wikiHelpful Alt codes
The use of Alt codes is a helpful method for the input of special characters and symbols, which are not directly available on the keyboard or where there are problems with the keyboard layout, on Windows systems. For example, this can be the case in the Supermicro HTML iKVM console. In this article, we present a chart with the most important Alt codes and their function.
Overview
hint: To enter an Alt code, hold down the [Alt] key and enter the digits in sequence using the number pad on the keyboard.
| symbol | description | Alt code |
|---|---|---|
| ! | Exclamation mark | Alt + 33 |
| " | Quotation marks | Alt + 34 |
| # | Number sign | Alt + 35 |
| $ | Dollar sign | Alt + 36 |
| % | Percent sign | Alt + 37 |
| & | Merchant-and | Alt + 38 |
| ' | Apostrophe | Alt + 39 |
| ( | Bracket open | Alt + 40 |
| ) | Bracket closed | Alt + 41 |
| * | Asterisk | Alt + 42 |
| + | Plus sign | Alt + 43 |
| , | Comma | Alt + 44 |
| - | Hyphen | Alt + 45 |
| . | Dot | Alt + 46 |
| / | Slash | Alt + 47 |
| : | Colon | Alt + 58 |
| ; | Semicolon | Alt + 59 |
| < | Smaller than sign | Alt + 60 |
| = | Equal sign | Alt + 61 |
| > | Larger than sign | Alt + 62 |
| ? | Question mark | Alt + 63 |
| @ | At-sign | Alt + 64 |
| [ | Square bracket open | Alt + 91 |
| \ | Backslash | Alt + 92 |
| ] | Square bracket closed | Alt + 93 |
| ^ | Circumflex | Alt + 94 |
| _ | Underscore | Alt + 95 |
| ` | Backtick | Alt + 96 |
| { | Curly bracket open | Alt + 123 |
| | | Vertical line | Alt + 124 |
| } | Curly bracket closed | Alt + 125 |
| ~ | Tilde | Alt + 126 |
| – | Dash | Alt + 0150 |
| — | Long dash (indent) | Alt + 0151 |
More information
- Alt code (en.wikipedia.org)
- Alt Codes (www.alt-codes.net)
- Alt-Codes-Chart: Write all symbols with the keyboard (www.giga.de, 26.08.2022)
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Translator: Alina Ranzinger Alina has been working at Thomas-Krenn.AG since 2024. After her training as multilingual business assistant, she got her job as assistant of the Product Management and is responsible for the translation of texts and for the organisation of the department.
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