ALT and HTML Code Chart for Special Characters
Many special characters can be entered on an English Keyboard or specified in HTML with a special code. The list below is broken up by General, Numbers and Math, Currencies, and Dingbats & Special Shapes.
Author: Keynote Support
The ASCII or ALT codes allow the user to enter the character directly in many programs, such as Word and Photoshop. Not all codes will work in all programs. To enter a code, make sure Num Lock is on, use the numeric keypad, and press the ALT key as you type the number. As you will notice, some characters have two ALT code numbers.
Please see our companion chart: ALT and HTML Codes for International Letters (Diacritical Marks) for PC and MAC
| Char | ALT Code | HTML Name Code | HTML/ASCII Code | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General | ||||
| ! | ALT + 33 | ! | exclamation point | |
| " | ALT + 34 | " | " | straight quote marks |
| # | ALT + 35 | # | number sign or hash mark | |
| & | ALT + 38 | & | & | ampersand |
| ' | ALT + 39 | ' | ' | apostrophe; straight quote |
| ( | ALT + 40 | ( | left parenthesis | |
| ) | ALT + 41 | ) | right parenthesis | |
| * | ALT + 42 | ∗ | * | asterisk |
| , | ALT + 44 | , | comma | |
| . | ALT + 46 | . | period | |
| / | ALT + 47 | / | slash | |
| \ | ALT + 92 | \ | backslash | |
| ? | ALT + 63 | ? | question mark | |
| @ | ALT + 64 | @ | "at" sign | |
| [ | ALT + 91 | [ | left square bracket | |
| ] | ALT + 93 | ] | right square bracket | |
| ^ | ALT + 94 | ˆ | ^ | caret |
| _ | ALT + 95 | _ | underscore | |
| ` | ALT + 96 | ` | grave accent | |
| { | ALT + 123 | { | left curly brace | |
| } | ALT + 125 | } | right curly brace | |
| | | ALT + 124 | | | solid vertical bar | |
| ¦ | ALT + 0166 | ¦ | ¦ | broken vertical bar |
| ☐ | ALT + 9744 | ☐ | box | |
| … | ALT + 0133 | … | … | ellipsis |
| † | ALT + 0134 | † | † | dagger |
| ‡ | ALT + 0135 | ‡ | ‡ | double dagger |
| ˆ | ALT + 0136 | ˆ | circumflex accent | |
| ‘ | ALT + 0145 | ‘ | left curly single quote | |
| ’ | ALT + 0146 | ’ | right curly single quote | |
| “ | ALT + 0147 | “ | left curly double quote | |
| ” | ALT + 0148 | ” | right curly double quote | |
| – | ALT + 0150 | – | short dash ("en") | |
| — | ALT + 0151 | — | long dash ("em") | |
| ˜ | ALT + 0152 | ˜ | ˜ | tilde |
| ™ | ALT + 0153 | ™ | ™ | trademark |
| ALT + 0160 | |   | non-breaking space | |
| ¡ | ALT + 0161 | ¡ | ¡ | inverted exclamation point |
| § | ALT + 0167 | § | § | section sign |
| ¨ | ALT + 0168 | ¨ | ¨ | umlaut or dieresis |
| © | ALT + 0169 | © | © | copyright symbol |
| ª | ALT + 0170 | ª | ª | feminine ordinal |
| º | ALT + 0186 | º | º | masculine ordinal |
