Find Alt-code for any character

Question

Sometimes, an alt-code that I find on the internet does not work on my PC, for example Pi alt code (Alt+227) throws Ń isntead of π.
So I need to use the character in clipboard (or in a file or wherever) and conver it to Alt-code compatible with my system. Is this possible?

Answer 1

The Alt code are system-dependent: they depend on the local of the system. In some situations, it also depends on the application software. An Alt number code works consistently only when number is less than 127.

General info: How to enter Unicode characters in Microsoft Windows.

Answer 2

You can start "Character map", choose your font, search you character and at the bottom (in the status bar) is the Alt code you need.

(In Windows 7 you can press Start and begin type Character map en choose it at the top.)

The fact that you get a different character with Alt + 227 is probably that you're using a different font. So choosing the right font in "Character map" is important.

BTW nowadays the Alt combinations consists of a 4 digit number to accommodate a wider range of Unicode characters. The three numbers still work but the Alt + 227 is different from Alt + 0227.

Answer 3

Alt codes only work up to 255. There's a slight trick: adding a lead 0 will give you consistent results. Alt-0227 consistently is ã. But since Alt codes only work up to 0255, it's clear that the thousands of characters needed for Chinese, Korean, Russian, Greek, etc. can't all be supported. The only greek character I found was Alt-0181 µ (mu).

Answer 4

For Windows, one way to enter codes is by referring to code page 437:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_page_437

For anything on that list, you just enter Alt followed by the decimal code. For example for this character:

☺ U+263A

According to the chart is decimal 1. So you will just enter Alt + 1. Another method is Code Page 1252:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows-1252

For anything on that this, you just enter Alt followed by 0 and the decimal code. For example for this character:

€ U+20AC

According to the chart is decmail 128. So you will just enter Alt + 0128.

Answer 5

I was same the problem but here...This solved my problem with ASCII code.

1. Open Control Panel > Region and Language
2. Go to 'Administrative' tab
3. On section 'Language for non-Unicode programs', click the button 'Change system locale...'
4. Select the language of your country, same language to your keyboard pre-configured in.