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How to Insert Symbols and Special Characters using ALT Key Shortcuts in Word, Excel and PowerPoi
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Inserting symbols and special characters like Trademark and Copyright in any Windows softwares like Word, PowerPoint and Excel is very simp
use of ALT key in the keyboard. Probably ALT key in the keyboard is one of the least used keys but having more hidden functions. Here is the list
codes which makes the symbol insertion in Windows based computers very simple. Please drop a comment if you find some useful shortcut is m
the below lists, we will add it in the list so that others will also get benefited.
Below table shows the complete list of Alt key shortcuts with search function. By default the table is sorted with the first column “Alt + Key”. You
change the filtering based on any column or enter the description in the search box and the results will be automatically filtered. The shortcuts
categorized under the last column “Symbol Category” for easy to filter with the following categories:
Example Search – enter “tick” in the search box to see all related results.
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1. Press and Hold any of the ALT key and then press the numbers one by one.
2. Make sure Numeric lock is switched on.
3. Shortcut keys with numbers will only work with ALT and the number pad keys as shown in the below keyboard picture. It may not work as ex
the number keys part of the regular keyboard.
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There are also shortcuts without using numbers to insert symbols like trademark, copyright, registered, etc. which should work in all type of ke
Alt Code Shortcuts Images – Currency, Maths, Special, Zodiac and All Symbols
If you are looking for alt key shortcuts in image format, click the below links to get download the shortcuts images. Once the image is opened in
right click and save to your PC or Mac for offline use.
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Shawn · Reply
March 31, 2018 at 5:59 AM
These code vary depending on the user’s codepage so they don’t all work the same on all machines.
Yes, also changes on Windows 7 and Windows 10 but generally works on all the manufacturer’s PC.
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Alt 9812
not working in window.
Please give me the shortcut for the letter c or/C with a hacek on. I need it to type text in Croatian and Serbian. Thank you in advance.
Mia · Reply
December 18, 2017 at 6:06 AM
Hi
I want to know what the alt code for the rounding sign is.
pls let me know.
Mark · Reply
July 26, 2017 at 11:57 AM
What about for check symbol, is there any alternative for it?
Naga · Reply
December 4, 2017 at 10:55 PM
anmol · Reply
December 16, 2017 at 7:37 PM
not working
any other shortcut for check mark?
David · Reply
December 19, 2017 at 12:25 AM
alt – 251
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Hi,
Thanks for this table. I have used the ALT key to insert special characters for years and suddenly they are inserting crazy characters for
example, ALT-150 gives me a little sun character instead of an en dash. ALT-134 gives a lower case “a” with a little circle above it instead
daggar. ALT-167 gives degree symbol instead of section mark. Nearly everything is wrong. (I saw your ALT-25 for down arrow. Hadn’t use
one. It works. Go figure.)
I’m Googling like crazy to see if there is any solution to my problem and find no references to this behavior whatsoever. I’m wondering
anyone here has ever seen this and knows how to fix it.
Thanks for any help you can offer.
You can try with leading zeros to see whether it works for you – for example, Alt + 0150 should show you en dash.
Also check the font settings that you are not using special fonts.
Cathy · Reply
May 12, 2017 at 12:41 PM
Is there a shortcut key for the at sign? other than the shift and 2 keys
Brian · Reply
April 27, 2017 at 6:54 AM
Your link for “special symbols” links to “Speical-Symbols.png” which is 138px x 1024px, which is basically unusable due to the small siz
other images are all of the order of 700px+, and quite legible. This is a useful set of pages, and I have sent many people to view it when
ask me for any of those special characters. This image problem was brought to my attention by one whom I referred to your site, theref
report this oversight to your good self.
Thanks for taking time to pointing, the image is changed to larger size.
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Gene · Reply
April 11, 2017 at 9:30 PM
Thank you for a great list. Have you found a shortcut for the square foot symbol? It looks like a square with a line going through it (from
top to the bottom).
The square root shortcut is Alt + 8730 as mentioned in the list, but yes it’s a radical symbol does not look like what you write.
Rett · Reply
March 21, 2017 at 7:47 PM
Thank you for the list it is extremely helpful but I think you have the male and female symbols confused with each other.
shriya · Reply
January 31, 2017 at 2:39 PM
deekshith · Reply
January 28, 2017 at 2:28 PM
floyd · Reply
January 14, 2017 at 4:55 PM
Baseballer8699 · Reply
December 7, 2016 at 9:44 PM
it varies based on the program. I’ve found that it works in quite a few Microsoft programs including word, outlook, and sticky notes
Raj · Reply
December 14, 2016 at 10:28 PM
It works perfectly on Microsoft Word, need to copy paste some symbols on excel & PowerPoint.
