HOW TO GET EXTENDED KEYBOARD SYMBOLS INTO YOUR DOCUMENTS

HOW TO GET EXTENDED KEYBOARD SYMBOLS INTO YOUR DOCUMENTS

HOW TO GET EXTENDED KEYBOARD SYMBOLS INTO YOUR DOCUMENTS

By: Don McClatchie

          Everyone has seen various symbols used in text to explain for denote some value. Playful symbols like ☺ smiley faces or ♥ harts to express emotions and in technical writing some symbols are very important to express complex concepts without having to use long words to express such things as π “PI” or Ω “Ohms”, or any of the others like: α µ and τ. Buried within the computers keyboard programming is a set of symbols that are easy to use and loosely follow the IBM ASCII character set. You just need to know how to get at them. If you set your keyboard number lock “ON”, you can access these symbols using this list. When you are ready to insert a symbol just hold down the “ALT” key and type the number code into the number keypad on the right-hand side of your keyboard. You cannot use the number keys at the top of the keyboard. The list is not complete and the (ALT + Number) list in some combinations duplicates keys already on the face of the keyboard, but I have listed some of the useful ones below. Some of the combinations are for graphic or framing in test. There are many more combinations not on this list, try a random three or four number code with the ALT key pushed and see what you get, you can add to your own list.

 

ALT + 1 =       ☺        SMILEY FACE

ALT + 2 =       ☻        BLACK SMILEY FACE

ALT + 3 =       ♥          BLACK HEART

ALT + 4 =       ♦          BLACK DIAMOND

ALT + 5 =       ♣         BLACK CLUB

ALT + 6 =       ♠          BLACK SPADE

ALT + 7 =       •           BLACK DOT

ALT + 8 =       ◘          BLACK BOX WITH WHITE DOT

ALT + 9 =       ○          BLACK CIRCLE

ALT + 10 =     ◙          BLACK BOX WITH WHITE CIRCLE

ALT + 11 =     ♂         SYMBOL FOR MALE

ALT + 12 =     ♀         SYMBOL FOR FEMALE

ALT + 13 =     ♪          SYMBOL FOR EIGHTH NOTE

ALT + 14 =     ♫         SYMBOL FOR BEAMED EIGHTH NOTE

ALT + 15 =     ☼        SYMBOL FOR SUN

ALT + 16 =     ►        TRIANGULAR RIGHT FACING BULLET

ALT + 17 =     ◄        TRIANGULAR LEFT FACING BULLET

ALT + 18 =     ↕          UP/DOWN ARROW

ALT + 19 =     ‼          DOUBLE EXCLAMATION POINT

ALT + 20 =     ¶          PARAGRAPH MARK

ALT + 21 =     §

ALT + 22 =     ▬        WIDE HORIZONTAL BLACK BAR

ALT + 23 =     ↨          UP/DOWN ARROW

ALT + 24 =     ↑          UP ARROW

ALT + 25 =     ↓          DOWN ARROW

ALT + 26 =     →        RIGHT ARROW

ALT + 27 =     ←        LEFT ARROW

ALT + 28 =     ∟        LOWER LEFT CORNER SYMBOL

ALT + 29 =     ↔        LEFT/RIGHT ARROW

ALT + 30 =     ▲        TRIANGULAR UP FACING BULLET

ALT + 31 =     ▼        TRIANGULAR DOWN FACING BULLET

ALT + 60 =     <          LESS THAN

ALT + 62 =     >          GREATER THAN

ALT + 167 =   º           SYMBOL FOR DEGREE

ALT + 168 =   ¿          UPSIDE DOWN QUESTION MARK

ALT + 169 =   ⌐

ALT + 170 =   ¬

ALT + 171 =   ½         ONE HALF SYMBOL

ALT + 172 =   ¼         ONE QUARTER SYMBOL

ALT + 173 =   ¡           UPSIDE DOWN EXCLAMATION POINT

ALT + 174 =   «          DOUBLE LEFT POINTING (SHIFT LEFT)

