Hold ALT and type the number on your Windows numpad to insert a special character. Below are the most-used codes, plus Unicode codepoints and HTML decimal / named entities for web developers.
Curly quotes, em dashes, ellipsis, section signs.
| Glyph | Name | ALT (Win) | Unicode | HTML dec. | HTML named |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Left double quote | |||||
| Right double quote | |||||
| Left single quote | |||||
| Right single quote | |||||
| Left guillemet | |||||
| Right guillemet | |||||
| Em dash | |||||
| En dash | |||||
| Ellipsis | |||||
| Middle dot | |||||
| Bullet | |||||
| Section sign | |||||
| Pilcrow | |||||
| Dagger | |||||
| Double dagger |
Copyright, trademark, degree, percent mille.
| Glyph | Name | ALT (Win) | Unicode | HTML dec. | HTML named |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copyright | |||||
| Registered | |||||
| Trademark | |||||
| Degree | |||||
| Per mille | |||||
| Prime | — | ||||
| Double prime | — | ||||
| Micro | |||||
| Latin o-stroke | |||||
| Latin O-stroke |
Euro, pound, yen, cent, dong, won, ruble.
| Glyph | Name | ALT (Win) | Unicode | HTML dec. | HTML named |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Euro | |||||
| Pound | |||||
| Yen | |||||
| Cent | |||||
| Generic currency | |||||
| Dong | — | — | |||
| Won | — | — | |||
| Ruble | — | — | |||
| Indian rupee | — | — | |||
| Bitcoin | — | — |
Cardinal, double, return, refresh.
| Glyph | Name | ALT (Win) | Unicode | HTML dec. | HTML named |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Left arrow | |||||
| Up arrow | |||||
| Right arrow | |||||
| Down arrow | |||||
| Left-right arrow | — | ||||
| Return arrow | — | — | |||
| Double left | — | ||||
| Double right | — |
Card suits, geometric shapes, music.
| Glyph | Name | ALT (Win) | Unicode | HTML dec. | HTML named |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heart suit | |||||
| Diamond suit | |||||
| Club suit | |||||
| Spade suit | |||||
| Eighth note | — | ||||
| Beamed eighths | — | ||||
| Sun | — | ||||
| Smiley | — | ||||
| Black smiley | — |
Plus-minus, infinity, fractions, set theory.
| Glyph | Name | ALT (Win) | Unicode | HTML dec. | HTML named |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plus minus | |||||
| Multiplication | |||||
| Division | |||||
| Not equal | — | ||||
| Almost equal | — | ||||
| Less or equal | — | ||||
| Greater or equal | — | ||||
| Infinity | — | ||||
| Square root | — | ||||
| Half | |||||
| Quarter | |||||
| Three quarters | |||||
| Squared | |||||
| Cubed |
For 4-digit codes starting with 0, type the leading zero too. ALT codes work in most Windows desktop apps; for the modern emoji picker useWin + .
The decimal column (e.g. €) and named column (e.g.€) both render the same character in HTML. Named entities are more readable; decimal entities work even when an HTML version doesn't define a named one.