Alt codes

Every Windows Alt code in one list. Hold Alt, type the number on the numeric keypad, and let go. Or just click a symbol to copy it.

Alt codes 1–31 and 127

Smileys, card suits, arrows and music notes from the original IBM PC character set.

SymbolAlt codeName
Alt 1 white smiling face
Alt 2 black smiling face
Alt 3 black heart suit
Alt 4 black diamond suit
Alt 5 black club suit
Alt 6 black spade suit
Alt 7 bullet
Alt 8 inverse bullet
Alt 9 white circle
Alt 10 inverse white circle
Alt 11 male sign
Alt 12 female sign
Alt 13 eighth note
Alt 14 beamed eighth notes
Alt 15 white sun with rays
Alt 16 black right-pointing pointer
Alt 17 black left-pointing pointer
Alt 18 up down arrow
Alt 19 double exclamation mark
Alt 20 pilcrow sign
Alt 21 section sign
Alt 22 black rectangle
Alt 23 up down arrow with base
Alt 24 upwards arrow
Alt 25 downwards arrow
Alt 26 rightwards arrow
Alt 27 leftwards arrow
Alt 28 right angle
Alt 29 left right arrow
Alt 30 black up-pointing triangle
Alt 31 black down-pointing triangle
Alt 127 house

Alt codes 128–255

Accented letters, box drawing, Greek and math symbols (code page 437).

SymbolAlt codeName
Alt 128 capital c with cedilla
Alt 129 small u with diaeresis
Alt 130 small e with acute
Alt 131 small a with circumflex
Alt 132 small a with diaeresis
Alt 133 small a with grave
Alt 134 small a with ring above
Alt 135 small c with cedilla
Alt 136 small e with circumflex
Alt 137 small e with diaeresis
Alt 138 small e with grave
Alt 139 small i with diaeresis
Alt 140 small i with circumflex
Alt 141 small i with grave
Alt 142 capital a with diaeresis
Alt 143 capital a with ring above
Alt 144 capital e with acute
Alt 145 small ae
Alt 146 capital ae
Alt 147 small o with circumflex
Alt 148 small o with diaeresis
Alt 149 small o with grave
Alt 150 small u with circumflex
Alt 151 small u with grave
Alt 152 small y with diaeresis
Alt 153 capital o with diaeresis
Alt 154 capital u with diaeresis
Alt 155 cent sign
Alt 156 pound sign
Alt 157 yen sign
Alt 158 peseta sign
Alt 159 small f with hook
Alt 160 small a with acute
Alt 161 small i with acute
Alt 162 small o with acute
Alt 163 small u with acute
Alt 164 small n with tilde
Alt 165 capital n with tilde
Alt 166 feminine ordinal indicator
Alt 167 masculine ordinal indicator
Alt 168 inverted question mark
Alt 169 reversed not sign
Alt 170 not sign
Alt 171 vulgar fraction one half
Alt 172 vulgar fraction one quarter
Alt 173 inverted exclamation mark
Alt 174 left-pointing double angle quotation mark
Alt 175 right-pointing double angle quotation mark
Alt 176 light shade
Alt 177 medium shade
Alt 178 dark shade
Alt 179 box drawings light vertical
Alt 180 box drawings light vertical and left
