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How to Write Special Characters and Symbols in Windows

Résumé: Learn about ways to type special characters and symbols in Windows, including using keyboard shortcuts and alt codes using the Character Map.

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Instructions

Special characters are characters that are not present on your keyboard layout. They are accessible by pressing a combination of keys on the keyboard or using the Character Map within Windows.

Some examples of special characters include: ® Ὠ ∞ √

Affected Operating Systems:

  • Windows

How to open the Character Map (Windows 11 and Windows 10)

The Character Map can be used to search for available characters in selected fonts. You can copy and paste the selected character in the appropriate location.

  1. From the search box, type Character Map and then select Character Map (App) from the results.

Character Map

Figure 1: Character Map

How to type special characters in Windows

You can use alt codes to display special characters in Windows. By holding down the Alt key and pressing a specific sequence of numbers, you can display characters without using software tools like the Character Map.

How to type special characters on a Windows laptop:

For laptops that have a number lock-activated keyboard integrated into the keyboard, turning on the Number Lock activates the number pad option of your integrated keyboard. These keys have the numbers in different colors below the letters or symbols. To activate the number pad keys on some models, you must enable the Number Lock by pressing the Fn+F2 combination.

Note: If a laptop does not have an integrated or dedicated numeric keypad, then either an external numeric keypad or the character map is needed for inserting special characters or symbols. The number row across the top of the keyboard does not work for this task.

Example of a laptop keyboard
Figure 2: Example of a laptop keyboard

How to type special characters on a Windows desktop:

For desktops, turn on the Number Lock on your keyboard and use the Number Pad section of keys.

Example of a desktop keyboard
Figure 3: Example of a desktop keyboard

Alt codes

The table below contains an example of common special characters and their associated alt codes.

Special Character (Symbol) Alt code to type
™ (Trademark Sign) Alt+0153
® (Registered Sign) Alt+0174
° (Degree Sign) Alt+0176
€ (Euro Sign) Alt+0128
¢ (Cent Sign) Alt+0162
¶ (Pilcrow Sign) Alt+0182
Ω (Omega) Alt+234
∞ (Infinity) Alt+236
√ (Square Root) Alt+251

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Numéro d’article: 000175486
Type d’article: How To
Dernière modification: 07 août 2024
Version:  7
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