# PC Accents & characters codes **URL:** \ **Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\ **Created:** [July 10, 2016, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-accents-characters-codes/759524 "2016-07-10T00:39:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2016, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-accents-characters-codes/759524/1 "2016-07-10T00:39:44Z")
A few years ago the Mods posted a list of Alt+ 4 digits to produce accents and special characters on a PC. I have a copy of that list but wonder if it’s been revised or updated. Is there is a code for the Euro symbol? There may be differences between this list and the original one, for example, in this the cents character here has a line above and below the c while the original one had a slash thru the c. Thanks. Below is my retyped list in different format. char. Alt+ case letter accent type á 0225 l a acute Á 0193 U a acute â 0226 l a circumflex  0194 U a circumflex à 0224 l a grave À 0192 U a grave å 0229 l a ring Å 0197 U a ring ã 0227 l a tilde à 0795 U a tilde ä 0228 l a umlaut Ä 0196 U a umlaut æ 0230 l ae ligature/ash Æ 0198 U ae ligature/ash ç 0231 l c cedilla Ç 0199 U c cedilla ð 0240 l edh Icelandic eth Ð 0208 U edh Icelandic eth é 0233 l e acute É 0201 U e acute ê 0234 l e circumflex Ê 0202 U e circumflex è 0232 l e grave È 0200 U e grave ë 0235 l e umlaut Ë 0203 U e umlaut í 0237 l i acute Í 0205 U i acute î 0238 l i circumflex Î 0206 U i circumflex ì 0236 l i grave Ì 0204 U i grave ï 0239 l i umlaut Ï 0207 U i umlaut ñ 0241 l n tilde Ñ 0209 U n tilde ó 0243 l o acute Ó 0211 U o acute ô 0244 l o circumflex Ô 0212 U o circumflex ò 0242 l o grave Ò 0210 U o grave ø 0248 l o slash Ø 0216 U o slash ø 0248 l o slash Ø 0216 U o slash õ 0245 l o tilde Õ 0213 U o tilde ö 0246 l o umlaut Ö 0214 U o umlaut Þ 0222 l thorn þ 0254 U thorn ß 0223 double “s” or long “s” ú 0250 l u acute Ú 0218 U u acute û 0251 l u circumflex Û 0219 U u circumflex ù 0249 l grave Ù 0217 U grave ü 0252 l umlaut Ü 0220 U umlaut ý 0253 l acute Ý 0221 U acute ÿ 0255 l umlaut ¸ 0184 cedilla ¨ 0168 die ¢ 0162 cent £ 0163 lb Sterling © 0169 copyright ® 0174 registered trademark ¶ 0182 paragraph § 0167 section ¡ 0161 inverted ! ¿ 0191 inverted ? « 0171 left quote » 0187 right quote · 0183 middle dot ° 0176 degree ÷ 0247 divide × 0215 times (not x) ± 0177 plus/minus ² 0178 superscript 2 ³ 0179 superscript 3 ¼ 0188 one quarter ½ 0189 one half ¾ 0190 three quarters 3229 Yen (no) Euro ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2016, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-accents-characters-codes/759524/2 "2016-07-10T01:34:37Z")
I find “ALT” 0128 produces the euro * * * € * * * I have posted the euro, directly between the asterisks. As with these special characters, sometimes they show up sometimes not. Can everyone see it? Also, **Ignatz** , your list is lacking these characters: 0164 ¤ 0165 ¥ 0166 ¦ 0170 ª 0172 ¬ 0173 0175 ¯ 0180 ´ 0181 µ 0185 ¹ 0186 º 0195 Ã And on my own website I have this list: > **[Special Font Characters ALT Key Characters](https://www.1728.org/altchar.htm)** > > Special Font Characters Produced by > Pressing The ALT Key and then typing a number; ALT Characters; ALT Codes ---
**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2016, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-accents-characters-codes/759524/3 "2016-07-11T00:20:53Z")
Yes, I see it. Thanks, wolf meister. But now my list must get a second page. No problem. I’ll try a smaller font. Speaking of smaller font, a few days ago I hit a minus sign in a post here and all of the font size for the hole Board shrank to mice type. Any quick clicks back to normal size?. ---
**Author:** ![John\_W.Kennedy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_w.kennedy/32/1031_2.png) [@John\_W.Kennedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_W.Kennedy)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2016, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-accents-characters-codes/759524/4 "2016-07-11T01:57:47Z")
> [@Ignatz](#): > > Yes, I see it. Thanks, wolf meister. But now my list must get a second page. No problem. I’ll try a smaller font. > Speaking of smaller font, a few days ago I hit a minus sign in a post here and all of the font size for the hole Board shrank to mice type. Any quick clicks back to normal size?. Meaningless question unless you at least specify what browser you’re using. ---
**Author:** ![Crazyhorse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crazyhorse/32/31_2.png) [@Crazyhorse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crazyhorse)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2016, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-accents-characters-codes/759524/5 "2016-07-11T02:42:03Z")
> [@Ignatz](#): > > Speaking of smaller font, a few days ago I hit a minus sign in a post here and all of the font size for the hole Board shrank to mice type. Any quick clicks back to normal size?. Control = (holding control, press the equal sign) to restore fonts to default size. ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2016, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-accents-characters-codes/759524/6 "2016-07-11T04:29:57Z")
Actually I think CTRL 0 restores default font size (that is a ZERO and not the letter O) ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2016, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-accents-characters-codes/759524/7 "2016-07-11T08:32:24Z")
Which of Cecil’s columns is this commenting on?