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Insert ASCII or Unicode Latin-based symbols and characters

Applies to: Microsoft Office Access 2007, Excel 2007, InfoPath 2007, OneNote 2007, Outlook 2007, PowerPoint 2007,
Publisher 2007, Visio 2007, Word 2007

ASCII and Unicode character encoding enables computers to store Show All
and exchange data with other computers and programs. Below are
lists of frequently used ASCII and Unicode Latin-based characters. For Unicode
characters for non-Latin-based scripts, see Unicode character code charts by script.

In this article
Insert an ASCII or Unicode character into a document
Common symbol character codes
Common diacritical character codes
Common ligature character codes
ASCII nonprinting control characters
More information

Insert an ASCII or Unicode character into a

document
If you only have to enter a few special characters or symbols, you can use the
Character Map or type keyboard shortcuts. See the below tables or Keyboard
shortcuts for international characters for a list of ASCII characters.

NOTES

Many languages contain symbols that could not be condensed into the
256-characters Extended ACSII set. As such, there are ASCII and Unicode
variations to encompass regional characters and symbols, see Unicode
character code charts by script.

If you have trouble entering the characters codes for the characters that you
want, try using the Character Map.

INSERTING ASCII CHARACTERS

To insert an ASCII character, press and hold down ALT while typing the character
code. For example, to insert the degree (º) symbol, press and hold down ALT while
typing 0176 on the numeric keypad.

NOTE You must use the numeric keypad to type the numbers and not the
keyboard. Make sure that the NUM LOCK key is on if your keyboard requires it to
type numbers on the numeric keypad.

INSERTING UNICODE CHARACTERS

To insert a Unicode character, type the character code, press ALT, and then press X.
For example, to type a dollar symbol ($), type 0024, press ALT, and then press X. For
more Unicode character codes, see Unicode character code charts by script.

IMPORTANT Some of the Microsoft Office programs, such as PowerPoint and

InfoPath, cannot convert Unicode codes to characters. If you need a Unicode
character and are using one of the programs that doesn't support Unicode
characters, use the Character Map to enter the character(s) that you need.

NOTES

You must use the numeric keypad to type the numbers and not the keyboard.
Make sure that the NUM LOCK key is on if your keyboard requires it to type
numbers on the numeric keypad.

If you have trouble getting the Unicode to convert to your character, type the
code using the numeric keypad, select the code, and then click ALT+X.

If you are using Microsoft Windows XP or later, the universal font for Unicode
is automatically installed. If you are using Microsoft Windows 2000, you need
to install the Unicode font.

In Microsoft Windows 2000

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USING THE CHARACTER MAP

Character Map is a program built into Microsoft Windows that enables you to view
the characters that are available in a selected font. Using Character Map, you can
copy individual characters or a group of characters to the Clipboard and paste them
into any program that can display them.

For more information about the Character Map, see Using the Windows Vista
Character Map to enter special characters FAQ.

Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools,
and then click Character Map.

To select a character in the Character Map, click the character, click Select, click the
right mouse button in your document where you want the character, and then click
Paste.

Common symbol character codes

For more character symbols, see the Character Map installed on your computer,
ASCII character codes, or Unicode character code charts by script.

GLYPH CODE GLYPH CODE

Currency symbols

£ ALT+0163 ¥ ALT+0165

¢ ALT+0162 $ 0024+ALT+X

€ ALT+0128 ¤ ALT+0164

Legal symbols

© ALT+0169 ® ALT+0174

§ ALT+0167 ™ ALT+0153

Mathematical symbols

° ALT+0176 º ALT+0186

√ 221A+ALT+X + ALT+43

# ALT+35 µ ALT+0181

< ALT+60 > ALT+62

% ALT+37 ( ALT+40

[ ALT+91 ) ALT+41

] ALT+93 ∆ 2206+ALT+X

Fractions

¼ ALT+0188 ½ ALT+0189

¾ ALT+0190

Punctuation and dialectic symbols

? ALT+63 ¿ ALT+0191

! ALT+33 ‼ 203+ALT+X

- ALT+45 ' ALT+39

" ALT+34 , ALT+44

. ALT+46 | ALT+124

/ ALT+47 \ ALT+92

` ALT+96 ^ ALT+94

« ALT+0171 » ALT+0187

« ALT+174 » ALT+175

~ ALT+126 & ALT+38

: ALT+58 { ALT+123

; ALT+59 } ALT+125

Form symbols

□ 25A1+ALT+X √ 221A+ALT+X

Common diacritical character codes

For a complete list of the glyphs and their character codes, see the Character Map.

