This page list codes for accented letters and other characters. In order to use these codes, your computer MUST have a separate numeric keypad on the right. If it does not, then another method of inputting accents is recommended.
If you have an Apple Macintosh, click here.
The list is organized by type. These tables show select codes only, not all possible codes.
This list is organized by Accent type. To determine the appropriate numeric code, match the accent with the vowel.
| Accent | A |
E |
I |
O |
U |
Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grave
(Cap) |
À 0192 |
È 0200 |
Ì 0204 |
Ò 0210 |
Ù 0217 |
|
Grave (Lower)
|
à 0224 |
è 0232 |
ì 0236 |
ò 0242 |
ù 0249 |
|
Acute
(Cap) |
Á 0193 |
É 0201 |
Í 0205 |
Ó 0211 |
Ú 0218 |
Ý 0221 |
Acute (Lower)
|
á 0225 |
é 0233 |
í 0237 |
ó 0243 |
ú 0250 |
ý 0253 |
Circumflex
(Cap) |
 0194 |
Ê 0202 |
Î 0206 |
Ô 0212 |
Û 0219 |
|
Circumflex (Lower)
|
â 0226 |
ê 0234 |
î 0238 |
ô 0244 |
û 0251 |
|
Tilde
(Cap) |
à 0195 |
-- |
Ñ 0209 |
Õ 0213 |
-- |
|
Tilde (Lower)
|
ã 0227 |
-- |
ñ 0241 |
õ 0245 |
-- |
|
Umlaut
(Cap) |
Ä 0196 |
Ë 0203 |
Ï 0207 |
Ö 0214 |
Ü 0220 |
Ÿ 0159 |
Umlaut (Lower)
|
ä 0228 |
ë 0235 |
ï 0239 |
ö 0246 |
ü 0252 |
ÿ 0255 |
Example: To input the acute a á (0225), hold down the ALT key, type 0225 on the numeric keypad, then release the ALT key.
If you are having problems inputting these codes, please review the instructions for using the codes at the bottom of this Web page.
These include special punctuation and unique consonant and vowel symbols.
| SYMBOL | NAME | CODE NUMBER |
|---|---|---|
¡
|
Upside-down exclamation mark |
0161 |
¿
|
Upside-down question mark |
0191 |
Ç, ç
|
French C cedille (caps/lowecase) |
0199 0231 |
Œ,œ
|
O-E ligature (caps/lowecase) |
0140 0156 |
ß
|
German Sharp/Double S |
0223 |
Ø,ø
|
Nordic O slash (caps/lowecase) |
0216 0248 |
Å,å
|
Nordic A ring (caps/lowecase), Angstrom sign |
0197 0229 |
Æ, æ
|
A-E ligature (caps/lowecase) |
0198 0230 |
Þ, þ
|
Icelandic/Old English Thorn (caps/lowecase) |
0222 0254 |
Ð, ð
|
Icelandic/Old English Eth (caps/lowecase) |
0208 0240 |
« »
|
Spanish/French quotation marks |
0187 0171 |
| SYMBOL | NAME | CODE NUMBER |
|---|---|---|
¢ |
Cent sign | 0162 |
£ |
British Pound | 0163 |
€ |
Euro currency | 0128 |
¥ |
Japanese Yen | 0165 |
ƒ |
Dutch Florin | 0131 |
¤ |
Generic currency symbol | 0164 |
| SYMBOL | NAME | CODE NUMBER |
|---|---|---|
÷ |
Division sign | 0247 |
° |
Degree symbol | 0176 |
¬ |
Not symbol | 0172 |
± |
Plus/minus | 0177 |
µ |
Micro | 0181 |
These incude copyright symbols and special section marks.
| SYMBOL | NAME | CODE NUMBER |
|---|---|---|
© |
Copyright symbol | 0169 |
® |
Registered symbol | 0174 |
™ |
Trademark | 0153 |
• |
Bullet / List Dot | 0149 |
§ |
Section Symbol | 0167 |
– |
en-dash | 0150 |
— |
em-dash | 0151 |
¶ |
Paragraph Symbol | 0182 |
Windows assigns a numeric code to different accented letters, other foreign characters and special mathematical symbols. For instance the code for lower case á is 0225, and the code for capital Á is 0193. The ALT key input is used to manually insert these letters and symbols by calling the numeric code assigned to them.
To use the codes:
Place your cursor in the location where you wish to insert a special character.
Activate the numeric key pad on the right of the keyboard by pressing Num Lock (upper right of keyboard). The Num Lock light on the keyboard will indicate that the numeric key pad is on.
NOTE: You must use the numeric key pad; if you use the number keys on the top of the keyboard, the characters will not appear. If you are on a laptop or computer without a separate numeric keypad one of the other methods is recommended.
While pressing down the ALT key, type the four-digit code on the numeric key pad at the right edge of the keyboard. The codes are "case sensitive." For instance, the code for lower-case á is ALT+0225, but capital Á is ALT+0193.
NOTE: If you have the International keyboard activated, you will only be able to input codes with the ALT key on the left side of the keyboard.