Windows has interesting keyboard shortcuts for symbols that don’t correspond to a key on the keyboard.
Using these shortcuts, you can insert any symbol by holding down the ALT key and typing the symbol’s ALT codes.
This is known as the “ALT code” shortcut. And I believe this is the most efficient way to type certain symbols on the Windows keyboard.
This page lists the keyboard shortcuts for Symbols that you can use on any Windows PC.
Here are the steps you must take to use these shortcuts to type any symbol:
Launch the text editor where you want to type the symbol. Position your cursor where you want to type the symbol. Hold down the Alt key. While holding down the Alt key, enter the Alt code for the symbol you want to type (E.g. ALT + 0163 will give you the Pound symbol) Then release the Alt key. NOTE: To use these Keyboard Shortcuts for Symbols, your PC or laptop keyboard must have a separate numeric keypad on the right. If your keyboard lacks this num pad, you can enable it by pressing Fn+NmLk or connecting an external keyboard.
The tables below list a variety of ALT code shortcuts that you can use to type any Symbol on Windows by following the steps outlined above.
NOTE: Some of these Alt Codes can only be used in Microsoft Word. If a symbol does not work for you, try it in Microsoft Word.
Math Symbol Description Math Symbol Math Symbol Shortcut Per Mille ‰ Alt + 0137 Not Symbol ¬ Alt + 0172 Degree ° Alt + 0176 Plus or Minus ± Alt + 0177 Power of Two (Square) ² Alt + 0178 Power of Three (Cube) ³ Alt + 0179 Micron µ Alt + 0181 One fourth fraction ¼ Alt + 0188 One half fraction ½ Alt + 0189 Three fourth fraction ¾ Alt + 0190 Multiply × Alt + 0215 Phi Ø Alt + 0216 Division ÷ Alt + 0247 Summation ∑ Alt + 8721 Minus or Plus ∓ Alt + 8723 Square Root √ Alt + 8730 or 251 Cube Root ∛ Alt + 8731 Fourth Root ∜ Alt + 8732 Open Infinity ∝ Alt + 8733 Closed Infinity ∞ Alt + 8734 L symbol ∟ Alt + 8735 Angle ∡ Alt + 8737 Parallel (Slant) ∥ Alt + 8741 Calculus Symbol ∫ Alt + 8747 Calculus Symbol ∬ Alt + 8748 Calculus Symbol ∮ Alt + 8750 Calculus Symbol ∯ Alt + 8751 Approximate ≃ Alt + 8771
Currency Symbols Description Currency Symbol Currency Symbol Shortcuts Euro Currency € Alt + 0128 Dutch Florin ƒ Alt + 0131 Cent ¢ Alt + 0162 Pound £ Alt + 0163 General Currency ¤ Alt + 0164 Japanese Yen ¥ Alt + 0165 French Franc ₣ Alt + 8355 British Pound ₤ Alt + 8356 Mill Sign ₥ Alt + 8357 Nigerian Naira ₦ Alt + 8358 Spanish Peseta ₧ Alt + 8359 Indian Rupee ₨ Alt + 8360 South Korean Won ₩ Alt + 8361 Israeli New Sheqel ₪ Alt + 8362 Vietnamese Dong ₫ Alt + 8363 Euro € Alt + 8364 Laos Kip ₭ Alt + 8365 Mongolian Tugrik ₮ Alt + 8366 Greece Drachma ₯ Alt + 8367 German Penny Sign ₰ Alt + 8368 Philippine Peso ₱ Alt + 8369 Paraguayan Guarani ₲ Alt + 8370 Argentine Austral ₳ Alt + 8371 Ukrainian Hryvnia ₴ Alt + 8372 Cent ₵ Alt + 8373 Indian Rupee Symbol ₹ Alt + 8377 Turkish Lira ₺ Alt + 8378 Russian Ruble ₽ Alt + 8381 Euro € Alt + Ctrl + E
