How to type an Alt code
- Find the symbol by number (3), by the symbol itself (♥) or browse a group.
- On Windows, turn on Num Lock, hold Alt and type the number on the numeric keypad, then let go of Alt.
- Or just click the symbol here to copy it and paste it anywhere.
Popular Alt codes
| Symbol | Alt code |
|---|---|
| ♥ | Alt + 3 |
| ☺ | Alt + 1 |
| ° | Alt + 248 or Alt + 0176 |
| © | Alt + 0169 |
| ® | Alt + 0174 |
| ™ | Alt + 0153 |
| € | Alt + 0128 |
| £ | Alt + 156 or Alt + 0163 |
| é | Alt + 130 or Alt + 0233 |
| ñ | Alt + 164 or Alt + 0241 |
| ½ | Alt + 171 or Alt + 0189 |
| → | Alt + 26 |
Where the codes come from
Alt + 1 to 255 come from code page 437, the character set of the original IBM PC, which is why they include smiley faces, card suits and box-drawing lines. Alt + 0128 to 0255 use Windows-1252, the character set of Western European Windows. Modern apps convert both to Unicode, shown in the last column.