Alt 181 box drawings vertical single and left double
Alt 182 box drawings vertical double and left single
Alt 183 box drawings down double and left single
Alt 184 box drawings down single and left double
Alt 185 box drawings double vertical and left
Alt 186 box drawings double vertical
Alt 187 box drawings double down and left
Alt 188 box drawings double up and left
Alt 189 box drawings up double and left single
Alt 190 box drawings up single and left double
Alt 191 box drawings light down and left
Alt 192 box drawings light up and right
Alt 193 box drawings light up and horizontal
Alt 194 box drawings light down and horizontal
Alt 195 box drawings light vertical and right
Alt 196 box drawings light horizontal
Alt 197 box drawings light vertical and horizontal
Alt 198 box drawings vertical single and right double
Alt 199 box drawings vertical double and right single
Alt 200 box drawings double up and right
Alt 201 box drawings double down and right
Alt 202 box drawings double up and horizontal
Alt 203 box drawings double down and horizontal
Alt 204 box drawings double vertical and right
Alt 205 box drawings double horizontal
Alt 206 box drawings double vertical and horizontal
Alt 207 box drawings up single and horizontal double
Alt 208 box drawings up double and horizontal single
Alt 209 box drawings down single and horizontal double
Alt 210 box drawings down double and horizontal single
Alt 211 box drawings up double and right single
Alt 212 box drawings up single and right double
Alt 213 box drawings down single and right double
Alt 214 box drawings down double and right single
Alt 215 box drawings vertical double and horizontal single
Alt 216 box drawings vertical single and horizontal double
Alt 217 box drawings light up and left
Alt 218 box drawings light down and right
Alt 219 full block
Alt 220 lower half block
Alt 221 left half block
Alt 222 right half block
Alt 223 upper half block
Alt 224 greek small alpha
Alt 225 small sharp s
Alt 226 greek capital gamma
Alt 227 greek small pi
Alt 228 greek capital sigma
Alt 229 greek small sigma
Alt 230 micro sign
Alt 231 greek small tau
Alt 232 greek capital phi
Alt 233 greek capital theta
Alt 234 greek capital omega
Alt 235 greek small delta
Alt 236 infinity
Alt 237 greek small phi
Alt 238 greek small epsilon
Alt 239 intersection
Alt 240 identical to
Alt 241 plus-minus sign
Alt 242 greater-than or equal to
Alt 243 less-than or equal to
Alt 244 top half integral
Alt 245 bottom half integral
Alt 246 division sign
Alt 247 almost equal to
Alt 248 degree sign
Alt 249 bullet operator
Alt 250 middle dot
Alt 251 square root
Alt 252 superscript small n
Alt 253 superscript two
Alt 254 black square
(blank) Alt 255 no-break space

