Friday, June 26, 2009

How to make Symbols with a Keyboard

Wondering how someone makes a Heart , Arrow or even a TM trademark symbol with their Keyboard?

All you need to do is Hold down your "ALT" key and press another key on the keyboard to create a symbol. Here is a list of some you can make. Have Fun!

  • Alt + 0153..... ™... trademark symbol
  • Alt + 0169.... ©.... copyright symbol
  • Alt + 0174..... ®... .registered trademark symbol
  • Alt + 0176 ...°....... .degree symbol
  • Alt + 0177 ...± ... .plus-or-minus sign
  • Alt + 0182 ...¶....... paragraph mark
  • Alt + 0190 ...¾...... fraction, three-fourths
  • Alt + 0215 .... ×..... multiplication sign
  • Alt + 0162... ¢...... the cent sign
  • Alt + 0161..... ¡...... upside down exclamation point
  • Alt + 0191..... ¿..... upside down question mark
  • Alt + 1.......... ☺... smiley fsce
  • Alt + 2 ......... ☻... black smiley face
  • Alt + 15........ ☼... sun
  • Alt + 12........ ♀.... female sign
  • Alt + 11....... ♂.... male sign
  • Alt + 6......... ♠..... spade sign
  • Alt + 5.......... ♣.... Club symbol
  • Alt + 3.......... ♥.... Heart
  • Alt + 4.......... ♦..... Diamond
  • Alt + 13........ ♪..... eighth note
  • Alt + 14........ ♫.... beamed eighth note
  • Alt + 8721.... ∑.... N-ary summation (auto sum)
  • Alt + 251...... √..... square root check mark
  • Alt + 8236..... ∞.... infinity
  • Alt + 24........ ↑..... up arrow
  • Alt + 25........ ↓..... down arrow
  • Alt + 26........ →... right pointing arrow
  • Alt + 27........ ←... left arrow
  • Alt + 18........ ↕..... up/down arrow
  • Alt + 29........ ↔... left right arrow



-Mandie
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12 comments:

Mandie said...

Thank you for the signs!!

jesmr said...

Interesting! I was wondering how to do that!

Goat Creek Grandma said...

Thank you Mandi! I real appreciate it. I have often wondered what combinations help you get what symbol.

Take care,
Debbie

Sarah said...

Thanks, Mandie!! I have some of these written down but it is so much nicer to have a whole list in one spot. This is much appreciated!

~ Stitchin Sweet Sue ~ said...

Yay and thank you kindly!

Mary @ Neat and Tidy said...

Alt+248 will also leave a degree sign!

Nadine said...

Thank You...Thank You...Thank You! You're ever so smart and ever so clever. Thanks for sharing!

This Country Girl said...

Mandie,

I didn't know most of those. Thank you!

Tammy

xstitcher said...

I have a mac and it doesn't seem to do these symbols, and I was so looking forward to adding them to my text :-(

MommaB said...

I can't get the symbols to work...I have windows vista....

Cara said...

Thanks!Bookmarking.

Sue@CountryPleasures said...

Thank you!!