Keyboard Shortcuts for Special Characters Special Character Description Special Character Special Character Shortcut Three dots continuation … Alt + 0133 Dagger † Alt + 0134 Double Dagger ‡ Alt + 0135 Cap Arrow ˆ Alt + 0136 Single Angle Quotation Left ‹ Alt + 0139 Big Dot • Alt + 0149 En-dash symbol – Alt + 0150 Em-dash symbol — Alt + 0151 Trademark ™ Alt + 0153 Single Angle Quotation Right › Alt + 0155 Down Exclamation Mark ¡ Alt + 0161 Pipeline with Break ¦ Alt + 0166 Section Symbol § Alt + 0167 Copyright © Alt + 0169 Feminine Ordinal Number ª Alt + 0170 Double Angle Quotation Left « Alt + 0171 Double Less than Mark « Alt + 0171 Registered ® Alt + 0174 Upper Dash ¯ Alt + 0175 Paragraph ¶ Alt + 0182 Center Dot · Alt + 0183 Citation One ¹ Alt + 0185 Masculine Ordinal Number º Alt + 0186 Double Angle Quotation Right » Alt + 0187 Double Greater than Mark » Alt + 0187 Down Question Mark ¿ Alt + 0191 Pencil ✐ Alt + 10000 Nib ✑ Alt + 10001 Bold Nib ✒ Alt + 10002 Tick Mark ✓ Alt + 10003 Bold Tick Mark ✔ Alt + 10004 Cross Mark ✕ Alt + 10005 Bold Cross Mark ✖ Alt + 10006 Styles Cross Mark ✗ Alt + 10007 Bold Style Cross Mark ✘ Alt + 10008 Embossed Plus ✙ Alt + 10009 Bold Plus ✚ Alt + 10010 Cursor ✛ Alt + 10011 Bold Cursor ✜ Alt + 10012 Simple Cross ✝ Alt + 10013 Jesus Cross ✞ Alt + 10014 Embossed Cross ✟ Alt + 10015 Maltese Cross ✠ Alt + 10016 Four Teardrop Spoked Asterisk ✢ Alt + 10018 Four Balloon Spoked Asterisk ✣ Alt + 10019 Bold Four Balloon Spoked Asterisk ✤ Alt + 10020 Four Clubs Spoked Asterisk ✥ Alt + 10021 Open Center Asterisk ✲ Alt + 10034 Eight Spoked Asterisk ✳ Alt + 10035 Sixteen Spoked Asterisk ✺ Alt + 10042 Flower ✽ Alt + 10045 Flower Donut ❂ Alt + 10050 Snowflake ❄ Alt + 10052 Shaded Square ❑ Alt + 10065 Curly Loop ➰ Alt + 10160 Triangle Dots ∴ Alt + 8756 Down Triangle Dots ∵ Alt + 8757 Four Square Dots ∷ Alt + 8759 Double Divide ∺ Alt + 8762 Cap ^ Alt + 94 Telephone Black ☎ Alt + 9742 Telephone White ☏ Alt + 9743 Tick Mark Inside Box ☑ Alt + 9745 Checked Box ☒ Alt + 9746 Cross Mark ☓ Alt + 9747 Hand Black Left ☚ Alt + 9754 Hand Black Right ☛ Alt + 9755 Hand White Left ☜ Alt + 9756 Hand White Up ☝ Alt + 9757 Hand White Right ☞ Alt + 9758 Hand White Down ☟ Alt + 9759 Danger Symbol ☠ Alt + 9760 Smiling Light Smiley ☺ Alt + 9786 Smiling Dark Smiley ☻ Alt + 9787 Continuation … Alt + Ctrl + . Copyright © Alt + Ctrl + C Registered ® Alt + Ctrl + R Trademark ™ Alt + Ctrl + T
Keyboard Shortcuts for Arrow Symbols Arrow Symbol Description Arrow Symbol Arrow Symbol Shortcut Bold South East Arrow ➘ Alt + 10136 Bold Right Arrow ➙ Alt + 10137 Bold North East Arrow ➚ Alt + 10138 Drafting Point Right Arrow ➛ Alt + 10139 Bold Round Tipped Right Arrow ➜ Alt + 10140 Triangle Head Right Arrow ➝ Alt + 10141 Bold Triangle Head Right Arrow ➞ Alt + 10142 Dashed Triangle Head Right Arrow ➟ Alt + 10143 Bold Dashed Triangle Head Right Arrow ➠ Alt + 10144 Black Right Arrow ➡ Alt + 10145 3D Top Lighted Right Arrow ➢ Alt + 10146 3D Bottom Lighted Right Arrow ➣ Alt + 10147 Black Right Arrow Head ➤ Alt + 10148 Bold Down Curved Right Arrow ➥ Alt + 10149 Bold Up Curved Right Arrow ➦ Alt + 10150 Squat Right Arrow ➧ Alt + 10151 Bold Concave Black Right Arrow ➨ Alt + 10152 Right Shadowed White Right Arrow ➩ Alt + 10153 Left Shadowed White Right Arrow ➪ Alt + 10154 Back Tilted Shadowed White Right Arrow ➫ Alt + 10155 Front Tilted Shadowed White Right Arrow ➬ Alt + 10156 Bold Lower Shadowed White Right Arrow ➭ Alt + 10157 Bold Upper Shadowed White Right Arrow ➮ Alt + 10158 Notched Lower Shadowed White Right Arrow ➯ Alt + 10159 Notched Upper Shadowed White Right Arrow ➱ Alt + 10161 Circled Bold