Alt codes 0128–0255

Type the leading 0. Currency, quotes, dashes, © ® ™ and accented letters (Windows-1252).

SymbolAlt codeName
Alt 0128 euro sign
Alt 0130 single low-9 quotation mark
Alt 0131 small f with hook
Alt 0132 double low-9 quotation mark
Alt 0133 horizontal ellipsis
Alt 0134 dagger
Alt 0135 double dagger
Alt 0136 modifier circumflex accent
Alt 0137 per mille sign
Alt 0138 capital s with caron
Alt 0139 single left-pointing angle quotation mark
Alt 0140 capital ligature oe
Alt 0142 capital z with caron
Alt 0145 left single quotation mark
Alt 0146 right single quotation mark
Alt 0147 left double quotation mark
Alt 0148 right double quotation mark
Alt 0149 bullet
Alt 0150 en dash
Alt 0151 em dash
Alt 0152 small tilde
Alt 0153 trade mark sign
Alt 0154 small s with caron
Alt 0155 single right-pointing angle quotation mark
Alt 0156 small ligature oe
Alt 0158 small z with caron
Alt 0159 capital y with diaeresis
(blank) Alt 0160 no-break space
Alt 0161 inverted exclamation mark
Alt 0162 cent sign
Alt 0163 pound sign
Alt 0164 currency sign
Alt 0165 yen sign
Alt 0166 broken bar
Alt 0167 section sign
Alt 0168 diaeresis
Alt 0169 copyright sign
Alt 0170 feminine ordinal indicator
Alt 0171 left-pointing double angle quotation mark
Alt 0172 not sign
(blank) Alt 0173 soft hyphen
Alt 0174 registered sign
Alt 0175 macron
Alt 0176 degree sign
Alt 0177 plus-minus sign
Alt 0178 superscript two
Alt 0179 superscript three
Alt 0180 acute accent
Alt 0181 micro sign
Alt 0182 pilcrow sign
Alt 0183 middle dot
Alt 0184 cedilla
Alt 0185 superscript one
Alt 0186 masculine ordinal indicator
Alt 0187 right-pointing double angle quotation mark
Alt 0188 vulgar fraction one quarter
Alt 0189 vulgar fraction one half
Alt 0190 vulgar fraction three quarters
Alt 0191 inverted question mark
Alt 0192 capital a with grave
Alt 0193 capital a with acute
Alt 0194 capital a with circumflex
Alt 0195 capital a with tilde
Alt 0196 capital a with diaeresis
Alt 0197 capital a with ring above
Alt 0198 capital ae
Alt 0199 capital c with cedilla
Alt 0200 capital e with grave
Alt 0201 capital e with acute
Alt 0202 capital e with circumflex
Alt 0203 capital e with diaeresis
Alt 0204 capital i with grave
Alt 0205 capital i with acute
Alt 0206 capital i with circumflex
Alt 0207 capital i with diaeresis
Alt 0208 capital eth
Alt 0209 capital n with tilde
Alt 0210 capital o with grave
Alt 0211 capital o with acute
Alt 0212 capital o with circumflex
Alt 0213 capital o with tilde
Alt 0214 capital o with diaeresis
Alt 0215 multiplication sign
Alt 0216 capital o with stroke
Alt 0217 capital u with grave
Alt 0218 capital u with acute
Alt 0219 capital u with circumflex
Alt 0220 capital u with diaeresis
Alt 0221 capital y with acute
Alt 0222 capital thorn
Alt 0223 small sharp s
Alt 0224 small a with grave
Alt 0225 small a with acute
Alt 0226 small a with circumflex
Alt 0227 small a with tilde
Alt 0228 small a with diaeresis
Alt 0229 small a with ring above
Alt 0230 small ae
Alt 0231 small c with cedilla
Alt 0232 small e with grave
Alt 0233 small e with acute
Alt 0234 small e with circumflex
Alt 0235 small e with diaeresis
Alt 0236 small i with grave
Alt 0237 small i with acute
Alt 0238 small i with circumflex
Alt 0239 small i with diaeresis
Alt 0240 small eth
Alt 0241 small n with tilde
Alt 0242 small o with grave
Alt 0243 small o with acute
Alt 0244 small o with circumflex
Alt 0245 small o with tilde
Alt 0246 small o with diaeresis
Alt 0247 division sign
Alt 0248 small o with stroke
Alt 0249 small u with grave
Alt 0250 small u with acute
Alt 0251 small u with circumflex
Alt 0252 small u with diaeresis
Alt 0253 small y with acute
Alt 0254 small thorn
Alt 0255 small y with diaeresis

How to type Alt codes

  1. Make sure Num Lock is on.
  2. Hold down the left Alt key.
  3. Type the code on the numeric keypad, including any leading 0.
  4. Release Alt. The symbol appears.

Alt codes are a Windows feature. They work in most desktop apps such as Word, Notepad and web browsers. On a Mac use Option shortcuts, and on phones copy symbols from the symbol keyboard. Web developers can use the HTML symbol codes instead.

Frequently asked questions

How do I use Alt codes?

Turn on Num Lock, hold the Alt key, type the number on the numeric keypad (not the number row), then release Alt. The symbol appears where your cursor is.

Why do Alt codes not work on my laptop?

Alt codes need a numeric keypad. On laptops without one, use the on-screen keyboard, the emoji and symbol panel (Win + .), or copy the symbol from this page.

What is the difference between Alt 0169 and Alt 169?

Codes with a leading 0 use the Windows-1252 character set, while codes without it use the older IBM PC code page 437. So Alt 0169 gives ©, but Alt 169 gives ⌐.

Do Alt codes work on a Mac?

No. On a Mac, use Option key shortcuts such as Option + G for © or Option + 2 for ™, or open the Character Viewer with Control + Command + Space.