# Þ,§, and other symbols **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 2, 1999, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/th-and-other-symbols/7526 "1999-09-02T00:24:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Babar714](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@Babar714](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babar714)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 1999, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/th-and-other-symbols/7526/1 "1999-09-02T00:24:00Z")
I just learned how to make some cool symbols while talking online. With the num lock down, hold alt and then a number sequence on the number pad. I got these so far: alt 0222= Þ alt 789= § alt 4628= ¶ alt 1666= é alt 657= æ alt 658= Æ alt 147= ô alt 168= ¿ alt 123= { I’m sure there are many more. Does anyone know all of them? Is there a source where I can get all of them? And, more importantly, how do you make ‘pi’? (I don’t want to know how to make pie, you smartasses.) ---
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 1999, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/th-and-other-symbols/7526/2 "1999-09-02T00:26:00Z")
Hey, I wish \* I \* could make pie, Babar. And I ain’t no smartass. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Babar714](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@Babar714](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babar714)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 1999, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/th-and-other-symbols/7526/3 "1999-09-02T00:28:00Z")
No, I have nothing against smartasses. I am one myself. But why don’t you post a topic for great pie recepies? I think that’s actually a great idea. If you don’t post a recepie thread, I will. ---
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 1999, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/th-and-other-symbols/7526/4 "1999-09-02T00:29:00Z")
Hey, go right ahead!!! Thanks. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Carl\_Berry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f14d63/32.png) [@Carl\_Berry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carl_Berry)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 1999, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/th-and-other-symbols/7526/5 "1999-09-02T00:34:00Z")
Great! Always good to discover new things & share them with us who don’t yet know! Please disregard pompus put-downs! Thanks,…Carl * * * Zymurgist ---
**Author:** ![Sylence](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b19c9b/32.png) [@Sylence](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylence)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 1999, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/th-and-other-symbols/7526/6 "1999-09-02T00:35:00Z")
If you have windows 95/98, there’s a neat little thing in the accessories menu called “Character Map”. – Sylence * * * “The problem with reality is the lack of background music.” – Anon ---
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 1999, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/th-and-other-symbols/7526/7 "1999-09-02T00:36:00Z")
Don’t knock it, Carl. I think it’s much harder to make pie than puzzle out some of those special symbols. (No trouble making them on as Mac, incidentally.) ---
**Author:** ![MrKnowItAll](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrknowitall/32/87_2.png) [@MrKnowItAll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrKnowItAll)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 1999, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/th-and-other-symbols/7526/8 "1999-09-02T00:38:00Z")
That reminds me of the ASCII character numbering system. The fonts have several characters that cannot be typed directly by most keyboards. To use these you had to hold down the alt key and type in its number on the keypad. You used to be able to get this info with the character map that came with Windows. However, my copy of Windows 98 doesn’t seem to include Character Map. If yours does, you can get all the number codes. * * * Carpe hoc! ---
**Author:** ![MrKnowItAll](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrknowitall/32/87_2.png) [@MrKnowItAll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrKnowItAll)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 1999, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/th-and-other-symbols/7526/9 "1999-09-02T00:40:00Z")
Darn it, Sylence beat me to it. However, I checked my accessories (again), and my system simply does not have it. (Character map, that is.) ---
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 1999, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/th-and-other-symbols/7526/10 "1999-09-02T00:41:00Z")
But back to the original topic (ain’t I a killjoy?) 😉 I’d like to know how to make: The Spanish n with the tilde The other letters (besides e) with the acute accent (666) (I hope this comes out all right) The letters with the grave accent The other letters with the circumflex The inverted Spanish exclamation point The diaerisis/umlaut The cedilla on French c or Polish a or e Thanks very much. ---
**Author:** ![Babar714](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@Babar714](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babar714)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 1999, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/th-and-other-symbols/7526/11 "1999-09-02T00:43:00Z")
Just a sec, Monty. I figured some of those out. And the Character Mat, I got it! Now how the hell do I use it? ---
