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Guide to Keyboard Shortcuts, ALT Codes and Unicode Symbols

The older you become, the more you use the keyboard shortcuts that you learned as a child. Some of you may even find that you’ve forgotten some of the more obscure shortcuts that can speed up your work and make life a little easier. If you want to rediscover some of these useful shortcuts on a computer or a smartphone, You can check our cheatsheet of keyboard shortcuts.

When you’re switching between apps, you want to minimize the time spent interacting with the operating system. Fortunately, the operating system comes with a lot of shortcuts that greatly speed up your workflow. Here are some of the most useful shortcuts you should know.

ALT Code shorcuts

To get this symbolPress this on keyboardSymbol Description
Alt+0153Trademark
©Alt+0169Copyright
®Alt+0174Registered
Alt+0137Per mille (per thousand)
±Alt+241Plus or Minus
¼Alt+0188Quarter
½Alt+0189Half
¾Alt+0190Three quarters
?Alt+240Exactly Identical
?Alt+247Approximately equal
?Alt+242Greater than or equal
?Alt+243Less than or equal
?Alt+251Square Root
?Alt+252Power n
¹Alt+0185To the power of 1
²Alt+0178Squared
³Alt+0179Cubed
?Alt+227Pi
°Alt+248Degree
?Alt+2368Infinity
µAlt+230Micro
?Alt+228Sum
?Alt+1White Smiley
?Alt+2Black Smiley
Alt+7Bullet 1
?Alt+9Bullet 2
?Alt+11Male Sign
?Alt+12Female Sign
?Alt+23Up/Down Arrow
?Alt+24Up Arrow
?Alt+25Down Arrow
?Alt+26Right Arrow
?Alt+27Left Arrow
?Alt+29Right/Left Arrow
£Alt+156Pound
Alt+0128Euro
$Alt+36Dollar Sign
¢Alt+155Cent
¥Alt+157Yen
ƒAlt+159Frank
?Alt+158Peseta or Peso
?Alt+224Alpha
ßAlt+225Beta
?Alt+235Delta
?Alt+234Omega
?Alt+16Point Right
?Alt+17Point Left
?Alt+254Stop
?Alt+30Point Up
?Alt+31Point Down
§Alt+21Section
Alt+20Paragraph
Alt+0147curly double open quote
Alt+0148curly double close quote
«Alt+174Quotation Mark
»Alt+175Quotation Mark
?Alt+3Heart
ºAlt+0176Degree symbol
œAlt+0156Latin small ligature oe
Alt+0149Bullet
?Alt+8635Clockwise Open Circle Arrow
?Alt+8634Counterclockwise Open Circle Arrow
ØAlt+0216Diameter
ÑAlt+0209Enye

You Copy and Paste any of the Symbols here to use them online.

Command C to Copy and Command V to Paste!

In the world of smartphones and tablets, users often turn to a variety of apps to help them communicate with others and take notes. From the humble phone call to the more social apps like WhatsApp, you can use the right tools to best suit your needs. But what makes a good phone call? How do you best type something out on a tablet? What are some unique shortcuts and hidden secrets in your device? Check those characters here! Copy and Paste!

Copyright and trademark symbols

 © ? ? ® ™

Zodiac Symbols

If you’ve ever wondered how to make a shortcut key work on your Mac or Windows PC, then you need to know about alt codes. Alt codes are used to make keyboard shortcuts on your computer. Many people are confused by this method because they think the alt codes are only for keyboard shortcuts.

Alt codes or alternative codes are interesting shortcuts that allow you to do things with your computer without constantly pressing “Alt” and “Del”. There are hundreds of alt codes, but perhaps the most useful are the ones you can find below.

SymbolAltCodeSymbolAltCodeSymbolAltCode
?1@64?127
?2A65Ç128
?3B66ü129
?4C67é130
?5D68â131
?6E69ä132
7F70à133
?8G71å134
?9H72ç135
?10I73ê136
?11J74ë137
?12K75è138
?13L76ï139
?14M77î140
?15N78ì141
?16O79Ä142
?17P80Å143
?18Q81É144
?19R82æ145
20S83Æ146
SymbolAltCodeSymbolAltCodeSymbolAltCode
)41h104º167
*42i105¿168
+43j106?169
,44k107¬170
45l108½171
.46m109¼172
/47n110¡173
048o111«174
149p112»175
250q113?176
351r114?177
452s115?178
553t116?179
654u117?180
755v118?181
856w119?182
957x120?183
:58y121?184
;59z122?185
<60{123?186
=61|124?187
>62}125?188
?63~126
SymbolAltCodeSymbolAltCodeSymbolAltCode
?190²253Â0194
?191?254Ã0195
?192spc255Ä0196
?1930128Å0197
?1940130Æ0198
?195ƒ0131Ç0199
?1960132È0200
?1970133É0201
?1980134Ê0202
?1990135Ë0203
?200ˆ0136Ì0204
?2010137Í0205
?202Š0138Î0206
?2030139Ï0207
?204Œ0140Ð0208
?205Ž0142Ñ0209
?2060145Ò0210
?2070146Ó0211
?2080147Ô0212
?2090148Õ0213
SymbolAltCodeSymbolAltCodeSymbolAltCode
µ230ª0170ê0234
?231«0171ë0235
?232¬0172ì0236
?233®0174í0237
?234¯0175î0238
?235°0176ï0239
?236±0177ð0240
?237²0178ñ0241
?238³0179ò0242
?239´0180ó0243
?240µ0181ô0244
±2410182õ0245
?242·0183ö0246
?243¸0184÷0247
?244¹0185ø0248
?245º0186ù0249
÷246»0187ú0250
?247¼0188û0251
°248½0189ü0252
?249¾0190ý0253
·250¿ 0191þ0254
?251À0192ÿ0255
?252Á0193

In conclusion, knowing these shortcuts will help you increase your productivity which will help you complete your daily tasks more easily. You will find yourself saving more time doing your daily tasks which will help you get more done without even realizing it.