In Windows, Combinations of the ALT Key Plus a Numeric Code Can Be Used to Type a Non-English
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In Windows, combinations of the ALT key plus a numeric code can be used to type a non-English character (accented letter or punctuation symbol) in any Windows application. More detailed instructions about typing accents with ALT keys are available. Additional options for entering accents in Windows are also listed in the Accents section of this Web site.
Alt Codes for typing French and some useful characters
Capital Vowels Lowercase Vowels Consonants/Others
À ALT+0192 à ALT+0224 Ç ALT+0199 (caps)
 ALT+0194 â ALT+0226 ç ALT+0231 (lower)
Ä ALT+0196 ä ALT+0228 « ALT+0171 (Left Quote)
Æ ALT+0198 æ ALT+0230 » ALT+0187 (Right Quote)
È ALT+0200 è ALT+0232 ° ALT+0176 (degree)
É ALT+0201 é ALT+0233 § ALT+0167 (section)
Ê ALT+0202 ê ALT+0234 ¥ ALT+0165 (Yen)
Ë ALT+0203 ë ALT+0235 £ ALT+0163 (Pound)
Î ALT+0206 î ALT+0238 ¢ ALT+0162 (cent)
Ï ALT+0207 ï ALT+0239 € ALT+0128 (Euro)
Ô ALT+0212 ô ALT+0244 ÷ ALT+0247 (divide)
Œ ALT+0140 œ ALT+0156 × ALT+0215 (multiply)
Ù ALT+0217 ù ALT+0249 ® ALT+0174 (registered)
Û ALT+0219 û ALT+0251 © ALT+0169 (copyright)
Ü ALT+0220 ü ALT+0252 Å ALT+0197 (angstrom)
Ÿ ALT+0159 ÿ ALT+0255 µ ALT+0181 (micro or mu) ASCII characters 0 to 127
Code 0 to 31 (and # 127) are non-printing, mostly obsolete control characters that affect how text is processed. There are 95 printable characters.
To print one, press the ALT key (hold it down) and type the decimal number. Extended ASCII There are many versions of the extended ASCII set, this is the most popular one.