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Alt Codes — The Complete Table
Every genuine Windows Alt code for the symbols on this site. Hold Alt, type the number on the numeric keypad, release. No invented codes: symbols without a standard Alt code say so on their pages.
Standard Alt codes
| Symbol | Name | Alt code | Unicode |
|---|---|---|---|
| • | Bullet Point | Alt+0149 | U+2022 |
| · | Middle Dot | Alt+0183 | U+00B7 |
| — | Em Dash | Alt+0151 | U+2014 |
| ± | Plus-Minus Symbol | Alt+0177 | U+00B1 |
| × | Multiplication Sign | Alt+0215 | U+00D7 |
| ÷ | Division Sign | Alt+0247 | U+00F7 |
| √ | Square Root Symbol | Alt+251 | U+221A |
| π | Pi Symbol | Alt+227 | U+03C0 |
| ² | Squared Symbol (Superscript Two) | Alt+0178 | U+00B2 |
| ³ | Cubed Symbol (Superscript Three) | Alt+0179 | U+00B3 |
| ½ | One Half Fraction | Alt+0189 | U+00BD |
| ¾ | Three Quarters Fraction | Alt+0190 | U+00BE |
| ° | Degree Symbol | Alt+0176 | U+00B0 |
| § | Section Symbol | Alt+0167 | U+00A7 |
| µ | Micro Symbol (Mu) | Alt+0181 | U+00B5 |
| € | Euro Sign | Alt+0128 | U+20AC |
| £ | Pound Sign | Alt+0163 | U+00A3 |
| ¥ | Yen Sign | Alt+0165 | U+00A5 |
| ¢ | Cent Symbol | Alt+0162 | U+00A2 |
| © | Copyright Symbol | Alt+0169 | U+00A9 |
| ™ | Trademark Symbol | Alt+0153 | U+2122 |
| ® | Registered Trademark Symbol | Alt+0174 | U+00AE |
| ¶ | Pilcrow (Paragraph Mark) | Alt+0182 | U+00B6 |
Legacy DOS codes (Alt+1 to Alt+31)
These short codes date from the DOS era (code page 437) and still work in many Windows apps and the command prompt, though support varies — in Word, Office and browsers, copying the symbol or using Alt+X in Word is more reliable.
| Symbol | Name | Alt code | Unicode |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☺ | White Smiling Face | Alt+1 | U+263A |
| ☻ | Black Smiling Face | Alt+2 | U+263B |
| ♥ | Black Heart Suit | Alt+3 | U+2665 |
| ♦ | Black Diamond Suit | Alt+4 | U+2666 |
| ♣ | Black Club Suit | Alt+5 | U+2663 |
| ♠ | Black Spade Suit | Alt+6 | U+2660 |
| • | Bullet | Alt+7 | U+2022 |
| ◘ | Inverse Bullet | Alt+8 | U+25D8 |
| ○ | White Circle | Alt+9 | U+25CB |
| ◙ | Inverse White Circle | Alt+10 | U+25D9 |
| ♂ | Male Sign | Alt+11 | U+2642 |
| ♀ | Female Sign | Alt+12 | U+2640 |
| ♪ | Eighth Note | Alt+13 | U+266A |
| ♫ | Beamed Eighth Notes | Alt+14 | U+266B |
| ☼ | White Sun With Rays | Alt+15 | U+263C |
| ► | Black Right-Pointing Pointer | Alt+16 | U+25BA |
| ◄ | Black Left-Pointing Pointer | Alt+17 | U+25C4 |
| ↕ | Up Down Arrow | Alt+18 | U+2195 |
| ‼ | Double Exclamation Mark | Alt+19 | U+203C |
| ¶ | Pilcrow Sign | Alt+20 | U+00B6 |
| § | Section Sign | Alt+21 | U+00A7 |
| ▬ | Black Rectangle | Alt+22 | U+25AC |
| ↨ | Up Down Arrow With Base | Alt+23 | U+21A8 |
| ↑ | Upwards Arrow | Alt+24 | U+2191 |
| ↓ | Downwards Arrow | Alt+25 | U+2193 |
| → | Rightwards Arrow | Alt+26 | U+2192 |
| ← | Leftwards Arrow | Alt+27 | U+2190 |
| ∟ | Right Angle | Alt+28 | U+221F |
| ↔ | Left Right Arrow | Alt+29 | U+2194 |
| ▲ | Black Up-Pointing Triangle | Alt+30 | U+25B2 |
| ▼ | Black Down-Pointing Triangle | Alt+31 | U+25BC |
How Alt codes work
Alt codes need a numeric keypad (or the Fn-embedded keypad on small laptops) with Num Lock on. Codes with a leading zero (like Alt+0169 for ©) use the Windows/ANSI character set; codes without one use the older OEM set. Laptop without a keypad? Every symbol here copies with one click instead — see all symbols, and each symbol page also shows the Word shortcut (type the hex code, then Alt+X).
Data: Unicode Character Database · Page updated 2026-11-13