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Symbols Cheat Sheet: Alt Codes, Mac Shortcuts, Unicode and HTML

How-To Guides · 4 min read · Published October 25, 2026

Quick answer: this page lists 76 of the most-used symbols with every reliable way to type them: the Windows Alt code (only where a real one exists), the Mac shortcut, the Word Alt+X code and the HTML code. The tables are generated from our symbol database, so no code is typed by hand. Click any symbol for its full page.

Quick reference: every method

Every Alt code below is verified against the real Windows code pages — where none exists we say so, rather than list one that won’t work.

CharNameWindowsMacHTMLWord (Alt+X)Unicode
© Copyright Sign Alt+0169 Option+G © 00A9 + Alt+X U+00A9
° Degree Sign Alt+0176 Shift+Option+8 ° 00B0 + Alt+X U+00B0
€ Euro Sign Alt+0128 Shift+Option+2 € 20AC + Alt+X U+20AC
→ Rightwards Arrow Alt+26 Copy / paste → 2192 + Alt+X U+2192
✓ Check Mark Copy / paste Copy / paste ✓ 2713 + Alt+X U+2713
± Plus-Minus Sign Alt+0177 Shift+Option+= ± 00B1 + Alt+X U+00B1
½ Vulgar Fraction One Half Alt+0189 Copy / paste ½ 00BD + Alt+X U+00BD
• Bullet Alt+0149 Option+8 • 2022 + Alt+X U+2022

How to read the columns

  • Windows Alt code: hold Alt and type the number on the numeric keypad with Num Lock on. Only codes 0–255 exist: Alt+number uses code page 437 and Alt+0+number uses Windows-1252, so the leading 0 matters. "none" means the symbol has no real Alt code. Codes above 255 do not work in most Windows programs; they only work in programs built on Microsoft's RichEdit text control, such as WordPad.
  • Mac: Option shortcuts on a US keyboard layout. "Character Viewer" means there is no shortcut; press Ctrl+Cmd+Space and search.
  • Word Alt+X: type the code in Word or Outlook and press Alt+X. The same hex code works with Ctrl+Shift+U on Linux and Chromebooks.
  • HTML: paste the entity or number into web page code.

Everyday symbols

SymbolNameWindows Alt codeMacWord Alt+XHTML
©Copyright SignAlt+0169Option+G00A9©
®Registered SignAlt+0174Option+R00AE®
™Trade Mark SignAlt+0153Option+22122™
°Degree SignAlt+0176Shift+Option+800B0°
•BulletAlt+0149Option+82022•
…Horizontal EllipsisAlt+0133Option+;2026…
§Section SignAlt+0167Option+600A7§
Pilcrow SignAlt+0182Option+700B6¶
†DaggerAlt+0134Character Viewer2020†
✓Check MarknoneCharacter Viewer2713✓
✗Ballot XnoneCharacter Viewer2717✗
★Black StarnoneCharacter Viewer2605★

Currency

SymbolNameWindows Alt codeMacWord Alt+XHTML
€Euro SignAlt+0128Shift+Option+220AC€
£Pound SignAlt+0163Option+300A3£
¥Yen SignAlt+0165Option+Y00A5¥
¢Cent SignAlt+0162Option+400A2¢
₹Indian Rupee SignnoneCharacter Viewer20B9₹
₩Won SignnoneCharacter Viewer20A9₩
₽Ruble SignnoneCharacter Viewer20BD₽
₺Turkish Lira SignnoneCharacter Viewer20BA₺
₪New Sheqel SignnoneCharacter Viewer20AA₪
₦Naira SignnoneCharacter Viewer20A6₦
₿Bitcoin SignnoneCharacter Viewer20BF₿

