven't found something, then ask in the comments, we'll try to figure it out together.

For Russian keyboard layout only

For English keyboard layout only

Why use alt codes for letters

You, of course, noticed that in addition to all the unusual signs and symbols in the table there are also al codes of ordinary letters. These are absolutely the same letters that you enter from the keyboard, and even through a search you can find a word in which one of the letters is inserted with the Alt code.

This, perhaps, can be useful to you if some key does not work on your keyboard. This is inconvenient, but at first it can save you if there are urgent things to do.

I have not found any other useful application for such letters. If you have interesting ideas, show them in the comments.

If alt codes do not work, then ...

It means that you are doing something wrong. In principle, alt codes may not work for several reasons.

For example, you haven't read the instructions very carefully and are trying to use the numbers above the letter keys. They won't work. You only need to use the numbers on the right (numpad).

If you have a small laptop, then the keyboard on it, most likely, is stripped down. In this case, there is a small chance that you will be able to use the upper digits if you additionally hold down the key. Fn... This method did not work for me, but it is actively advised on the Internet.

Also, if your alt codes are not working correctly (it turns out the wrong character that should be), then try changing the keyboard layout (Alt + Shift).

Still very commonplace reason- check if numpad is enabled (NUM button above it).

Instead of a total

I don't even know how to summarize. Just use it to your health. You can practice right here in the comments. Let's see how much you grasped the topic. If you have any difficulties, then do not hesitate to ask for advice and help you (either me or other users). In order not to memorize all the codes, just bookmark this article in your browser.

Greetings, dear readers! Today I will show you how to type special characters on the keyboard using the Alt key. If you do not quite understand what is at stake from the title of the article, I will explain in more detail.

There are symbols that are simply not on the keyboard, but at the same time they can be used quite often (paragraph icon, arrow, suit, heart). The question immediately arises, how to write this or that character that is not on the keyboard. How to do this will be discussed in this article.

Here are examples of such symbols:

☻☺ ♣♠◘○♀♪♂☼ ↕☼↓→§

Naturally, these are not all symbols, there are many more. You can find a complete table with these symbols below.

And now I will tell you how to print these characters.

So, already from the name it is clear that we will use the Alt key! But we need other keys too!

In the picture below you can see all the keys that we need, and where they are located:

So, to print this or that character, you need to hold down the Alt key and using additional panel with numbers, type the code of the symbol we need (the symbol codes can be taken from the table below). Moreover, it is important to follow the sequence, that is, if you first press 1, and then 2, then the symbol with number 12 will pop up for you, and if you do the opposite: first 2, and then 1, then you will get a completely different symbol with number 21.

For example, the emoticon code (☺) is 1. So, to print a smiley, you need to press the Alt key and, without releasing it, press "1" in the additional panel with numbers, then release the Alt key and the symbol will be printed.

To print an arrow (→) with a code 26, hold down the Alt key, then alternately press “2”, then “6”, and then release the Alt key. The character is printed immediately.

Here is a table of the most common symbols with their numbers:

This was the easiest way to print these characters, but not the only one.

There is also such a thing as a symbol table. No, this is not the yellow table above. Every Windows computer has such a Symbol Map application.

This application is located in this place:

There are a bunch of things in this folder. system files, among which "charmap". In order not to look for it in that gigantic list, use the hot key combination Ctrl + F and type "charmap" into the search. After starting the application, the following table will open:

You need to find and select the symbol you need, then copy it from the bottom line and paste it in the place you need. Convenient enough too!