Inserting Special Characters in
Microsoft Office
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When entering text in Microsoft Office, be it in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access or Outlook, you may want to insert a character that does not exist on your keyboard. The quickest way to do this is to use an “Alt Code”.
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To insert a symbol using the “Alt Code” method, simply type in the symbols corresponding number (found in the tables below) while holding down the “Alt” key.
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| Currency Symbols |
| Symbol |
Key Combination |
Description |
| € |
Alt + 0128 |
Euro |
| ¢ |
Alt + 0162 |
Cent |
| £ |
Alt + 0163 |
Pound Sterling |
| ¥ |
Alt + 0165 |
Yen |
| Mathematic Symbols |
| Symbol |
Key Combination |
Description |
| ‰ |
Alt + 0137 |
Permille |
| ° |
Alt + 0176 |
Degree |
| ± |
Alt + 0177 |
Plus/Minus |
| ² |
Alt + 0178 |
2 Superscript |
| ³ |
Alt + 0179 |
3 Superscript |
| ¹ |
Alt + 0185 |
1 Superscript |
| ¼ |
Alt + 0188 |
One Quarter |
| ½ |
Alt + 0189 |
One Half |
| ¾ |
Alt + 0190 |
Three Quarters |
| × |
Alt + 0215 |
Multiply |
| ÷ |
Alt + 0247 |
Divide |
| Typographic Ligatures |
| Symbol |
Key Combination |
Description |
| Π|
Alt + 0140 |
OE Ligature |
| œ |
Alt + 0156 |
oe Ligature |
| Æ |
Alt + 0198 |
AE Ligature |
| æ |
Alt + 0230 |
ae Ligature |
| Title |
| Symbol |
Key Combination |
Description |
| … |
Alt + 0133 |
Ellipsis |
| † |
Alt + 0134 |
Dagger |
| ‡ |
Alt + 0135 |
Double Dagger |
| ˆ |
Alt + 0136 |
Circumflex |
| ‘ |
Alt + 0145 |
Left Single Quote |
| ’ |
Alt + 0146 |
Right Single Quote |
| “ |
Alt + 0147 |
Left Double Quote |
| ” |
Alt + 0148 |
Right Double Quote |
| • |
Alt + 0149 |
Bullet |
| ™ |
Alt + 0153 |
Trademark |
| ¡ |
Alt + 0161 |
Inverted Exclamation |
| ¦ |
Alt + 0166 |
Broken Vertical Bar |
| © |
Alt + 0169 |
Copyright |
| « |
Alt + 0171 |
Left Guillemet |
| ® |
Alt + 0174 |
Registered Trademark |
| ¶ |
Alt + 0182 |
Paragraph |
| • |
Alt + 0183 |
Middle Dot |
| » |
Alt + 0187 |
Right Guillemet |
| ¿ |
Alt + 0191 |
Inverted Question Mark |
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