GLYPH CODE GLYPH CODE

à ALT+0195 å ALT+0229

Å ALT+143 å ALT+134

Ä ALT+142 ä ALT+132

À ALT+0192 à ALT+133

Á ALT+0193 á ALT+160

 ALT+0194 â ALT+131

Ç ALT+128 ç ALT+135

Č 010C+ALT+X č 010D+ALT+X

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É ALT+144 é ALT+130

È ALT+0200 è ALT+138

Ê ALT+202 ê ALT+136

Ë ALT+203 ë ALT+137

Ĕ 0114+ALT+X ĕ 0115+ALT+X

Ğ 011E+ALT+X ğ 011F+ALT+X

Ģ 0122+ALT+X ģ 0123+ALT+X

Ï ALT+0207 ï ALT+139

Î ALT+0206 î ALT+140

Í ALT+0205 í ALT+161

Ì ALT+0204 ì ALT+141

Ñ ALT+165 ñ ALT+164

Ö ALT+153 ö ALT+148

Ô ALT+212 ô ALT+147

Ō 014C+ALT+X ō 014D+ALT+X

Ò ALT+0210 ò ALT+149

Ó ALT+0211 ó ALT+162

Ø ALT+0216 ø 00F8+ALT+X

Ŝ 015C+ALT+X ŝ 015D+ALT+X

Ş 015E+ALT+X ş 015F+ALT+X

Ü ALT+154 ü ALT+129

Ū ALT+016A ū 016B+ALT+X

Û ALT+0219 û ALT+150

Ù ALT+0217 ù ALT+151

Ú 00DA+ALT+X ú ALT+163

Ÿ 0159+ALT+X ÿ ALT+152

Character codes for ligature characters

For more information about typographic ligatures, see Typographic ligature. For a
complete list of the ligatures and their character codes, see the Character Map.

GLYPH CODE GLYPH CODE

Æ ALT+0198 æ ALT+0230

ß ALT+0223 ß ALT+225

Œ ALT+0140 œ ALT+0156

ʩ 02A9+ALT+X

ʣ 02A3+ALT+X ʥ 02A5+ALT+X

ʪ 02AA+ALT+X ʫ 02AB+ALT+X

ʦ 0246+ALT+X ʧ 02A7+ALT+X

Љ 0409+ALT+X Ю 042E+ALT+X

Њ 040A+ALT+X Ѿ 047E+ALT+x

Ы 042B+ALT+X Ѩ 0468+ALT+X

Ѭ 049C+ALT+X ‫ﷲ‬ FDF2+ALT+X

ASCII nonprinting control characters

ASCII table numbers 0–31 are assigned for control characters used to control some
peripheral devices such as printers. For example, 12 represents the form feed/new
page function. This command instructs a printer to go to the top of the next page.

ASCII NONPRINTING CONTROL CHARACTERS CHART

DECIMAL CHARACTER DECIMAL CHARACTER
null 0 data link escape 16

start of heading 1 device control 1 17

start of text 2 device control 2 18

end of text 3 device control 3 19

end of transmission 4 device control 4 20

inquiry 5 negative acknowledge 21

acknowledge 6 synchronous idle 22

bell 7 end of transmission 23

block

backspace 8 cancel 24

horizontal tab 9 end of medium 25

line feed/new line 10 substitute 26

vertical tab 11 escape 27

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form feed/new 12 file separator 28

page

carriage return 13 group separator 29

shift out 14 record separator 30

shift in 15 unit separator 31

space 32 DEL 127

More information
ASCII character codes

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Keyboard shortcuts for international characters

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