ALT + 175 =   »          DOUBLE RIGHT POINTING (SHIFT RIGHT)

ALT + 176 =   ░         DOT PATTERN BOX

ALT + 177 =   ▒         DOT PATTERN BOX FINE PITCH

ALT + 178 =   ▓         DOT PATTERN BOX DARK

ALT + 179 =   │         NARROW VERTICAL BAR

ALT + 180 =   ┤

ALT + 181 =   ╡

ALT + 182 =   ╢

ALT + 183 =   ╖

ALT + 184 =   ╕

ALT + 185 =   ╣

ALT + 186 =   ║

ALT + 187 =   ╗

ALT + 188 =   ╝

ALT + 189 =   ╜

ALT + 190 =   ╛

ALT + 191 =   ┐

ALT + 192 =   └

ALT + 193 =   ┴

ALT + 194 =   ┬

ALT + 195 =   ├

ALT + 196 =   ─ ALT + 197 =   ┼

ALT + 198 =   ╞

ALT + 199 =   ╟

ALT + 200 =   ╚

ALT + 201 =   ╔

ALT + 202 =   ╩

ALT + 203 =   ╦

ALT + 204 =   ╠

ALT + 205 =   ═

ALT + 206 =   ╬

ALT + 207 =   ╧

ALT + 208 =   ╨

ALT + 209 =   ╤

ALT + 210 =   ╥

ALT + 211 =   ╙

ALT + 212 =   ╘

ALT + 213 =   ╒

ALT + 214 =   ╓

ALT + 215 =   ╫

ALT + 216 =   ╪

ALT + 217 =   ┘

ALT + 218 =   ┌

ALT + 219 =   █

ALT + 220 =   ▄

ALT + 221 =   ▌

ALT + 222 =   ▐

ALT + 223 =   ▀

ALT + 224 =   α          ALPHA

ALT + 225 =   ß          BETA

ALT + 226 =   Γ          GAMA

ALT + 227 =   π          SYMBOL FOR PI

ALT + 228 =   Σ          SIGMA

ALT + 229 =   σ          SIGMA

ALT + 230 =   µ          MU/ MICRO

ALT + 231 =   τ           GAMA

ALT + 232 =   Φ         PHI

ALT + 234 =   Ω         OMEGA SYMBOL

ALT + 235 =   δ          DELTA

ALT + 236 =   ∞         INFINITY SYMBOL

ALT + 237 =   φ

ALT + 238 =   ε

ALT + 239 =   ∩

ALT + 240 =   ≡

ALT + 241 =   ±          PLUS OR MINUS SYMBOL

ALT + 242 =   ≥          GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO

ALT + 243 =   ≤          LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO

ALT + 244 =   ⌠

ALT + 245 =   ⌡

ALT + 246 =   ÷          DIVISION SYMBOL

ALT + 247 =   ≈

ALT + 248 =   °           SYMBOL FOR DEGREE

ALT + 249 =   ∙           MULTIPLICATION SYMBOL

ALT + 251 =   √          SQUARE ROOT SYMBOL

ALT + 252 =   ⁿ           POWER OF N

ALT + 253 =   ²           POWER OF 2

ALT + 254 =   ■          HALF BLACK BOX

ALT + 0153 = ™        TRADEMARK SYMBOL

ALT + 0169 = ©         COPYRIGHT SYMBOL

ALT + 0174 = ®         REGISTERED TRADEMARK SYMBOL

ALT + 0190 = ¾         THREE QUARTERS SYMBOL

ALT + 0215 = ×          MULTIPLICATION SYMBOL

ALT + 0162 = ¢          CENT SYMBOL

 

There are many other symbols, try some random numbers with the ALT key depressed and see for yourself. Sign up for our monthly new letter for more technical information and helpful tips at        https://www.fmsystems-inc.com/shop/.