Alt key codes give you access to hundreds of special ASCII characters, from accent marks to tiny icons. We show you how to use the Alt codes and also Word's Symbol library.

To use Windows Alt codes, simply press and hold the Alt key while typing a special character's numerical code on the numpad. And if your keyboard doesn't have a numpad , you can use the on-screen ...

How to add special characters on a Windows PC. To type special characters in Windows, hold the Alt key, type the number code associated with the special character you want using the numpad that's ...

Windows comes with a Character Map utility that can help you discover the numeric keyboard codes of characters you might want to use. Access the utility by typing "char" on your Start screen and ...

The average keyboard only has so many characters labeled on it for use. Beyond that, there are plenty of other symbols and punctuation that are worth using, yet have no home on a Chromebook’s ...

If you ever find yourself needing characters or symbols that aren’t on your keyboard, Windows has an easy fix: “Character Map.”A character map of all special symbols (including foreign ...

It’s not difficult to add special characters to your Windows document (although it’s not quite as smooth an operation as on a Mac).

The degree symbol code is Alt + 0176. ... It takes a little tinkering, but will let you insert any special character with a quick keyboard shortcut. How to type the degree symbol on a Mac.

It’s not difficult to add special characters to your Windows 11 document (although it’s not quite as smooth an operation as on a Mac). Here are several ways you can do it, including adding an ...