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Alt codes are useful for Windows and Mac users who want to insert special characters or symbols without switching keyboards or languages on their computers. They’re used to insert characters not directly associated with a key on the keyboard, like accented characters or other symbols. Keep reading to learn how to use alt codes on on both Windows and Mac computers.
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Using Windows Alt Codes
For computers or laptops with a numeric keypad, use these alt codes to insert special characters into your text.
ACCENTED LETTERS AND SPECIAL PUNCTUATION
| Character | Alt Code |
| á (lowercase a acute) | Alt+160 |
| â (lowercase a circumflex) | Alt+131 |
| ä (lowercase a umlaut) | Alt+132 |
| à (lowercase a grave) | Alt+133 |
| é (lowercase e acute) | Alt+130 |
| è (lowercase e grave) | Alt+138 |
| É (uppercase e acute) | Alt+144 |
| í (lowercase i acute) | Alt+161 |
| ó (lowercase o acute) | Alt+162 |
| ö (lowercase o umlaut) | Alt+148 |
| ú (lowercase u acute) | Alt+163 |
| ü (lowercase u umlaut) | Alt+129 |
| Ü (uppercase u umlaut) | Alt+154 |
| ç (lowercase c cedilla) | Alt+1135 |
| ñ (lowercase n with tilde) | Alt+164 |
| Ñ (uppercase N with tilde) | Alt+165 |
| ~ (tilde) | Alt+126 |
| ¿ (inverted question mark) | Alt+168 |
| ¡ (inverted exclamation mark) | Alt+173 |
SYMBOLS
| Character | Alt Code |
| Θ (Greek theta) | Alt+233 |
| ± (plus minus symbol) | Alt+177 |
| ° (degree symbol) | Alt+176 |
| ¶ (pilcrow symbol) | Alt+182 |
| ✓ (checkmark) | Alt+10003 |
Using Alt Codes on Mac
To use Alt codes on Mac computers, use the Option key instead of the Alt key. Option codes for accented letters, symbols, or special characters work a little differently on Mac computers, as you press Option+the accent+the letter. For example, to create an n with a tilde, the alt code is Option+n. To create the letter you would press Option+n, then press n again because you want to place the tilde over the letter ‘n’.
ACCENTED LETTERS AND SPECIAL PUNCTUATION
| Character | Option Code |
| á (lowercase a acute) | Option+e+a |
| â (lowercase a circumflex) | Option+i+a |
| ä (lowercase a umlaut) | Option+u+a |
| à (lowercase a grave) | Option+`+a |
| é (lowercase e acute) | Option+e+e |
| è (lowercase e grave) | Option+`+e |
| É (uppercase E acute) | Option+e+E |
| í (lowercase i acute) | Option+e+i |
| ó (lowercase o acute) | Option+e+o |
| ö (lowercase o umlaut) | Option+u+o |
| ú (lowercase u acute) | Option+e+u |
| ü (lowercase u umlaut) | Option+u+u |
| Ü (uppercase U umlaut) | Option+u+U |
| ç (lowercase c cedilla) | Option+c |
| ñ (lowercase n with tilde) | Option+n+n |
| Ñ (uppercase N with tilde) | Option+n+N |
| ¿ (inverted question mark) | Option+? |
| ¡ (inverted exclamation mark) | Option+! |
SYMBOLS
| Character | Option Code |
| Ω (Greek omega) | Option+z |
| ± (plus minus symbol) | Option+Shift+= |
| ° (degree symbol) | Option+Shift+8 |
| ¶ (pilcrow symbol) | Option+7 |
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