Math

SymbolNameWindows Alt codeMacWord Alt+XHTML
±Plus-Minus SignAlt+0177Shift+Option+=00B1±
×Multiplication SignAlt+0215Character Viewer00D7×
÷Division SignAlt+0247Option+/00F7÷
√Square RootAlt+251Option+V221A√
∞InfinityAlt+236Option+5221E∞
≠Not Equal TononeOption+=2260≠
≈Almost Equal ToAlt+247Option+X2248≈
≤Less-Than Or Equal ToAlt+243Option+,2264≤
≥Greater-Than Or Equal ToAlt+242Option+.2265≥
½Vulgar Fraction One HalfAlt+0189Character Viewer00BD½
¼Vulgar Fraction One QuarterAlt+0188Character Viewer00BC¼
¾Vulgar Fraction Three QuartersAlt+0190Character Viewer00BE¾
²Superscript TwoAlt+0178Character Viewer00B2²
³Superscript ThreeAlt+0179Character Viewer00B3³
πGreek Small Letter PiAlt+227Option+P03C0π
µMicro SignAlt+0181Option+M00B5µ
∑N-Ary SummationnoneOption+W2211∑
∆IncrementnoneOption+J2206∆
‰Per Mille SignAlt+0137Character Viewer2030‰

Dashes, quotes and punctuation

SymbolNameWindows Alt codeMacWord Alt+XHTML
—Em DashAlt+0151Shift+Option+-2014—
–En DashAlt+0150Option+-2013–
“Left Double Quotation MarkAlt+0147Option+[201C“
”Right Double Quotation MarkAlt+0148Shift+Option+[201D”
‘Left Single Quotation MarkAlt+0145Option+]2018‘
’Right Single Quotation MarkAlt+0146Shift+Option+]2019’
«Left-Pointing Double Angle Quotation MarkAlt+0171Character Viewer00AB«
»Right-Pointing Double Angle Quotation MarkAlt+0187Character Viewer00BB»
¿Inverted Question MarkAlt+0191Character Viewer00BF¿
¡Inverted Exclamation MarkAlt+0161Character Viewer00A1¡
′PrimenoneCharacter Viewer2032′
″Double PrimenoneCharacter Viewer2033″

Arrows

SymbolNameWindows Alt codeMacWord Alt+XHTML
←Leftwards ArrowAlt+27Character Viewer2190←
→Rightwards ArrowAlt+26Character Viewer2192→
↑Upwards ArrowAlt+24Character Viewer2191↑
↓Downwards ArrowAlt+25Character Viewer2193↓
↔Left Right ArrowAlt+29Character Viewer2194↔
↕Up Down ArrowAlt+18Character Viewer2195↕
⇒Rightwards Double ArrownoneCharacter Viewer21D2⇒
▲Black Up-Pointing TriangleAlt+30Character Viewer25B2▲
▼Black Down-Pointing TriangleAlt+31Character Viewer25BC▼
►Black Right-Pointing PointerAlt+16Character Viewer25BA►

Shapes, suits and more

SymbolNameWindows Alt codeMacWord Alt+XHTML
♥Black Heart SuitAlt+3Character Viewer2665♥
♦Black Diamond SuitAlt+4Character Viewer2666♦
♣Black Club SuitAlt+5Character Viewer2663♣
♠Black Spade SuitAlt+6Character Viewer2660♠
●Black CirclenoneCharacter Viewer25CF●
○White CircleAlt+9Character Viewer25CB○
■Black SquareAlt+254Character Viewer25A0■
□White SquarenoneCharacter Viewer25A1□
◆Black DiamondnoneCharacter Viewer25C6◆
☺White Smiling FaceAlt+1Character Viewer263A☺
♪Eighth NoteAlt+13Character Viewer266A♪
☼White Sun With RaysAlt+15Character Viewer263C☼

When nothing works

Related: keyboard symbol names, Greek letters and Mac keyboard symbols.

Frequently asked questions

How do I use an Alt code from this cheat sheet?

Turn on Num Lock, hold the left Alt key, type the number on the numeric keypad including any leading 0, and release Alt. The number row above the letters does not work.

Why do some symbols say none in the Alt code column?

Real numpad Alt codes only exist for 0 to 255. Codes above 255 do not work in most Windows programs; they only work in programs built on Microsoft's RichEdit text control, such as WordPad. Use the Word Alt+X code or copy-paste for those symbols.

How do I use the Word Alt+X code?

In Word or Outlook, type the hex code, for example 2713, and press Alt + X right after it. The code turns into the symbol.

Do these Alt codes work on a Mac?

No. On a Mac use the Option shortcut from the Mac column, or press Ctrl + Cmd + Space to open the Character Viewer for symbols without a shortcut.

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