Alt code
Alt code - quick reference
On Windows, holding Alt and typing a decimal number on the numeric keypad inserts the character at that code point. Alt+65 produces "A" (ASCII 65), while Alt+0233 produces "e" from Windows-1252. The leading zero matters: Alt+233 without a zero pulls from CP437 (which gives a different character), while Alt+0233 pulls from the active Windows code page.
See our complete ALT codes reference for all available codes. Common gotcha: Alt codes only work with the numeric keypad, not the number row. Laptop users without a keypad need to enable Num Lock first or use the on-screen keyboard. On macOS, the equivalent is Option+key combinations, which follow a completely different mapping.
See our complete ALT codes reference for all available codes. Common gotcha: Alt codes only work with the numeric keypad, not the number row. Laptop users without a keypad need to enable Num Lock first or use the on-screen keyboard. On macOS, the equivalent is Option+key combinations, which follow a completely different mapping.