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Friday, December 29, 2006

Keyboard Hack - How to Display Odd Characters Using Keyboard.

I was searching for a shorcut to display symbol so that I can easily type it while I chat or to be insert in comment box etc. Well I found a bunch of it.

Alt Key + Calculator Number = Symbol

Hold the ALT key & type the number next to the symbol you want on the CALCULATOR part of the keyboard, then release Alt Key. Symbol will appear. And here is the full list.

Alt + 0169 = ©
Alt + 0174 = ®
Alt + 15 = ¤
Alt + 20 =
Alt + 21 = §
Alt + 128 = Ç
Alt + 129 = ü
Alt + 130 = é
Alt + 131 = â
Alt + 132 = ä
Alt + 133 = à
Alt + 134 = å
Alt + 135 = ç
Alt + 136 = ê
Alt + 137 = ë
Alt + 138 = è
Alt + 139 = ï
Alt + 140 = î
Alt + 141 = ì
Alt + 142 = Ä
Alt + 143 = Å
Alt + 144 = É
Alt + 145 = æ
Alt + 146 = Æ
Alt + 147 = ô
Alt + 148 = ö
Alt + 149 = ò
Alt + 150 = û
Alt + 151 = ù
Alt + 152 = ÿ
Alt + 153 = Ö
Alt + 154 = Ü
Alt + 155 = ¢
Alt + 156 = £
Alt + 157 = ¥
Alt + 159 = ƒ
Alt + 160 = á
Alt + 161 = í
Alt + 162 = ó
Alt + 163 = ú
Alt + 164 = ñ
Alt + 165 = Ñ
Alt + 166 = ª
Alt + 167 = º
Alt + 168 = ¿
Alt + 170 = ¬
Alt + 171 = ½
Alt + 172 = ¼
Alt + 173 = ¡
Alt + 174 = «
Alt + 175 = »
Alt + 225 = ß
Alt + 230 = µ
Alt + 241 = ±
Alt + 246 = ÷
Alt + 249 =
Alt + 250 = ·
Alt + 253 = ²
Alt + 350 = ^
Alt + 352 = `
Alt + 382 = ~

Update
Alt + 0128 = € - Thanks A1 Web Solutions

Some might find this useful while others might thought this is just another geek stuff. As for me, most probably I just want to use "²" for my Malay language chat like "layang²" or "macam²".

2 comments:

GadgetsGuy said...

You forgot a couple ... but one that is worth mentioning if you live in EU or IM/email with people who do

€ = ALT + 0128

syahid_zul said...

waaa..i dont even know about this before...thanks!!