Tutorial Lady's Guide
to Alt Key Symbols
150 Symbols for Alt Key,
Unicodeand
HTML plus
instructions for all three methods.
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Do you ever need to type symbols
or foreign letters that aren't on your
computer keyboard?
Here's a
quick tutorial with three ways for creating keyboard symbols
including Copyright, Trademark, Registered, hearts, bullets,
smiley faces, French, German and Spanish accents, currency, "en"
and "em" dashes, Wingdings, Dingbats and more.
Even though I write in English, I've often needed to type a name or word in
French, German or Spanish, using letters with accents such as à, é, ü or ñ.
But they aren't on my English keyboard. So many times I had to use e'
when what I really wanted was the accented é. There are
many words in common usage that require these accents: résumé,
tête-à-tête, à la carte....
For a long time, I never knew the
secret to these "missing" keyboard symbols... until one day I was given a
list of them. Ah-ha! No more mystery. Secret revealed. And now I'm
giving away the "secret" to you.
Actually, there are three methods you can use:
The "Insert" function in Microsoft Word/Publisher/FrontPage
The Windows "Character
Map" for copying and pasting symbols
The "Alt Key"
shortcuts for the same symbols.
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In many Windows programs (including Word,
Publisher
and FrontPage), there's an easy way to insert symbols for copyright, trademark,
cents and French, German and Spanish accents.
On the top of the screen of your open
Word (Publisher/FrontPage) document, you'll see the
headings: File, Edit, View, Insert, Format, etc. Click on
"Insert" and on the drop-down list,
click on "Symbol." A symbol box will pop up. Click on the symbol
you want to insert into your text, then click on the insert button and close
the box.
(2) How to Use the "Character Map" in Windows:
Another method is to use the "Character Map" to
copy and paste the required symbols. In Windows (XP) you'll find the Character
Map by clicking on the Windows Start Menu, then All Programs, then
Accessories, System Tools and Character Map. The Character
Map box pops up.
Choose the font you wish to use from the
drop-down menu at the top. Place your curser where you'd like to insert the
symbol, click on the symbol you wish to insert, click on the Select
Button, then the Copy Button and then paste the symbol onto your
page (using Edit, Paste or the "Control v" shortcut). You'll also see the Alt
Key shortcut at the bottom of the Character Map, for future reference.
The "Original" PDF
Alt Key Reports
(without Unicode or HTML symbols)
(1)
300 Alt Key Text Symbols
(same list as above)
PLUS
(2)
215 Wingding Symbols
Bullets • Astrological Symbols • Religious Symbols
Suns • Stars •
Smiley Faces • Decorations • Arrows
The symbol codes work best for print publications but NOT always in
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(3) How to Make Keyboard Symbols with the "Alt" Key
and Unicode and HTML Numeric
Code Formats, too!
Another way is to use the "Alt" key with
a number sequence... and on websites, blogs, Squidoo, Facebook, Twitter,
etc., try the Unicode or HTML Numeric Codes.
Keyboard symbols work best with common text fonts: Arial,
Courier New and Times New Roman.
(1) How to Make Windows Alt Key Symbols
Using the numeric keypad (NumLock on), hold down the Alt Key and press
the numbers shown, in succession. Then let up the Alt Key.
(2) How to Insert Unicode Symbols
Type capital letter U, the plus sign (+) and the numbers and letters as
shown, in succession. Then hold down the Alt Key and press letter x.
Then let up the Alt Key.
(3) How to Use HTML Numeric Codes
Type the Ampersand symbol, followed by the Number sign - &# - and then
the numbers in order - followed by a semi-colon. Try these for your
Squidoo symbols, though some of the Unicode symbols work also.
