Code Chart for International Letters
Author: Patricia Lynn
Many special characters from Latin-based languages can be entered on an English Keyboard. The ALT codes are used to enter the characters as text in programs such as MS Word or Adobe Photoshop. To enter an ALT code, make sure Num Lock is on, use the numeric keypad, and keep the ALT key pressed as you type the numbers.
Instead of using HTML name codes in an HTML document, ASCII codes can be used. This code is &#nnnn; - where nnnn is the 4-digit number displayed in the ALT code column. For example, the ASCII code for the first character is á.
| Char | ALT Code | HTML | MAC | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowercase (MAC: means release keys before continuing) | ||||
| á | ALT + 0225 | á | OPTION + E A | "a" with acute accent |
| â | ALT + 0226 | â | OPTION + I A | "a" with circumflex |
| æ | ALT + 0230 | æ | OPTION + ' (single quote) | "ae" ligature |
| à | ALT + 0224 | à | OPTION + ` A | "a" with grave accent |
| å | ALT + 0229 | å | OPTION + SHIFT + A | "a" with ring |
| ã | ALT + 0227 | ã | OPTION + N A | "a" with tilde |
| ä | ALT + 0228 | ä | OPTION + U A | "a" with umlaut/diaeresis |
| ç | ALT + 0231 | ç | OPTION + C | "c" with cedilla |
| é | ALT + 0233 | é | OPTION + E E | "e" with acute accent |
| ê | ALT + 0234 | ê | OPTION + I E | "e" with circumflex |
| è | ALT + 0232 | è | OPTION + ` E | "e" with grave accent |
| ë | ALT + 0235 | ë | OPTION + U E | "e" with umlaut/diaeresis |
| í | ALT + 0237 | í | OPTION + E I | "i" with acute accent |
| î | ALT + 0238 | î | OPTION + I I | "i" with circumflex |
| ì | ALT + 0236 | ì | "i" with grave accent | |
| ï | ALT + 0239 | ï | OPTION + U I | "i" with umlaut/diaeresis |
| ñ | ALT + 0241 | ñ | OPTION + N N | "n" with tilde |
| ó | ALT + 0243 | ó | OPTION + E O | "o" with acute accent |
| ô | ALT + 0244 | ô | OPTION + I O | "o" with circumflex |
| ò | ALT + 0242 | ò | "o" with grave accent | |
| ø | ALT + 0248 | ø | OPTION + O | "o" with slash |
| õ | ALT + 0245 | õ | OPTION + N O | "o" with tilde |
| ö | ALT + 0246 | ö | OPTION + U O | "o" with umlaut/diaeresis |
| œ | ALT + 0156 | œ | OPTION + Q | "oe" ligature |
| ú | ALT + 0250 | ú | OPTION + E U | "u" with acute accent |
| û | ALT + 0251 | û | OPTION + I U | "u" with circumflex |
| ù | ALT + 0249 | ù | OPTION + ` U | "u" with grave accent |
| ü | ALT + 0252 | ü | OPTION + U U | "u" with umlaut/diaeresis |
| ÿ | ALT + 0255 | ÿ | OPTION + U Y | "y" with umlaut/diaeresis |
| Uppercase (MAC: means release keys before continuing) | ||||
| Á | ALT + 0193 | Á | OPTION + E SHIFT + A | "A" with acute accent |
| Â | ALT + 0194 | Â | OPTION + I SHIFT + A | "A" with circumflex |
| Æ | ALT + 0198 | Æ | OPTION + SHIFT + ' (single quote) | "AE" ligature |
| À | ALT + 0192 | À | OPTION + ` SHIFT + A | "A" with grave accent |
| Å | ALT + 0197 | Å | OPTION + SHIFT + A | "A" with ring |
| Ã | ALT + 0195 | Ã | OPTION + N SHIFT + A | "A" with tilde |
| Ä | ALT + 0196 | Ä | OPTION + U SHIFT + A | "A" with umlaut/diaeresis |
| Ç | ALT + 0199 | Ç | OPTION + SHIFT + C | "C" with cedilla |
| É | ALT + 0201 | É | OPTION + E SHIFT + E | "E" with acute accent |
| Ê | ALT + 0202 | Ê | OPTION + I SHIFT + E | "E" with circumflex |
| È | ALT + 0200 | È | OPTION + ` SHIFT + E | "E" with grave accent |
| Ë | ALT + 0203 | Ë | OPTION + U SHIFT + E | "E" with umlaut/diaeresis |
| Í | ALT + 0205 | Í | OPTION + E SHIFT + I | "I" with acute accent |
| Í | ALT + 0206 | Î | OPTION + I SHIFT + I | "I" with circumflex |
| Ì | ALT + 0204 | Ì | "I" with grave accent | |
| Ï | ALT + 0207 | Ï | OPTION + U SHIFT + I | "I" with umlaut/diaeresis |
| Ñ | ALT + 0209 | Ñ | OPTION + N SHIFT + N | "N" with tilde |
| Ó | ALT + 0211 | Ó | OPTION + E SHIFT + O | "O" with acute accent |
| Ô | ALT + 0212 | Ô | OPTION + I SHIFT + O | "O" with circumflex |
| Ø | ALT + 0216 | Ø | OPTION + SHIFT + O | "O" with slash |
| Õ | ALT + 0213 | Õ | OPTION + N SHIFT + O | "O" with tilde |
| Ö | ALT + 0214 | Ö | OPTION + U SHIFT + O | "O" with umlaut/diaeresis |
| Œ | ALT + 0140 | Œ | OPTION + SHIFT + Q | "OE" ligature |
| ß | ALT + 0223 | ß | OPTION + S | eszett or scharp "s" |
| Ú | ALT + 0218 | Ú | OPTION + E SHIFT + U | "U" with acute accent |
| Û | ALT + 0219 | Û | OPTION + I SHIFT + U | "U" with circumflex |
| Ù | ALT + 0217 | Ù | OPTION + ` SHIFT + U | "U" with grave accent |
| Ü | ALT + 0220 | Ü | OPTION + U SHIFT + U | "U" with umlaut/diaeresis |
| Ÿ | ALT + 0159 | Ÿ | OPTION + U SHIFT + Y | "Y" with umlaut/diaeresis |
| Other Symbols (MAC: means release keys before continuing) | ||||
| ¿ | ALT + 0191 | ¿ | SHIFT + OPTION + ? | inverted question mark |
| ¡ | ALT + 0161 | ¡ | SHIFT + OPTION + 1 | inverted exclamation point |