White Right Arrow ➲ Alt + 10162 White Feathered Right Arrow ➳ Alt + 10163 Black Feathered South East Arrow ➴ Alt + 10164 Black Feathered Right Arrow ➵ Alt + 10165 Black Feathered North East Arrow ➶ Alt + 10166 Bold Black Feathered South East Arrow ➷ Alt + 10167 Bold Black Feathered Right Arrow ➸ Alt + 10168 Bold Black Feathered North East Arrow ➹ Alt + 10169 Teardrop Barbed Right Arrow ➺ Alt + 10170 Bold Teardrop Shanked Right Arrow ➻ Alt + 10171 Wedge Tailed Right Arrow ➼ Alt + 10172 Bold Wedge Tailed Right Arrow ➽ Alt + 10173 Open Outlined Right Arrow ➾ Alt + 10174 Double Curly Loop ➿ Alt + 10175
Keyboard Shortcuts for Accented Letters Accented Letter Description Accented Letter Accented Letter Shortcut Umlaut Y Capital Ÿ Alt + 0159 Grave A Capital À Alt + 0192 Acute A Capital Á Alt + 0193 Circumflex A Capital  Alt + 0194 Tilde A Capital à Alt + 0195 Umlaut A Capital Ä Alt + 0196 Grave E Capital È Alt + 0200 Acute E Capital É Alt + 0201 Circumflex E Capital Alt + 0202 Umlaut E Capital Ë Alt + 0203 Grave I Capital Ì Alt + 0204 Acute I Capital Í Alt + 0205 Circumflex I Capital Î Alt + 0206 Umlaut I Capital Ï Alt + 0207 Tilde I Capital Ñ Alt + 0209 Grave O Capital Ò Alt + 0210 Acute O Capital Ó Alt + 0211 Circumflex O Capital Ô Alt + 0212 Tilde O Capital Õ Alt + 0213 Umlaut O Capital Ö Alt + 0214 Grave U Capital Ù Alt + 0217 Acute U Capital Ù Alt + 0218 Circumflex U Capital Û Alt + 0219 Umlaut U Capital Ü Alt + 0220 Acute Y Capital Ý Alt + 0221 Grave a Small à Alt + 0224 Acute a Small á Alt + 0225 Circumflex a Small â Alt + 0226 Tilde a Small ã Alt + 0227 Umlaut a Small ä Alt + 0228 Grave e Small è Alt + 0232 Acute e Small é Alt + 0233 Circumflex e Small ê Alt + 0234 Umlaut e Small ë Alt + 0235 Grave i Small ì Alt + 0236 Acute i Small í Alt + 0237 Circumflex i Small î Alt + 0238 Umlaut i Small ï Alt + 0239 Tilde i Small ñ Alt + 0241 Grave o Small ò Alt + 0242 Acute o Small ó Alt + 0243 Circumflex o Small ô Alt + 0244 Tilde o Small õ Alt + 0245 Umlaut o Small ö Alt + 0246 Grave u Small ù Alt + 0249 Acute u Small ú Alt + 0250 Circumflex u Small û Alt + 0251 Umlaut u Small ü Alt + 0252 Acute y Small ý Alt + 0253 Umlaut y Small ÿ Alt + 0255
Keyboard Shortcuts for Chess Symbols Chess Symbols Description Chess Symbol Chess Symbol Shortcut King White ♔ Alt + 9812 Queen White ♕ Alt + 9813 Rook White ♖ Alt + 9814 Bishop White ♗ Alt + 9815 Knight White ♘ Alt + 9816 Pawn White ♙ Alt + 9817 King Black ♚ Alt + 9818 Queen Black ♛ Alt + 9819 Rook Black ♜ Alt + 9820 Bishop Black ♝ Alt + 9821 Knight Black ♞ Alt + 9822 Pawn Black ♟ Alt + 9823
Keyboard Shortcuts for Heart Symbols Description Symbol Heart Shortcut Love ♥ Alt + 3 Exclamation with Heart ❣ Alt + 10083 Tilted Hearts ❥ Alt + 10085 Floral Heart ❦ Alt + 10086 Rotated Floral Heart ❧ Alt + 10087
Keyboard Shortcuts for Default Keyboard Characters Description Symbol Shortcut Intermediate ˜ Alt + 0152 Hyphen or Dash - Alt + 0173 Small Letter d d Alt + 100 Small Letter e E Alt + 101 Small Letter f f Alt + 102 Small Letter g g Alt + 103 Small Letter h h Alt + 104 Small Letter i i Alt + 105 Small Letter j j Alt + 106 Small Letter k k Alt + 107 Small Letter l l Alt + 108 Small Letter m m Alt + 109 Small Letter n n Alt + 110 Small Letter o o Alt + 111 Small Letter p p Alt + 112 Small Letter q q Alt + 113 