Special Characters Alt Keyboard Sequences

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Special Characters Alt Keyboard Sequences

Character Sequence

Character Sequence

Character Sequence

Character Sequence

Character Sequence

backspace

Alt 8

Alt 69

Alt 113

Alt 162

Alt 0169

tab

Alt 9

Alt 70

Alt 114

Alt 163

Alt 0174

line break

Alt 10

Alt 71

Alt 115

Alt 164

Alt 0175

Alt 15

Alt 72

Alt 116

Alt 165

Alt 0179

Alt 20

Alt 73

Alt 117

Alt 166

Alt 0180

Alt 21

Alt 74

Alt 118

Alt 167

Alt 0184

paste

Alt 22

Alt 75

Alt 119

Alt 168

Alt 0185

space

Alt 32

Alt 76

Alt 120

Alt 170

Alt 0190

Alt 33

Alt 77

Alt 121

Alt 171

Alt 0192

"

Alt 34

Alt 78

Alt 122

Alt 172

Alt 0193

Alt 35

Alt 79

Alt 123

Alt 173

Alt 0194

Alt 36

Alt 80

Alt 124

Alt 174

Alt 0195

Alt 37

Alt 81

Alt 125

Alt 175

Alt 0196

&

Alt 38

Alt 82

Alt 126

Alt 179

Alt 0197

'

Alt 39

Alt 83

Alt 127

Alt 225

Alt 0200

Alt 40

Alt 84

Alt 128

Alt 230

Alt 0201

Alt 41

Alt 85

Alt 129

Alt 241

Alt 0202

Alt 42

Alt 86

Alt 130

Alt 248

Alt 0203

Alt 43

Alt 87

Alt 131

Alt 249

Alt 0204

Alt 44

Alt 88

Alt 132

Alt 250

Alt 0205

Alt 45

Alt 89

Alt 133

Alt 253

Alt 0206

Alt 46

Alt 90

Alt 134

Alt 0128

Alt 0207

Alt 47

Alt 91

Alt 135

Alt 0132

Alt 0208

Alt 48

Alt 92

Alt 136

Alt 0133

Alt 0210

Alt 49

Alt 93

Alt 137

Alt 0134

Alt 0211

Alt 50

Alt 94

Alt 138

Alt 0135

Alt 0212

Alt 51

Alt 95

Alt 139

Alt 0136

Alt 0213

Alt 52

Alt 96

Alt 140

Alt 0137

Alt 0214

Alt 53

Alt 97

Alt 141

Alt 0138

Alt 0215

Alt 54

Alt 98

Alt 145

Alt 0139

Alt 0216

Alt 55

Alt 99

Alt 146

Alt 0140

Alt 0217

Alt 56

Alt 100

Alt 147

Alt 0145

Alt 0218

Alt 57

Alt 101

Alt 148

Alt 0146

Alt 0219

Alt 58

Alt 102

Alt 149

Alt 0147

Alt 0220

Alt 59

Alt 103

Alt 150

Alt 0148

Alt 0221

<

Alt 60

Alt 104

Alt 151

Alt 0150

Alt 0222

Alt 61

Alt 105

Alt 152

Alt 0151

Alt 0227

>

Alt 62

Alt 106

Alt 155

Alt 0152

Alt 0240

Alt 63

Alt 107

Alt 156

Alt 0153

Alt 0245

Alt 64

Alt 108

Alt 157

Alt 0154

Alt 0247

Alt 65

Alt 109

Alt 158

Alt 0155

Alt 0248

Alt 66

Alt 110

Alt 159

Alt 0156

Alt 0252

Alt 67

Alt 111

Alt 160

Alt 0159

Alt 0253

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Special Characters Alt Keyboard Sequences

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Alt 68

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Alt 112

Alt 161

Alt 0168

Alt 0254

To type a special character, using an Alt keyboard sequence:

1. Ensure that the Num Lock key has been pressed, to activate the numeric key section of the
keyboard.
2. Press the Alt key, and hold it down.
3. While the Alt key is pressed, type the sequence of numbers (on the numeric keypad) from the
Alt code in the above table.
4. Release the Alt key, and the character will appear.
There are some gaps in the numerical sequence of Alt character codes, because either those elements do not
exist, or they are duplicates of elements listed elsewhere.
Some word processing programs will not recognize these Alt functions.
Many fonts improperly display Alt 166 as rather than

, and Alt 167 as rather than

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