ARCHIVED: In Windows, how can I access extended keyboard characters, such as accent marks?
Note: For a graphical layout of all possible extended
keyboard characters, open the Windows Character Map. In Windows 8,
from the navigation area on the right side of the screen, select
Character
Map
, and click it to open it. In earlier versions of
Windows, from the menu, select , then
; click the folder to open
the character map.
Most text editors and word processors allow you to type special symbols that do not appear on the keyboard, including foreign language characters and accents.
To access these, use the numeric keypad on the right side of your
keyboard. Make sure the NumLock
key is on, and then hold
the Alt
key. While holding Alt
, use the
numeric keypad to type one of the three-digit numbers listed below.
When you are done typing, release the Alt
key, and the
associated extended character will appear.
Code | Character | Code | Character | |
---|---|---|---|---|
129 | ü | 149 | ò | |
130 | é | 150 | û | |
131 | â | 151 | ù | |
132 | ä | 152 | ÿ | |
133 | à | 153 | Ö | |
134 | å | 154 | Ü | |
135 | ç | 155 | ¢ | |
136 | ê | 156 | £ | |
137 | ë | 157 | ¥ | |
138 | è | 159 | ƒ | |
139 | ï | 160 | á | |
140 | î | 161 | í | |
141 | ì | 162 | ó | |
142 | Ä | 163 | ú | |
143 | Å | 164 | ñ | |
144 | É | 165 | Ñ | |
145 | æ | 168 | ¿ | |
146 | Æ | 173 | ¡ | |
147 | ô | 174 | « | |
148 | ö | 175 | » |
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