Small Letter r r Alt + 114 Small Letter s s Alt + 115 Small Letter t t Alt + 116 Small Letter u u Alt + 117 Small Letter v v Alt + 118 Small Letter w w Alt + 119 Small Letter x x Alt + 120 Small Letter y y Alt + 121 Small Letter z z Alt + 122 Left Brace or Curly Bracket { Alt + 123 Pipeline | Alt + 124 Right Brace or Curly Bracket } Alt + 125 Intermediate or Approximate ~ Alt + 126 Minus or Dash or Hyphen ‑ Alt + 30 Single Exclamation ! Alt + 33 Double Quote “ Alt + 34 Hash or Ampersand # Alt + 35 Dollar Symbol $ Alt + 36 Percentage % Alt + 37 And Symbol & Alt + 38 Single Quote ‘ Alt + 39 Left Round Bracket or Parenthesis ( Alt + 40 Right Round Bracket or Parenthesis ) Alt + 41 Asterisk or Multiplication * Alt + 42 Plus Sign + Alt + 43 Comma , Alt + 44 Minus or Dash or Hyphen – Alt + 45 Dot or Full stop . Alt + 46 Right Slash / Alt + 47 Zero 0 Alt + 48 One 1 Alt + 49 Two 2 Alt + 50 Three 3 Alt + 51 Four 4 Alt + 52 Five 5 Alt + 53 Six 6 Alt + 54 Seven 7 Alt + 55 Eight 8 Alt + 56 Nine 9 Alt + 57 Colon : Alt + 58 Semicolon ; Alt + 59 Less than or Left Angle Bracket / Chevron < Alt + 60 Is Equal to = Alt + 61 Greater than or Right Angle Bracket / Chevron > Alt + 62 Question Mark ? Alt + 63 At the Rate @ Alt + 64 Capital Letter A A Alt + 65 Capital Letter B B Alt + 66 Capital Letter C C Alt + 67 Capital Letter D D Alt + 68 Capital Letter E E Alt + 69 Capital Letter F F Alt + 70 Capital Letter G G Alt + 71 Capital Letter H H Alt + 72 Capital Letter I I Alt + 73 Capital Letter J J Alt + 74 Capital Letter K K Alt + 75 Capital Letter L L Alt + 76 Capital Letter M M Alt + 77 Capital Letter N N Alt + 78 Capital Letter O O Alt + 79 Capital Letter P P Alt + 80 Capital Letter Q Q Alt + 81 Capital Letter R R Alt + 82 Capital Letter S S Alt + 83 Capital Letter T T Alt + 84 Capital Letter U U Alt + 85 Capital Letter V V Alt + 86 Capital Letter W W Alt + 87 Capital Letter X X Alt + 88 Capital Letter Y Y Alt + 89 Capital Letter Z Z Alt + 90 Left Bracket [ Alt + 91 Left Slash \ Alt + 92 Right Bracket ] Alt + 93 Underscore _ Alt + 95 Apostrophe ` Alt + 96 Small Letter a a Alt + 97 Small Letter b b Alt + 98 Small Letter c C Alt + 99
Keyboard Shortcuts for Language Symbols Description Symbol Shortcut Capital S with Caron Š Alt + 0138 Capital O-E Ligature Œ Alt + 0140 Capital Z with Caron Ž Alt + 0142 Small s with Caron š Alt + 0154 Small o-e Ligature œ Alt + 0156 Small z with Caron ž Alt + 0158 Capital Nordic A Ring Å Alt + 0197 Capital A-E Ligature Æ Alt + 0198 Capital C French Cedille Ç Alt + 0199 Old English Eth (Capital) Ð Alt + 0208 Capital Nordic O Slash Ø Alt + 0216 Old English Thorn (Capital) Þ Alt + 0222 German Sharp S ß Alt + 0223 Small Nordic a Ring å Alt + 0229 Small a-e Ligature æ Alt + 0230 Small C French Cedille ç Alt + 0231 Old English Eth (Small) ð Alt + 0240 Small Nordic O Slash ø Alt + 0248 Old English Thorn (Small) þ Alt + 0254
Keyboard Shortcuts for Musical Symbols Musical Symbol Description Musical Symbol Symbol Shortcut Crotchet or Quarter note ♩ Alt + 9833 Quaver or Eighth note ♪ Alt + 9834 Musical Single Bar ♫ Alt + 9835 Musical Double Bar ♬ Alt + 9836 Flat Note ♭ Alt + 9837 Natural Note ♮ Alt + 9838 Sharp Note ♯ Alt + 9839
