Keyboard Shortcuts
Save time using these ALT key keyboard code shortcuts to add international accents and symbols to your content…
Do you need to add international accents or symbols to your content?
The ALT code keyboard shortcuts in this section will help you save time adding international characters and symbols to your content.
Copy and paste the shortcuts into your content or bookmark this page and share it with your content team.
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ALT Key Code Shortcuts
Here is a list of commonly-used international ALT code accents.
Keep the ALT key down while you type the number on your keyboard’s number keypad
| Alt Codes | Symbol | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alt 0224 | à | a grave |
| Alt 0225 | á | a acute |
| Alt 0226 | â | a circumflex |
| Alt 0227 | ã | a tilde |
| Alt 0228 | ä | a umlaut |
| Alt 0231 | ç | c cedilla |
| Alt 0232 | è | e grave |
| Alt 0233 | é | e acute |
| Alt 0234 | ê | e circumflex |
| Alt 0235 | ë | e umlaut |
| Alt 0236 | ì | i grave |
| Alt 0237 | í | i acute |
| Alt 0238 | î | i circumflex |
| Alt 0239 | ï | i umlaut |
| Alt 164 | ñ | n tilde |
| Alt 0242 | ò | o grave |
| Alt 0243 | ó | o acute |
| Alt 0244 | ô | o circumflex |
| Alt 0245 | õ | o tilde |
| Alt 0246 | ö | o umlaut |
| Alt 0154 | š | s caron |
| Alt 0249 | ù | u grave |
| Alt 0250 | ú | u acute |
| Alt 0251 | û | u circumflex |
| Alt 0252 | ü | u umlaut |
| Alt 0253 | ý | y acute |
| Alt 0255 | ÿ | y umlaut |
| Alt 0158 | ž | z caron |
Upper Case ALT Key Accents
| Alt Codes | Symbol | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alt 0192 | À | A grave |
| Alt 0193 | Á | A acute |
| Alt 0194 | Â | A circumflex |
| Alt 0195 | Ã | A tilde |
| Alt 0196 | Ä | A umlaut |
| Alt 0199 | Ç | C cedilla |
| Alt 0200 | È | E grave |
| Alt 0201 | É | E acute |
| Alt 0202 | Ê | E circumflex |
| Alt 0203 | Ë | E umlaut |
| Alt 0204 | Ì | I grave |
| Alt 0205 | Í | I acute |
| Alt 0206 | Î | I circumflex |
| Alt 0207 | Ï | I umlaut |
| Alt 165 | Ñ | N tilde |
| Alt 0210 | Ò | O grave |
| Alt 0211 | Ó | O acute |
| Alt 0212 | Ô | O circumflex |
| Alt 0213 | Õ | O tilde |
| Alt 0214 | Ö | O umlaut |
| Alt 0138 | Š | S caron |
| Alt 0218 | Ú | U acute |
| Alt 0219 | Û | U circumflex |
| Alt 0220 | Ü | U umlaut |
| Alt 0217 | Ù | U grave |
| Alt 0221 | Ý | Y acute |
| Alt 0159 | Ÿ | Y umlaut |
| Alt 0142 | Ž | Z caron |
ALT Key Symbols
| Alt Codes | Symbol | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alt + 0153 | ™ | trademark symbol |
| Alt + 0169 | © | copyright symbol |
| Alt + 0174 | ® | registered trademark symbol |
| Alt + 0176 | ° | degree symbol |
| Alt + 0177 | ± | plus-minus symbol |
| Alt + 0182 | ¶ | paragraph |
| Alt + 0190 | ¾ | fraction, three-fourths |
| Alt + 0215 | × | multiplication sign |
| Alt + 0162 | ¢ | cent sign |
| Alt + 0161 | ¡ | upside down exclamation point |
| Alt + 0191 | ¿ | upside down question mark |
| Alt + 1 | ☺ | smiley face |
| Alt + 2 | ☻ | black smiley face |
| Alt + 3 | ♥ | heart |
| Alt + 4 | ♦ | diamond |
| Alt + 5 | ♣ | club |
| Alt + 6 | ♠ | spade |
| Alt + 7 | • | bullet |
| Alt + 8 | ◘ | inverse bullet |
| Alt + 9 | ○ | white circle |
| Alt + 10 | ◙ | inverse white circle |
| Alt + 11 | ♂ | male sign |
| Alt + 12 | ♀ | female sign |
| Alt + 13 | ♪ | eighth note |
| Alt + 14 | ♫ | beamed eighth note |
| Alt + 15 | ☼ | sun |
| Alt + 16 | ► | black right-pointing pointer |
| Alt + 17 | ◄ | black left-pointing pointer |
| Alt + 18 | ↕ | up/down arrow |
| Alt + 19 | ‼ | double exclamation mark |
| Alt + 20 | ¶ | paragraph symbol |
| Alt + 21 | § | section sign |
| Alt + 22 | ▬ | black rectangle |
| Alt + 23 | ↨ | up\down arrow |
| Alt + 24 | ↑ | up arrow |
| Alt + 25 | ↓ | down arrow |
| Alt + 26 | → | right arrow |
| Alt + 27 | ← | left arrow |
| Alt + 28 | ∟ | right angle |
| Alt + 29 | ↔ | left/right arrow |
| Alt + 228 | Σ | auto sum |
| Alt + 251 | √ | square root |
| Alt + 236 | ∞ | infinity symbol |
- More Alt Codes
- Do you use WordPress? See these additional keyboard shortcuts: WordPress Block Editor Keyboard Shortcuts
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