Questions tagged [alt-code]
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Windows 10 - Alt code results in wrong character
I'm on a laptop running Windows 10. I try pressing Alt+2713 to give a "✓" character, but instead I get a "Ö" character. Any thoughts as to why this might be?
Cg2916
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How Can I Type A Checkmark (✓) Via Alt Code?
Presently, every time I want to check something off I have to Google "checkmark", copy the symbol from a 3rd party website, paste it into a text editor to remove formatting, and then copy and paste it into the program I'm trying to use. (Word has an…
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How do I type the schwa symbol ə if Alt + 0259 doesn't work?
I already tried changing Ease of Access settings and adding StringValue thing, but that didn't work. Some Alt symbols work. For example, Alt + 0255 creates ÿ but I need Alt + 0259, and that doesn't work. I tried one third-party Github app but that…
Poluo
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Cannot use Alt code for Unicode character insertion any more
I've been using the Alt code for the ellipsis, 8230, for some time now, in several applications. A few days ago it stopped working, and & is displayed instead of … when pressing Alt+8+2+3+0 (on numpad). This happened both on my desktop and on my…
Bergi
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Can't type Unicode because of keyboard shortcuts
I’m trying to type some Unicode characters that contain letters. I am using Windows 7 but the issue also appears in Windows 8. An example is (U+1F3BB). I can’t type it though because Firefox and every other program I try to type them in has Alt+F…
Rizada
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How to type a minus char in Windows, or why do Alt-Codes produce different chars in different programs?
I got stuck with a problem with Alt-codes. I frequently need to enter the minus sign in my texts. My company uses Excel, PowerPoint and Word to exchange texts. Therefore I need to be able to type the minus in these three programs.
Having looked up…
texnic
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How do I use ALT codes on a Dell Windows 7 laptop with no numlock key or FN keypad?
At work I'm using a Dell Vostro laptop running Windows 7 Enterprise and it does not have a NumLock key nor a numeric keypad accessible with Fn.
In this case, how do I enter an Alt code (holding Alt and typing a number on the numpad)?
Before you ask,…
CyberSkull
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Turn off one-digit Alt codes
On Windows 10, when I type Alt+Numpad1 it enters ☺ at the cursor. While I realize that this is an old function I would very much like to turn it off. I have no conceivable use for typing ☺, and it seems wasteful to lose so many useful shortcuts to…
Patrick
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Which character encoding is used for ALT-codes?
In Windows, when entering characters using ALT+nnn, which character encoding is being used? And when entering characters with ALT+0nnn, which character encoding is being used? And how do these answers depend on Windows' language and input method…
Angus
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Windows 10 All alt codes and accentuated characters replaced by �
Since this morning, all alt codes I type in (like alt 256, alt 26, alt 144, ...), are replaced by the "�" character.
It also happens sometimes in Windows with accentuated characters (like é à ï ...). I.E when I tried to uninstall/install some…
Lauloque
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Create an em-dash in Windows 7
I would like to create an em-dash aka —
I know using ALT Codes in Windows I can hold down ALT and type 0151
But my issue is on my laptop (a Dell Vostros 3555) it doesn't work!
I am running Windows 7 and was attempting to create one in Gmail. If I…
L84
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Alt key codes – 2 digits vs 3 digits
Open up Notepad and type Alt+Numpad 1+Numpad 6 and this give a character ►
But when I type Alt+Numpad 0+Numpad 1+Numpad 6 I don’t get any character.
What’s the difference here?
When I type Alt+2+2+5 I get ß
When I type Alt+225225 I get ╔ which…
RRR
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How to fix Alt+7 bullet point • alt code not working?
Before I reinstalled Windows a week ago, I could type bullet point(•) symbol by pressing Alt+7 on the numpad. The previous version of Windows I was on is 1709, now I'm on 21H2. Now after I reinstalled Windows, I couldn't type any Alt codes…
KulaGGin
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Alt-codes changed? (Win7 ⇒ Win10)
I used to use alt-codes a lot in windows 7, but i recently updated it to windows 10 (19 days ago, today). Now, whenever i type alt+(code), as i used to, i can't get any of the characters i used to get before. it's like everything changed, and i…
eksynn
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Emulating Alt ASCII codes in Linux
I have an Alphasmart Neo, which emulates a keyboard when connected to a computer to send text files. It basically works like a very fast typist. When it hits an accented character it tries to use the Windows alt key combinations to insert them.
For…
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