HOW TO MAKE SYMBOLS WITH KEYBOARD

The ALT key can help you access alt codes, or characters that aren't readily available on a normal keyboard. These codes can be used to write in foreign languages, mathematical equations, or to add fun symbols to your messages. Below ☟ is how to do it on a PC or a Mac, then a list of symbols such as π, ♫ and ♥.

HOW TO MAKE SYMBOLS WITH KEYBOARD

Alt + 0153..... ™... trademark symbol

Alt + 0169.... ©.... copyright symbol

Alt + 0174..... ®....registered ­ trademark symbol

Alt + 0176 ...°......degre ­e symbol

Alt + 0177 ...±....plus-or ­-minus sign

Alt + 0182 ...¶.....paragr ­aph mark

Alt + 0190 ...¾....fractio ­n, three-fourths

Alt + 0215 ....×.....multi ­plication sign

Alt + 0162...¢....the ­ cent sign

Alt + 0161.....¡..... ­.upside down exclamation point

Alt + 0191.....¿..... ­upside down question mark

Alt + 1.......☺....sm ­iley face

Alt + 2 ......☻.....bla ­ck smiley face

Alt + 15.....☼.....su ­n

Alt + 12......♀.....f ­emale sign

Alt + 11.....♂......m ­ale sign

Alt + 6.......♠.....s ­pade

Alt + 5.......♣...... ­Club

Alt + 3.......♥...... ­Heart

Alt + 4.......♦...... ­Diamond

Alt + 13......♪.....e ­ighth note

Alt + 14......♫...... ­beamed eighth note

Alt + 8721.... ∑.... N-ary summation (auto sum)

Alt + 251.....√.....s ­quare root check mark

Alt + 8236.....∞..... ­infinity

Alt + 24.......↑..... ­up arrow

Alt + 25......↓...... ­down arrow

Alt + 26.....→.....ri ­ght arrow

Alt + 27......←.....l ­eft arrow

Alt + 18.....↕......u ­p/down arrow

Alt + 29......↔...lef ­t right arrow

Symbols With the ALT key plus numbers © Copyrighted [0169] ® Reserved mark [0174] ℠ Service mark [8480] ℃ Celsius [8451] ℅ Care of [8453] ℉ Fahrenheit [8457] № Number symbol [8470] ℗ Sound recording copyright [8471] ℞ Prescription/pharmaceutical symbol [8478] Ω Ohm [8486] ℧ Inverted ohm [8487] ☀ Sunshine [9728] ☁ Cloud [9729] ☂ Umbrella [9730] ☃ Snowman [9731] ☄ Comet [9732] ★ Star (solid) [9733] ☆ Star (outline) [9734] ☇ Lightning [9735] ☈ Thunderstorm [9736] ☉ Sun [9737] ☊ Ascending node [9738] ☋ Descending node [9739] ☌ Conjunction [9740] ☍ Opposition [9741] ☎ Phone (solid) [9742] ☏ Phone (outline) 9743] ☐ Checkbox [9744] ☑ Ballot box [9745] ☒ Ballot box with X [9746] ☓ Saltire (St. Andrew's Cross) [9747] ☚ Left-pointing index finger (solid) [9754] ☛ Right-pointing index finger (solid) [9755] ☜ Left-pointing index finger (outline) [9756] ☝ Upwards-pointing index finger (outline) [9757] ☞ Right-pointing index finger (outline) [9758] ☟ Downwards-pointing index finger (outline) [9759] ☠ Skull & crossbones [9760] ☡ Caution sign [9761] ☢ Radioactive sign [9762] ☣ Biohazard sign [9763] ☤ Caduceus or "Kerykeion" [9764] ☥ Ankh [9765] ☦ Eastern Christian cross [9766] ☧ Chi Rho cross [9767] ☨ Patriarchal cross [9768] ☩ Greek cross [9769] ☪ Crescent moon & star [9770] ☫ Farsi symbol [9771] ☬ Adi Shakti [9772] ☭ Hammer & sickle [9773] ☮ Peace sign [9774] ☯ Yin & yang [9775] ☰ Trigram Heaven [9776] ☱ Trigram Lake [9777] ☲ Trigram Fire [9778] ☳ Trigram Thunder [9779] ☴ Trigram Wind [9780] ☵ Trigram Water [9781] ☶ Trigram Mountain [9782] ☷ Trigram Earth [9783] ☸ Dharma wheel [9784] ☹ Frowning face [9785] ☺ Smiley face [9786] ☻ Black smiley face [9787] ☽ Waxing crescent moon [9789] ☾ Waning crescent moon [9790] ☿ Mercury [9791] ♀ Venus (female symbol) [9792] ♁ Earth symbol [9793] ♂ Mars (male symbol) [9794] ♃ Jupiter [9795] ♄ Saturn [9796]

