The ALT key can help you in accessing the alt characters or codes that are not readily available on a simple keyboard. These codes can be used to write in mathematical equations , foreign languages or even to add fun symbols to your messages. In the Below ☟ article you could learn the way to type symbols using the alt key on a PC or a Mac .

Steps To Type Symbols Using The ALT Key :

step 1  : Learn how to key in an Alt-code :

Hold down the Alt key and type in the number code of that specific character or symbol . When you have entered the number code completely just release the Alt key, Then the symbol will appear.

Symbol ALT Codes :

Symbols With the ALT key plus numbers :

• ☁ Cloud [9729]
• ☂ Umbrella [9730]
• ☃ Snowman [9731]
• ☄ Comet [9732]
• ★ Star (solid) [9733]
• ☆ Star (outline) [9734]
• ☇ Lightning [9735]
• ☈ Thunderstorm [9736]
• ☉ Sun [9737]
• ☊ Ascending node [9738]
• ☋ Descending node [9739]
• ☌ Conjunction [9740]
• ℉ Fahrenheit [8457]
• № Number symbol [8470]
• ℗ Sound recording copyright [8471]
• ℞ Prescription/pharmaceutical symbol [8478]
• Ω Ohm [8486]
• ℧ Inverted ohm [8487]
• ☀ Sunshine [9728]
• ☡ Caution sign [9761]
• ☢ Radioactive sign [9762]
• ☍ Opposition [9741]
• ☎ Phone (solid) [9742]
• ☏ Phone (outline) 9743]
• ☐ Checkbox [9744]
• ☑ Ballot box [9745]
• ☒ Ballot box with X [9746]
• ☓ Saltire (St. Andrew’s Cross) [9747]
• ☣ Biohazard sign [9763]
• ☤ Caduceus or “Kerykeion” [9764]
• ☥ Ankh [9765]
• ✃ Cut below [9987]
• ✄ Scissors [9988]
• ✆ Public pay phone [9990]
• ✇ Film reel (tape spool) [9991]
• ✈ Airport/airplane [9992]
• ✉ Envelope/mail/email [9993]
• ✌ Victory sign [9996]
• ✍ Signature/sign here [9997]
• ✎ Pencil diagonal down [9998]
• ✏ Pencil [9999]
• ✐ Pencil diagonal up [10000]
• ✓ Checkmark [10003]
• ✔ Heavy checkmark [10004]
• ✕ Multiplication sign/X [100005]
• ✖ Heavy multiplication sign/X [10006]
• ☦ Eastern Christian cross [9766]
• ☧ Chi Rho cross [9767]
• ☨ Patriarchal cross [9768]
• ☩ Greek cross [9769]
• ☪ Crescent moon & star [9770]
• ☫ Farsi symbol [9771]
• ☬ Adi Shakti [9772]
• ☭ Hammer & sickle [9773]
• ☮ Peace sign [9774]
• ☯ Yin & yang [9775]
• ☰ Trigram Heaven [9776]
• ☱ Trigram Lake [9777]
• ♉ Taurus [9801]
• ♊ Gemini [9802]
• ♋ Cancer [9803]
• ♌ Leo [9804]
• ♍ Virgo [9805]
• ♎ Libra [9806]
• ♏ Scorpio [9807]
• ♐ Sagittarius [9808]
• ♑ Capricorn [9809]
• ♒ Aquarius [9810]
• © Copyrighted [0169]
• ♥ coeur [3]
• ® Reserved mark [0174]
• ℠ Service mark [8480]
• ℃ Celsius [8451]
• ℅ Care of [8453]
• ☲ Trigram Fire [9778]
• ✘ Heavy ballot X [10008]
• ✝ Latin Roman cross [10013]
• ✞ Latin cross 3D shadow [10014]
• ✟ Latin cross outline [10015]
• ✠ Maltese Cross [10016]
• ✡ Star of David [10017]
• ❛ Quotation mark single turned comma [10075]
• ❜ Quotation mark single comma [10076]
• ❝ Quotation mark double turned [10077]
• ❞ Quotation mark double comma [10078]
• ™ Trademark [0153]
• ○= 777
• ∞ Infinity [236]
• ▀ [479]
• ▐ Bar [478]
• ╔ [457]
• ► Play Forward [16]
• ◄ Play Reverse [17]
• ▲ Scroll Up [30]
• ▼ Scroll Down [31]
• ☚ Left-pointing index finger (solid) [9754]
• ☛ Right-pointing index finger (solid) [9755]
• ☜ Left-pointing index finger (outline) [9756]
• ☝ Upwards-pointing index finger (outline) [9757]
• ☞ Right-pointing index finger (outline) [9758]
• ☟ Downwards-pointing index finger (outline) [9759]
• ☠ Skull & crossbones [9760]
• ♝ Black bishop [9821]
• ♞ Black knight [9822]
• ♟ Black pawn [9823]
• ♠ Black spade suit [9824]
• ♡ Red heart suit [9825]
• ♢ Red diamond suit [9826]
• ♣ Black club suit (or shamrock) [9827]
• ♤ Red spade suit [9828]
• ♥ Black heart suit (or valentine) [9829]
• ♦ Black diamond suit [9830]
• ☡ Caution sign [9761]
• ☢ Radioactive sign [9762]
• ☣ Biohazard sign [9763]
• ☤ Caduceus or “Kerykeion” [9764]
• ☳ Trigram Thunder [9779]
• ☴ Trigram Wind [9780]
• ☵ Trigram Water [9781]
• ☶ Trigram Mountain [9782]
• ☷ Trigram Earth [9783]
• ☸ Dharma wheel [9784]
• ☹ Frowning face [9785]
• ☺ Smiley face [9786]
• ✗ Ballot X [10007]
• ☦ Eastern Christian cross [9766]
• ☧ Chi Rho cross [9767]
• ☨ Patriarchal cross [9768]
• ☩ Greek cross [9769]
• ☪ Crescent moon & star [9770]
• ☫ Farsi symbol [9771]
• ☬ Adi Shakti [9772]
• ☭ Hammer & sickle [9773]
• ☮ Peace sign [9774]
• ☥ Ankh [9765]
• ☻ Black smiley face [9787]
• ☽ Waxing crescent moon [9789]
• ☾ Waning crescent moon [9790]
• ☿ Mercury [9791]
• ♀ Venus (female symbol) [9792]
• ♁ Earth symbol [9793]
• ♂ Mars (male symbol) [9794]
• ♃ Jupiter [9795]
• ♄ Saturn [9796]
• ♅ Uranus [9797]
• ♆ Neptune [9798]
• ♇ Pluto [9799]
• ♈ Aries [9800]
• ♓ Pisces [9811]
• ♔ White king [9812]
• ♕ White queen [9813]
• ♖ White rook [9814]
• ♗ White bishop [9815]
• ♘ White knight [9816]
• ♙ White pawn [9817]
• ♚ Black king [9818]
• ♛ Black queen [9819]
• ♜ Black rook [9820]
• ♧ Red club suit [9831]
• ♨ Hot springs [9832]
• ♩ Musical quarter note [9833]
• ♪ Musical eighth note [9834]
• ♫ Musical single bar note [9835]
• ♬ Musical double bar note [9836]
• ♭ Flat note [9837]
• ♮ Natural note [9838]
• ♯ Sharp note [9839]
• ✁ Cut above [9985]
• ✂ Cut here [9986]