Heart - ♥
Alt, 3 for Print
U+2665 (Alt, x) for Unicode
♥ followed by ; for HTML
Trademark ™
Alt, 0, 1, 5, 3 for Print
U+2122 (Alt, x) for Unicode
™ followed by ; for HTML
Registered Sign ®
Alt, 0, 1, 7, 4 for Print
U+00AE (Alt, x) for Unicode
® followed by ; for HTML
Bullet •
Alt, 0, 1, 4, 9 for Print
U+2022 (Alt, x) for Unicode
• followed by ; for HTML
Ellipsis …
Alt, 0, 1, 3, 3 for Print
U+2026 (Alt, x) for Unicode
… followed by ; for HTML
EN Dash –
Alt, 0, 1, 5, 0 for Print
U+2013 (Alt, x) for Unicode
– followed by ; for HTML
EM Dash —
Alt, 0, 1, 5, 1 for Print
U+2014 (Alt, x) for Unicode
— followed by ; for HTML
Paragraph (Pilcrow) ¶
Alt, 0, 1, 8, 2 for Print
U+00B6 (Alt, x) for Unicode
¶ followed by ; for HTML
Pound Sign £
Alt 0, 1, 6, 3 for Print
U+00A3 (Alt, x) for Unicode
£ followed by ; for HTML
Euro €
Alt, 0, 1, 2, 8 for Print
U+20AC (Alt, x) for Unicode
€ followed by ; for HTML
Cent Sign ¢
Alt, 0, 1, 6, 2 for Print
U+00A2 (Alt, x) for Unicode
¢ followed by ; for HTML
One-half ½
Alt, 0, 1, 8, 9 for Print
U+00BD (Alt, x) for Unicode
½ followed by ; for HTML
French accent a grave - à
Alt, 0, 2, 2, 4 for Print
U+00E0 (Alt, x) for Unicode
à followed by ; for HTML
French accent e grave - è
Alt, 0, 2, 3, 2 for Print
U+00E8 (Alt, x) for Unicode
è followed by ; for HTML
French accent e acute - é
Alt, 0, 2, 3, 3 for Print
U+00E9 (Alt, x) for Unicode
é followed by ; for HTML
Spanish accent n tilde - ñ
Alt, 0, 2, 4, 1 for Print
U+00F1 (Alt, x) for Unicode
ñ followed by ; for HTML
Inverted Exclamation Mark - ¡
Alt, 0, 1, 6, 1 for Print
U+00A1 (Alt, x) for Unicode
¡ followed by ; for HTML
Inverted Question Mark - ¿
Alt, 0, 1, 9, 1 for Print
U+00BF (Alt, x) for Unicode
¿ followed by ; for HTML
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In print publications such as flyers, it's helpful to know how to make check
boxes, checkmarks or scissors (for coupon cutting). You get these symbols
with Wingding (comes with Word) and Dingbat fonts that let you
add even more pizzazz to your documents with hearts, stars, arrows, fancy
bullets, spacers and more.
A
few Dingbat-style symbols come with your text fonts!
(These work with Times
New Roman and Arial, but not web-style fonts such as Verdana)
Smiley
face☺
is Alt, 1
Heart
♥
is Alt, 3
Diamond
♦
is Alt, 4
Club
♣
is Alt, 5
Spade
♠
is Alt, 6
Bullet
•
is Alt, 7
Bullet
◘
is Alt, 8
Music
Notes
♫
is Alt, 1, 4
Sun
☼
is Alt, 1, 5
(Heart border = Alt, 3 repeated, using Times New Roman 12 point
font.)
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
☼☼☼☼☼☼☼☼☼☼☼☼☼☼☼☼☼☼
Sun border = Alt,
1, 5, using Times New Roman 12 pt
Graphic Text Symbols
For graphic text symbols,
change your font
to
Wingdings
(comes with Microsoft Word and Publisher)
or
Zapf Dingbats
(for hearts).
You can resize these symbols the same way
you'd resize any text.
** (The Winging symbols don't show up in
Firefox, but your CAN see them with Internet Explorer.)
WINGDINGS
(comes with Microsoft Word, Publisher):
Either use the
"Insert" function or the following sampling of keyboard shortcuts:
Pencil (
!
) is Alt, 0, 3, 3
Scissors (
" ) is Alt, 0, 3, 4
Envelope (
* ) is Alt, 0, 4, 4
Smiley face (
J) is Alt, 0, 7, 4
Yin-Yang (
[ ) is Alt, 0, 9, 1
Check box (
o) is Alt, 0, 1, 1, 1
Bullet (
v) is Alt, 0, 1, 1, 8
Small bullet (
w ) is Alt, 0, 1, 1, 9
Divider (
–) is Alt, 0, 1, 5, 0
Divider (
—) is Alt, 0, 1, 5, 1
Bullet (
Ÿ
) is Alt, 0, 1, 5, 9
Astrological
Symbols:
from
^ to
i (Alt 9, 4 to Alt 1, 0, 5)
vvvvvvvvvvvvv
(Alt, 0, 1, 1, 8 in Wingdings repeated)
** (The Dingbats symbols
don't show up in Firefox, but your CAN see them with Internet Explorer... if
you have the Dingbats font.)
ITC Zapf Dingbats
(including hearts): You won't be able to see
the graphics belowwithout the Dingbats font installed
(hearts, arrows, star, bullet, etc.).
Don't have Dingbats?
You can get 'em at:www.Fonts.com.
Either use the
"Insert" function as instructed above, or the following sampling
of keyboard shortcuts (you'll find more at Insert, Symbol):
Heart symbol (¤)
is Alt 0, 1, 6, 4
Heart symbol (ª)
is Alt 0, 1, 7, 0
Divider heart symbol (
¦
) is Alt, 0, 1, 6, 6
Divider heart symbol (§)
is Alt, 0, 1, 6, 7
Scissors symbol (
"
) is Alt, 0, 3, 4 (for coupon cutting)
Checkmark symbol (
4
) is Alt, 0, 5, 2
X Checkmark Symbol (
8 ) is Alt, 0, 0, 5, 6
Star Symbol (
H
) is Alt, 0, 7, 2
Check Box Symbol (
o
) is Alt, 0, 1, 1, 1
Arrow Symbol (
Ü
) is Alt, 0, 2, 2, 0
Another Cool Bullet (
u
) is Alt, 0, 1, 1, 7
¦ ¦
¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦
(Alt, 0, 1, 6, 6 - Dingbat heart border - it looks
great, but you can only see it if you have Dingbats installed on your computer.)
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