Although superseded by more convenient methods on most Windows systems, these "Alt-key" methods can still be useful in some circumstances, for certain characters. In the list below, note the number next to "DOS:" (if available) or "Win:", according to the system in use, and follow these directions:
MS-DOS users: Hold down the Alt key while entering, on the numeric pad, the three digits shown as the DOS value; then release the Alt key. In some cases, you may need to have "Num Lock" on to do this.
Windows users: You may use the Alt-nnn method given above for DOS users, or if you prefer you may use a similar Alt-key approach but with the 4 digits given as the Win value (always starting with zero).
|
Chr |
DUSCI |
DOS |
Windows |
Character Description |
|
Ç |
D+80 |
DOS:128 |
Win:0199 |
Latin capital letter c with cedilla |
|
ü |
D+81 |
DOS:129 |
Win:0252 |
Latin small letter u with diaeresis |
|
é |
D+82 |
DOS:130 |
Win:0233 |
Latin small letter e with acute |
|
â |
D+83 |
DOS:131 |
Win:0226 |
Latin small letter a with circumflex |
|
ä |
D+84 |
DOS:132 |
Win:0228 |
Latin small letter a with diaeresis |
|
à |
D+85 |
DOS:133 |
Win:0224 |
Latin small letter a with grave |
|
å |
D+86 |
DOS:134 |
Win:0229 |
Latin small letter a with ring above |
|
ç |
D+87 |
DOS:135 |
Win:0231 |
Latin small letter c with cedilla |
|
ê |
D+88 |
DOS:136 |
Win:0234 |
Latin small letter e with circumflex |
|
ë |
D+89 |
DOS:137 |
Win:0235 |
Latin small letter e with diaeresis |
|
è |
D+8a |
DOS:138 |
Win:0232 |
Latin small letter e with grave |
|
ï |
D+8b |
DOS:139 |
Win:0239 |
Latin small letter i with diaeresis |
|
î |
D+8c |
DOS:140 |
Win:0238 |
Latin small letter i with circumflex |
|
ì |
D+8d |
DOS:141 |
Win:0236 |
Latin small letter i with grave |
|
Ä |
D+8e |
DOS:142 |
Win:0196 |
Latin capital letter a with diaeresis |
|
Å |
D+8f |
DOS:143 |
Win:0197 |
Latin capital letter a with ring above |
|
É |
D+90 |
DOS:144 |
Win:0201 |
Latin capital letter e with acute |
|
ô |
D+93 |
DOS:147 |
Win:0244 |
Latin small letter o with circumflex |
|
ö |
D+94 |
DOS:148 |
Win:0246 |
Latin small letter o with diaeresis |
|
ò |
D+95 |
DOS:149 |
Win:0242 |
Latin small letter o with grave |
|
û |
D+96 |
DOS:150 |
Win:0251 |
Latin small letter u with circumflex |
|
ù |
D+97 |
DOS:151 |
Win:0249 |
Latin small letter u with grave |
|
ÿ |
D+98 |
DOS:152 |
Win:0255 |
Latin small letter y with diaeresis |
|
Ö |
D+99 |
DOS:153 |
Win:0214 |
Latin capital letter o with diaeresis |
|
Ü |
D+9a |
DOS:154 |
Win:0220 |
Latin capital letter u with diaeresis |
|
¢ |
D+9b |
DOS:155 |
Win:0162 |
Cent sign |
|
¥ |
D+9d |
DOS:157 |
Win:0165 |
Yen sign |
|
á |
D+a0 |
DOS:160 |
Win:0225 |
Latin small letter a with acute |
|
í |
D+a1 |
DOS:161 |
Win:0237 |
Latin small letter i with acute |
|
ó |
D+a2 |
DOS:162 |
Win:0243 |
Latin small letter o with acute |
|
ú |
D+a3 |
DOS:163 |
Win:0250 |
Latin small letter u with acute |
|
ñ |
D+a4 |
DOS:164 |
Win:0241 |
Latin small letter n with tilde |
|
Ñ |
D+a5 |
DOS:165 |
Win:0209 |
Latin capital letter n with tilde |
|
¿ |
D+a8 |
DOS:168 |
Win:0191 |
Inverted question mark |
|
¡ |
D+ad |
DOS:173 |
Win:0161 |
Inverted exclamation mark |
|
÷ |
D+f6 |
DOS:246 |
Win:0247 |
Division sign {line between two dots} |
|
× |
D+f7 |
DOS:247 |
Win:0215 |
"Multiplication sign |
|
° |
D+f8 |
DOS:248 |
Win:0176 |
Degree sign |
|
· |
D+f9 |
DOS:249 |
Win:0183 |
Middle dot |
|
 |
D+9c83 |
|
Win:0194 |
Latin capital letter a with circumflex |
|
À |
D+9c85 |
|
Win:0192 |
Latin capital letter a with grave {capital à} |
|
Ê |
D+9c88 |
|
Win:0202 |
Latin capital letter e with circumflex {capital |
|
Ë |
D+9c89 |
|
Win:0203 |
Latin capital letter e with diaeresis {capital |
|
È |
D+9c8a |
|
Win:0200 |
Latin capital letter e with grave {capital è} |
|
Ï |
D+9c8b |
|
Win:0207 |
Latin capital letter i with diaeresis {capital |
|
Î |
D+9c8c |
|
Win:0206 |
Latin capital letter i with circumflex {capital |
|
Ì |
D+9c8d |
|
Win:0204 |
Latin capital letter i with grave {capital ì} |
|
Ô |
D+9c93 |
|
Win:0212 |
Latin capital letter o with circumflex {capital |
|
Ò |
D+9c95 |
|
Win:0210 |
Latin capital letter o with grave {capital ò} |
|
Û |
D+9c96 |
|
Win:0219 |
Latin capital letter u with circumflex {capital |
|
Ù |
D+9c97 |
|
Win:0217 |
Latin capital letter u with grave {capital ù} |
|
Á |
D+9ca0 |
|
Win:0193 |
Latin capital letter a with acute {capital á} |
|
Í |
D+9ca1 |
|
Win:0205 |
Latin capital letter i with acute {capital í} |
|
Ó |
D+9ca2 |
|
Win:0211 |
Latin capital letter o with acute {capital ó} |
|
Ú |
D+9ca3 |
|
Win:0218 |
Latin capital letter u with acute {capital ú} |
|
£ |
D+f523 |
DOS:156 |
Win:0163 |
Pound sign {British pound sterling} |
|
§ |
D+f527 |
|
Win:0167 |
Section sign {Section mark} |
|
± |
D+f531 |
|
Win:0177 |
Plus-minus sign {plus or minus} |
|
¶ |
D+f536 |
|
Win:0182 |
Pilcrow sign {paragraph mark} |
|
à |
D+f543 |
|
Win:0195 |
Latin capital letter a with tilde |
|
Õ |
D+f555 |
|
Win:0213 |
Latin capital letter o with tilde |
|
ã |
D+f563 |
|
Win:0227 |
Latin small letter a with tilde |
|
õ |
D+f575 |
|
Win:0245 |
Latin small letter o with tilde |