Foreign Language Alt Codes :

• ê [136]
• ë [137]
• è [138]
• ï [139]
• î [140]
• ì [141]
• Ç [128]
• ü [129]
• é [130]
• Ä [142]
• Å [143]
• ù [151]
• ÿ [152]
• Ö [153]
• Ü [154]
• ¢ [155]
• â [131]
• ä [132]
• à [133]
• å [134]
• ç [135]
• É [144]
• æ [145]
• £ [156]
• á [160]
• Þ [0222]
• ô [147]
• ö [148]
• ò [149]
• û [150]
• ª [166]
• º [167]
• ¿ [168]
• í [161]
• ó [162]
• ú [163]
• ñ [164]
• Ñ [165]
• Æ [146]
• þ [0254]

Mathematical Equation Alt Codes :

• ⌠ [244]
• ⌡ [245]
• + [43]
• – [45]
• × [0215]
•  % [37]
• ‰ [0137]
• ± [241]
• ¼ [0188]
• ½ [0189]
• ¾ [0190]
• ÷ [0247]
• ² [0178]
• ³ [0179]
• ≡ [240]
• π [227]
• ° [248]
• ∞ [236]
• µ [230]
• Σ [228]
• ∩ [239]
• = [61]
• ≈ [247]
• ≥ [242]
• ≤ [243]
• √ [251]
• ⁿ [252]
• ¹ [0185]

 Note : 

This only works with programs that accept an ASCII input, such as Notepad, WordPad , email etc. Try it for the program you are using.