Keyboard Shortcuts for Play cards Symbols Symbol Description Symbol Shortcuts Hearts ❤ Alt + 10084 Spades Dark ♠ Alt + 9824 Hearts Light ♡ Alt + 9825 Spades Light ♢ Alt + 9826 Clubs Dark ♣ Alt + 9827 Spades Light ♤ Alt + 9828 Hearts Dark ♥ Alt + 9829 Diamonds Dark ♦ Alt + 9830 Clubs Light ♧ Alt + 9831
Keyboard Shortcuts for Zodiac Symbols Symbol Description Symbol Symbol Shortcut Aries ♈ Alt + 9800 Taurus ♉ Alt + 9801 Gemini ♊ Alt + 9802 Cancer ♋ Alt + 9803 Leo ♌ Alt + 9804 Virgo ♍ Alt + 9805 Libra ♎ Alt + 9806 Scorpio ♏ Alt + 9807 Sagittarius ♐ Alt + 9808 Capricorn ♑ Alt + 9809 Aquarius ♒ Alt + 9810 Pisces ♓ Alt + 9811
Keyboard Shortcuts for Numbers in Circles Symbols Numbers in Circles Description Numbers in Circles Symbol Numbers in Circles Shortcut Black Circled One ❶ Alt + 10102 Black Circled Two ❷ Alt + 10103 Black Circled Three ❸ Alt + 10104 Black Circled Four ❹ Alt + 10105 Black Circled Five ❺ Alt + 10106 Black Circled Six ❻ Alt + 10107 Black Circled Seven ❼ Alt + 10108 Black Circled Eight ❽ Alt + 10109 Black Circled Nine ❾ Alt + 10110 Black Circled Ten ❿ Alt + 10111 White Circled One ➀ Alt + 10112 White Circled Two ➁ Alt + 10113 White Circled Three ➂ Alt + 10114 White Circled Four ➃ Alt + 10115 White Circled Five ➄ Alt + 10116 White Circled Six ➅ Alt + 10117 White Circled Seven ➆ Alt + 10118 White Circled Eight ➇ Alt + 10119 White Circled Nine ➈ Alt + 10120 White Circled Ten ➉ Alt + 10121
Keyboard Shortcuts for Star Symbols Star Symbol Description Star Symbol Star Symbol Shortcut Six Star (Star of David) ✡ Alt + 10017 Black Four-Pointed Star ✦ Alt + 10022 White Four-Pointed Star ✧ Alt + 10023 Sparkles ✨ Alt + 10024 Five-Pointed Star ✩ Alt + 10025 Five-Pointed Star in Circle ✪ Alt + 10026 White Center Black Star ✫ Alt + 10027 Black Center White Star ✬ Alt + 10028 Outlined Black Star ✭ Alt + 10029 Bold Outlined Black Star ✮ Alt + 10030 Pinwheel Star ✯ Alt + 10031 White Star with Shadow ✰ Alt + 10032 Eight Point Black Star ✴ Alt + 10036 Eight Point Pinwheel Star ✵ Alt + 10037 Six Point Black Star ✶ Alt + 10038 Eight Point Rectilinear Black Star ✷ Alt + 10039 Bold Eight Point Rectilinear Black Star ✸ Alt + 10040 Twelve Point Black Star ✹ Alt + 10041
Conclusion To summarize, we have reached the end of the list of Keyboard Shortcuts for Symbol.
Thank you so much for spending your time scanning this reference.
To inquire about these symbols or Shortcuts, please post your questions or concerns in the comments below.
Are Greek letters available using a similar technique?
Now about a slashed zero?
Or a non-breaking space?
Or a non-breaking hyphen?
Alt 0216 Ø
The slashed zero is listed and it is “alt 0216” for big one and “alt 0248 for small one.
Wow, this is really cool! thanks for putting so much effort into this♥♥♥ If I may give one suggestion, maybe an updated version with symbols from the Hebrew alphabet, really appreciate it!
Excellent articles on your blog.
I am looking for the letter B with the line above it. The A version is “alt 256” which is not working here for some reason. But I need the letter B with the line above it for logic course that represents “not included” n(A), n(B) the Line goes with these two but their opposites. What is that hot key?
Please use this trick: https://symbolhippo.com/macron-keyboard/
Please, I am looking for the fire symbol, specifically the black one, NOT the orange colored either. Thank you in advance.