| « | ALT + 174 (0171) | « | « | left angle quote marks |
| » | ALT + 175 (0187) | » | » | right angle quote marks |
| ¬ | ALT + 170 (0172) | ¬ | ¬ | not sign |
| ® | ALT + 0174 | ® | ® | registered symbol |
| ¯ | ALT + 0175 | ¯ | ¯ | macron accent |
| ° | ALT + 248 (0176) | ° | ° | degree sign |
| ´ | ALT + 0180 | ´ | ´ | acute accent |
| µ | ALT + 230 (0181) | µ | µ | micro sign (Greek mu) |
| ¶ | ALT + 0182 | ¶ | ¶ | paragraph sign |
| · | ALT + 0183 | · | · | middle dot |
| ¸ | ALT + 0184 | ¸ | ¸ | cedilla |
| ¿ | ALT + 168 (0191) | ¿ | ¿ | inverted question mark |
| 〈 | ALT + 9001 | ⟨ | 〈 | left-pointing angle bracket |
| 〉 | ALT + 9002 | ⟩ | 〉 | right-pointing angle bracket |
| ℃ | ALT + 8451 | ℃ | degrees Celsius | |
| ℉ | ALT + 8457 | ℉ | degrees Fahrenheit | |
| ℅ | ALT + 8453 | ℅ | in care of | |
| № | ALT + 8470 | № | numero symbol | |
| ℞ | ALT + 8478 | ℞ | pharmaceutical | |
| Numbers and Mathematics | ||||
| + | ALT + 43 | + | plus sign | |
| - | ALT + 45 | − | - | minus |
| ± | ALT + 241 (0177) | ± | ± | plus or minus |
| × | ALT + 0215 | × | × | multiplication |
| ÷ | ALT + 246 (0247) | ÷ | ÷ | division |
| ≠ | ALT + 8800 | ≠ | ≠ | not equal to |
| ∼ | ALT + 8764 (126) | ∼ | ∼ | similar (tilde) |
| ≈ | ALT + 247 (8776) | ≈ | ≈ | almost equal sign |
| = | ALT + 0061 | = | equal sign | |
| ≅ | ALT + 8773 | ≅ | ≅ | congruent |
| ∫ | ALT + 8747 | ∫ | ∫ | integral |
| ≡ | ALT + 240 (8801) | ≡ | ≡ | equivalent to |
| % | ALT + 37 | % | percent | |
| < | ALT + 60 | < | < | less than |
| ≤ | ALT + 243 (8804) | ≤ | ≤ | less-than or equal to |
| > | ALT + 62 | > | > | greater than |
| ≥ | ALT + 242 (8805) | ≥ | ≥ | greater-than or equal to |
| ¹ | ALT + 0185 | ¹ | ¹ | superscript 1 |
| ² | ALT + 0178 | ² | ² | superscript 2 |
| ³ | ALT + 0179 | ³ | ³ | superscript 3 |
| ½ | ALT + 171 (0189) | ½ | ½ | one half |
| ⅓ | ALT + 8531 | ⅓ | one third | |
| ⅔ | ALT + 8532 | ⅔ | two thirds | |
| ¼ | ALT + 172 (0188) | ¼ | ¼ | one fourth |
| ¾ | ALT + 0190 | ¾ | ¾ | three fourths |
| ⅕ | ALT + 8533 | ⅕ | one fifth | |
| ⅖ | ALT + 8534 | ⅖ | two fifths | |
| ⅗ | ALT + 8535 | ⅗ | three fifths | |
| ⅘ | ALT + 8536 | ⅘ | four fifths | |
| ⅙ | ALT + 8537 | ⅙ | one sixth | |
| ⅚ | ALT + 8538 | ⅚ | five sixths | |
| ⅛ | ALT + 8539 | ⅛ | one eighth | |
| ⅜ | ALT + 8540 | ⅜ | three eighths | |
| ⅝ | ALT + 8541 | ⅝ | five eighths | |
| ⅞ | ALT + 8542 | ⅞ | seven eighths | |
| ‰ | ALT + 0137 | ‰ | ‰ | per million |
| √ | ALT + 251 (8730) | √ | √ | square root sign |
| ∝ | ALT + 8733 | ∝ | ∝ | proportional to |
| ∞ | ALT + 236 (8734) | ∞ | ∞ | infinity |
| ∠ | ALT + 8736 | ∠ | ∠ | angle |
| ∴ | ALT + 8756 | ∴ | ∴ | therefore |
