Cool ALT Key Codes
02. Jul, 2008 
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When I wrote about keyboard shotcuts for special French characters, I thought I’d spend some time on researching other ALT key codes as well.
A number of them I already knew; as a Dutchie I am using some ALT codes quite a lot, for special characters like ë (ALT+137), ï (ALT+139) and of course the almighty Euro sign € (ALT+0128).
But as I want to use this blog as a personal resource as well I want to “jot down” a number of other useful ALT codes too.
Some ALT Shortcut Key Codes That I (Plan To) Use
| Keyboard Combination | Sign for | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Currencies | ||
| Alt + 0162 | Cent sign | ¢ |
| Alt + 0128 | Euro sign | € |
| Alt + 0163 | Pound Sterling sign | £ |
| Alt + 0165 | Yen sign | ¥ |
| Number related | ||
| Alt + 0137 | Promille sign | ‰ |
| Alt + 0176 | Degree sign | ° |
| Alt + 0177 | Plus minus sign | ± |
| Alt + 0185 | Superscript one sign | ¹ |
| Alt + 0178 | Superscript two sign | ² |
| Alt + 0179 | Superscript three sign | ³ |
| Alt + 0188 | One Quarter sign | ¼ |
| Alt + 0189 | One Half sign | ½ |
| Alt + 0190 | Three Quarters sign | ¾ |
| Special Characters | ||
| Alt + 0153 | Trademark sign | ™ |
| Alt + 0167 | Section/paragraph sign | § |
| Alt + 0169 | Copyright sign | © |
| Alt + 0171 | Left angle quote sign | « |
| Alt + 0187 | Right angle quote sign | » |
I will devote a separate post to foreign language ALT codes.
More On Special Codes and Shortcuts:
- Special functions for the Windows key
- Foreign language ALT codes: French, Spanish, German and other special characters
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July 28th, 2009 at 2:05 pm
the shortcut for pound sterling does not work on my Sony Vaio laptop – can you help? Thanks.
July 28th, 2009 at 5:24 pm
I don’t own a Sony Vaio laptop, so I don’t know what the issue might be. Some Googling brought me to this page, though: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=159790:
You probably need to use the NumLk to engage the embedded numeric keypad. It is a toggle: Press once to enable the embedded numeric keypad (the numbers on keys such as j, k and l) then hold down Alt, type your 1, 3, 8, release Alt and then press NumLk again to disengage. You should have a light, next to the CapsLock light, to show when NmLk is enabled.
July 29th, 2009 at 2:42 pm
We emailed back and forth, and David has found a solution:
Other things from our conversation that may be worth your while:
Make sure to hold the ALT key while typing the number…
You can also use ascii codes alt+156 (more ascii codes on http://www.cdrummond.qc.ca/cegep/informat/Professeurs/Alain/files/ascii.htm
July 29th, 2009 at 4:49 pm
and credit goes to wilmer of pro.z for finding the solution
http://www.proz.com/forum/windows_operating_systems/141239-pound_sterling_sign_on_a_sony_vaio_laptop.html
http://www.proz.com/profile/599172
September 30th, 2009 at 5:03 pm
Hi Asknardo,
I use Alt Codes alot because I work with Spanish and German languages. Its a lot easier then swopping keyboards thats for sure.
As a quick reference here are the most common four number and three number Windows Alt Codes. A List of All Windows Common Alt Codes
At Record PC they have a few other articles about Alt Codes.
September 30th, 2009 at 5:21 pm
Thanks for the reference, Chris. There is a lot of Alt codes related info on your pages!
- Nardo