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e · Reply
September 22, 2016 at 3:20 AM
Phyllis · Reply
September 28, 2016 at 4:15 AM
Yep I get the same thing when I press alt+10003 and alt+10004. How do you make a tic mark (or check)?
Lex · Reply
October 2, 2016 at 12:00 PM
Jenn · Reply
December 21, 2016 at 10:55 PM
In Word those codes work but in Excel you the results you’ve shown.
Rebecca · Reply
August 17, 2016 at 6:48 AM
I did not see an arrow pointing down. The only one I found was the download symbol, 128229.
Please let me know if I’m missing it.
Rebecca · Reply
August 29, 2016 at 10:58 PM
utu · Reply
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Check “Alt + 9” is working for you, rather you can use a single tab key.
zafman · Reply
July 26, 2016 at 10:40 PM
There is a category named “Playing Cards” in the table. You can search “cards” in the search box to find the related shortcuts.
nick · Reply
June 8, 2016 at 12:30 AM
I’d love to see an equilateral triangle symbol for change/delta. Even better would be another with a flame inside for change/delta to he
Try, Alt + 916 for capital Greek letter delta Δ and Alt + 248 for small Greek letter delta δ.
I am using wireless keyboard, I am not able to use the special characters like ∛, ₣, ₱, Ø. Its because there is no numeric lock on the wire
key board. I am stuck, can you suggest me how to go about it?
If Alt code is not working then one of the alternate solution is to use Character Map utility available in Windows. You can search a
the required symbols from CHARMAP program.
The other option is to enter the Unicode character of the symbol and then press Alt + X to convert in to a symbol. For example, on
Microsoft Word enter 2721 and then press Alt and X to convert it in to a star ✡.
Though you may not all Alt codes at least you can get most of them using these ways.
Hope this helps.
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This is simply a ‘one-stop-solution’. Thank you very much. I was wondering if anyone knows if there was an ALT code for a glowing light
symbol (for tips, etc.). Thank you again!
Thanks for reading. There is a bulb code in the table: Alt + 128161.
Debbie · Reply
March 24, 2016 at 4:51 PM
Where have you been hiding all this time. This is WONDERFUL!!! THANK YOU!!!
Martina · Reply
March 3, 2016 at 2:01 PM
Thanks for the perfect compilation, the table is ultra fast to get the result rather than search on the image or plain text.
David · Reply
March 3, 2016 at 1:57 PM
PJ Jewess · Reply
January 28, 2016 at 11:51 PM
For the male symbol I use Alt11 and the female Alt12 using the numeric keyboard. These are different.
Sandra B · Reply
January 24, 2016 at 4:33 AM
Thanks for the compilation, the table view is very useful with the quick search box.
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ted · Reply
November 4, 2015 at 6:52 PM
I like this format better, you can auto scroll. I’ve never been able to auto scroll with pdf’s .
SWAPNIL · Reply
October 23, 2015 at 11:14 AM
Dale · Reply
September 5, 2015 at 5:58 AM
the Jesus Cross isn’t what is says it is, it looks like a filled in triangle. ▲ alt + 10014
Riven · Reply
April 17, 2018 at 9:57 PM
Grace · Reply
August 7, 2015 at 1:32 AM
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We just checked and Alt 10003 is showing tick mark. You can just copy/paste if not working for you.
Tony · Reply
February 24, 2017 at 1:37 PM
You can see how it displays in your comment itself. On different programs it works differently – it works as shown in th
for Word 2010 / 2013 on Windows 7/8. We will update the list on Windows 10 soon.
carlos · Reply
July 20, 2015 at 6:05 PM
nav · Reply
September 9, 2015 at 10:06 PM
Anne M. · Reply
October 14, 2015 at 10:04 AM
are you trying it on Excel? do the combination on MS Word, it will give you the tick mark.
ALT Key
65=A
66=B
67=C
68=D
69=E
70=F
71=G
72=H
73=I
74=J
75=K
76=L
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77=M
78=N
79=O
80=P
81=Q
82=R
83=S
84=T
85=U
86=V
87=W
88=X
89=Y
90=Z
Jordan · Reply
June 11, 2015 at 5:46 PM
Md Adil · Reply
April 23, 2015 at 1:12 AM
Dear sir,
thank you very much.
i am very happy to know this short keys.
Md Adil
Dennis · Reply
April 15, 2015 at 7:22 PM
i was looking for the mathematics symbol and landed here, thanks a lot, i found it very useful.
Dave · Reply
March 23, 2015 at 2:07 AM
Thank you very much this, i was looking for inserting some symbols in word document and going crazy before i googled and reach out
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