| ∑ | ALT + 228 (8721) | ∑ | ∑ | summation sign |
| π | ALT + 227 | π | π | pi |
| Currencies | ||||
| $ | ALT + 36 | $ | dollar | |
| ¢ | ALT + 155 (0162) | ¢ | ¢ | cent |
| € | ALT + 8364 | € | € | euro |
| £ | ALT + 156 (0163) | £ | £ | pound sterling |
| ¤ | ALT + 0164 | ¤ | ¤ | general currency |
| ¥ | ALT + 157 (0165) | ¥ | ¥ | yen |
| ₨ | ALT + 8360 | ₨ | rupee | |
| ₪ | ALT + 8362 | ₪ | new shequl | |
| ₫ | ALT + 8363 | ₫ | dong | |
| ₣ | ALT + 8355 | ₣ | franc | |
| ₤ | ALT + 8356 | ₤ | lira | |
| ƒ | ALT + 159 (0131) | ƒ | ƒ | florin (or math function) |
| ₧ | ALT + 158 (8359) | ₧ | peseta | |
| Dingbats and Other Shapes | ||||
| • | ALT + 7 (0149) | • | • | bullet |
| ◊ | ALT + 9674 | ◊ | ◊ | lozenge |
| ○ | ALT + 9 (9675) | ○ | white circle | |
| ● | ALT + 9679 | ● | black circle | |
| ◘ | ALT + 8 (9688) | ◘ | inverse bullet | |
| ◙ | ALT + 10 (9689) | ◙ | inverse white circle | |
| ♂ | ALT + 11 | ◘ | male indicator | |
| ♀ | ALT + 12 | ◙ | female indicator | |
| ☺ | ALT + 1 (9786) | ☺ | while smiley face | |
| ☻ | ALT + 2 (9787) | ☻ | black smiley face | |
| ☼ | ALT + 15 (9788) | ☼ | sun with rays | |
| ☂ | ALT + 9730 | ☂ | umbrella | |
| ♠ | ALT + 6 (9824) | ♠ | ♠ | spades suit |
| ♣ | ALT + 5 (9827) | ♣ | ♣ | clubs suit |
| ♥ | ALT + 3 (9829) | ♥ | ♥ | hearts suit |
| ♦ | ALT + 4 (9830) | ♦ | ♦ | diamonds suit |
| ■ | ALT + 9632 | ■ | black square | |
| □ | ALT + 9633 (Alt+8 is similar) | □ | white square | |
| ▪ | ALT + 9642 | ▪ | small black square | |
| ▫ | ALT + 9643 | ▫ | small whilte square | |
| ♩ | ALT + 9833 | ♩ | quarter note | |
| ♪ | ALT + 13 (9834) | ♪ | eighth note | |
| ♫ | ALT + 14 (9835) | ♫ | 2 eighth notes | |
| ♬ | ALT + 9836 | ♬ | 2 sixteenth notes | |
| ♭ | ALT + 9837 | ♭ | flat | |
| ♮ | ALT + 9838 | ♮ | natural | |
| ♯ | ALT + 9839 | ♯ | sharp | |
| ↑ | ALT + 24 (8593) | ↑ | ↑ | single arrow up |
| → | ALT + 26 (8594) | → | → | single arrow right |
| ↓ | ALT + 25 (8595) | ↓ | ↓ | single arrow down |
| ← | ALT + 27 (8592) | ← | ← | single arrow left |
| ↔ | ALT + 29 (8596) | ↔ | ↔ | horizontal single arrow |
| ↕ | ALT + 23 (8597) | ↕ | vertical single arrow | |
| ⇑ | ALT + 8657 | ⇑ | ⇑ | double arrow up |
| ⇒ | ALT + 8658 | ⇒ | ⇒ | double arrow right |
| ⇓ | ALT + 8659 | ⇓ | ⇓ | double arrow down |
| ⇐ | ALT + 8656 | ⇐ | ⇐ | double arrow left |
| ⇔ | ALT + 8660 | ⇔ | ⇔ | horizontal double arrow |
| ▲ | ALT + 30 (9650) | ▲ | black arrowhead up | |
| ► | ALT + 16 (9658) | ► | black arrowhead right | |
| ▼ | ALT + 31 (9660) | ▼ | black arrowhead down | |
| ◄ | ALT + 17 (9668) | ◄ | black arrowhead left | |
Please link to this tutorial using the following HTML:
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