**Author:** ![Babar714](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@Babar714](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babar714)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 1999, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/th-and-other-symbols/7526/12 "1999-09-02T00:47:00Z")
Monty, 164 and 165= ñ Ñ ---
**Author:** ![omniscientnot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a5b964/32.png) [@omniscientnot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/omniscientnot)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 1999, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/th-and-other-symbols/7526/13 "1999-09-02T00:56:00Z")
Babar: If you’re using Windows98 (not sure about Windows95), press Cntrl + W simultaneously: it will take you to the Symbols window. You’ll be in seventh heaven! ---
**Author:** ![Babar714](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@Babar714](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babar714)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 1999, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/th-and-other-symbols/7526/14 "1999-09-02T01:00:00Z")
Okay, here we go. Wright these down… 0216= Ø 0248= ø 0223= é 0156= œ 0137= ‰ ? 0205= Í 0147= “ 0206= Î 0220= Ü 0208= Ð and many more. you want them all? ---
**Author:** ![Babar714](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@Babar714](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babar714)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 1999, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/th-and-other-symbols/7526/15 "1999-09-02T01:03:00Z")
Thanks, Omni, but that just close this window. But I did find my Character Map, and I am in heaven! ---
**Author:** ![Akatsukami](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea666f/32.png) [@Akatsukami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akatsukami)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 1999, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/th-and-other-symbols/7526/16 "1999-09-02T01:04:00Z")
omniscientnot writes: > [@](#): > > Babar: If you’re using Windows98 (not sure about Windows95), press Cntrl + W simultaneously: it will take you to the Symbols window. You’ll be in seventh heaven! Oh, it works _really good_ under Win95! The effect is little short of _breathtaking_. * * * “Kings die, and leave their crowns to their sons. Shmuel HaKatan took all the treasures in the world, and went away.” ---
**Author:** ![Skullar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Skullar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skullar)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 1999, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/th-and-other-symbols/7526/17 "1999-09-02T02:47:00Z")
Does anyone know how to make Russian (Cyrillic) symbols? I always thought the symbol ‘zhe’ was really cool. I also have one minor practical use. * * * Kobolde, die sich mit rotheissen Schuereisen unter Aussenaborten verbergen. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 1999, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/th-and-other-symbols/7526/18 "1999-09-02T03:17:00Z")
Here: [ul]¤ = Alt+15 ¶ = Alt+20 § = Alt+21 Ç = Alt+128 ü = Alt+129 é = Alt+130 â = Alt+131 ä = Alt+132 à = Alt+133 å = Alt+134 ç = Alt+135 ê = Alt+136 ë = Alt+137 è = Alt+138 ï = Alt+139 î = Alt+140 ì = Alt+141 Ä = Alt+142 Å = Alt+143 É = Alt+144 æ = Alt+145 Æ = Alt+146 ô = Alt+147 ö = Alt+148 ò = Alt+149 û = Alt+150 ù = Alt+151 ÿ = Alt+152 Ö = Alt+153 Ü = Alt+154 ¢ = Alt+155 £ = Alt+156 ¥ = Alt+157 ƒ = Alt+159 á = Alt+160 í = Alt+161 ó = Alt+162 ú = Alt+163 ñ = Alt+164 Ñ = Alt+165 ª = Alt+166 º = Alt+167 ¿ = Alt+168 ¬ = Alt+170 ½ = Alt+171 ¼ = Alt+172 ¡ = Alt+173 « = Alt+174 » = Alt+175 ¦ = Alt+179 ß = Alt+225 µ = Alt+230 ± = Alt+241 ÷ = Alt+246 ° = Alt+248 • = Alt+249 (large bullet) · = Alt+250 (small bullet) ² = Alt+253 „ = Alt+0132 … = Alt+0133 † = Alt+0134 ‡ = Alt+0135 ˆ = Alt+0136 ‰ = Alt+0137 Š = Alt+0138 Œ = Alt+0140 – = Alt+0150 — = Alt+0151 ˜ = Alt+0152 ™ = Alt+0153 š = Alt+0154 œ = Alt+0156 Ÿ = Alt+0159 © = Alt+0169 ® = Alt+0174 ³ = Alt+0179 ¹ = Alt+0185 º = Alt+0186 ¾ = Alt+0190 À = Alt+0192 Á = Alt+0193  = Alt+0194 à = Alt+0195 È = Alt+0200 Ê = Alt+0202 Ë = Alt+0203 Ì = Alt+0204 Í = Alt+0205 Î = Alt+0206 Ï = Alt+0207 Ð = Alt+0208 Ò = Alt+0210 Ó = Alt+0211 Ô = Alt+0212 Õ = Alt+0213 × = Alt+0215 Ø = Alt+0216 Ù = Alt+0217 Ú = Alt+0218 Û = Alt+0219 Ý = Alt+0221 Þ = Alt+0222 ä = Alt+0228 õ = Alt+0245 ø = Alt+0248 ý = Alt+0253 þ = Alt+0254[/ul] ---
**Author:** ![Babar714](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@Babar714](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babar714)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 1999, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/th-and-other-symbols/7526/19 "1999-09-02T03:36:00Z")
Yup, that’s them. Thanks everybody! ---
**Author:** ![Babar714](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@Babar714](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babar714)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 1999, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/th-and-other-symbols/7526/20 "1999-09-02T03:38:00Z")
Yeah, thos Cyrillic symbols would be cool. But I image you have to have a Russian computer to do all of them. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/th-and-other-symbols/7526.md?page=2)