Symbols With the ALT key plus numbers ♅ Uranus [9797] ♆ Neptune [9798] ♇ Pluto [9799] ♈ Aries [9800] ♉ Taurus [9801] ♊ Gemini [9802] ♋ Cancer [9803] ♌ Leo [9804] ♍ Virgo [9805] ♎ Libra [9806] ♏ Scorpio [9807] ♐ Sagittarius [9808] ♑ Capricorn [9809] ♒ Aquarius [9810] ♓ Pisces [9811] ♔ White king [9812] ♕ White queen [9813] ♖ White rook [9814] ♗ White bishop [9815] ♘ White knight [9816] ♙ White pawn [9817] ♚ Black king [9818] ♛ Black queen [9819] ♜ Black rook [9820] ♝ Black bishop [9821] ♞ Black knight [9822] ♟ Black pawn [9823] ♠ Black spade suit [9824] ♡ Red heart suit [9825] ♢ Red diamond suit [9826] ♣ Black club suit (or shamrock) [9827] ♤ Red spade suit [9828] ♥ Black heart suit (or valentine) [9829] ♦ Black diamond suit [9830] ♧ Red club suit [9831] ♨ Hot springs [9832] ♩ Musical quarter note [9833] ♪ Musical eighth note [9834] ♫ Musical single bar note [9835] ♬ Musical double bar note [9836] ♭ Flat note [9837] ♮ Natural note [9838] ♯ Sharp note [9839] ✁ Cut above [9985] ✂ Cut here [9986] ✃ Cut below [9987] ✄ Scissors [9988] ✆ Public pay phone [9990] ✇ Film reel (tape spool) [9991] ✈ Airport/airplane [9992] ✉ Envelope/mail/email [9993] ✌ Victory sign [9996] ✍ Signature/sign here [9997] ✎ Pencil diagonal down [9998] ✏ Pencil [9999] ✐ Pencil diagonal up [10000] ✓ Checkmark [10003] ✔ Heavy checkmark [10004] ✕ Multiplication sign/X [100005] ✖ Heavy multiplication sign/X [10006] ✗ Ballot X [10007] ✘ Heavy ballot X [10008] ✝ Latin Roman cross [10013] ✞ Latin cross 3D shadow [10014] ✟ Latin cross outline [10015] ✠ Maltese Cross [10016] ✡ Star of David [10017] ❛ Quotation mark single turned comma [10075] ❜ Quotation mark single comma [10076] ❝ Quotation mark double turned comma [10077] ❞ Quotation mark double comma [10078] ○= 777 To type pictures with keyboard symbols, such as a bunny, see this article.

Foreign Language Alt Codes

Symbols With the ALT key plus numbers Ç [128] ü [129] é [130] â [131] ä [132] à [133] å [134] ç [135] ê [136] ë [137] è [138] ï [139] î [140] ì [141] Ä [142] Å [143] É [144] æ [145] Æ [146] þ [0254] Þ [0222]	Symbols With the ALT key plus numbers ô [147] ö [148] ò [149] û [150] ù [151] ÿ [152] Ö [153] Ü [154] ¢ [155] £ [156] á [160] í [161] ó [162] ú [163] ñ [164] Ñ [165] ª [166] º [167] ¿ [168]

Mathematical Equation Alt Codes

Symbols With the ALT key plus numbers + [43] - [45] × [0215] ÷ [0247]  % [37] ‰ [0137] ± [241] ¼ [0188] ½ [0189] ¾ [0190] ≡ [240] = [61] ≈ [247] ≥ [242]

Symbols With the ALT key plus numbers ≤ [243] √ [251] ⁿ [252] ¹ [0185] ² [0178] ³ [0179] π [227] ° [248] ∞ [236] µ [230] Σ [228] ∩ [239] ⌠ [244] ⌡ [245]

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