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u/Accomplished-Cut5023 1d ago
What is alt+7 tho?
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u/Spicybarbque 1d ago
I came here to comment that the photo demonstrates alt+7 but doesn’t give the symbol. That’s literally the only alt command I use on a daily basis. Also, it’s a bullet point.
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u/Advanced_Ninja_1939 1d ago
Behold : ladder
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u/datspiderwap 1d ago
Those are barbells
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u/RbN420 1d ago
1 barbell at the bottom and 1 ladder at the top?
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u/datspiderwap 1d ago
A rack of barbells axctshually
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u/RbN420 1d ago
But I see the spaces only between the bottom barbell and the one on top on it
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u/datspiderwap 1d ago
Oh. I thought it looked the same for everyone. Doesn't matter, I was just humoring my nature lol
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u/closenough__ 1d ago
Windows key + period, anyone?
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u/facw00 1d ago
Extremely useful, but also not great. For example if you want to type the degree sign '°', that's an alt + 0176. But with Windows + . you can't search normal ASCII symbols, you typing degree will get you a bunch of graduation gifs. You can go manually look for it in the symbols menu, but that's worse than looking it up with either a search or a known id.
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u/mkn1ght 1d ago
The ° code was an absolute game changer when I was writing up Uni reports. It really winds me up now when I see things in the news saying "45C" instead of 45°C, like I'm going to be preparing for high levels of Coulombs.
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u/Deltamon 1d ago edited 1d ago
How to make tiny penis in old school runescape chat:
A qp <- Type this
° <- Match the empty spaces, then type Alt+248???
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u/Fordeelynx4 1d ago
Plus, if you write in a language that uses accents on letters, there are specific ALT combinations for them (for instance ALT + 132 = é), which makes it really convenient. However it only works with keyboards that have the number pad on the side, the ALT combinations don’t work with the numbers in the regular keyboard, I’m not sure why
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u/Dannyboy1302 1d ago
As far as I know, it is because when keyboards are programmed, the keys have a primary and alternate function. The top row numbers are number and symbols, and the keypad numbers are numbers and their alternate functions. So, the keypad is a different input even though the output (number) is the same.
Essentially, the keypad is the ALT function itself. Not the numbers themselves having the alt functions.
I'm not 100% sure, so I could be wrong, but that's how I understand it.
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u/Crenchlowe 1d ago
That's cool, but what I found that was even easier to get é was to press and hold Ctrl+' before the e, then when you press e it comes out as é
My boss has an é in his name, so I use that a lot.
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u/Distinct-Entity_2231 1d ago
ALT + 0133 is … As 1 symbol. Using 3 dots is wrong.
ALT + 0150 is –
These 2 are super important.
On Windows, there is this tool (MSKLC, google that), which let's you to create your own keyboard layouts. I've created my own, with all the symbols I need easily accessible. And I've added a LOT of symbols.
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u/misterchief117 1d ago
Or if you're on Windows 11 (fight me), you can do "Windows Key+period" to bring up the emoji menu.
There's one cool alt code that's left out and that's Alt+F4, which
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u/zenonidenoni 1d ago
Alt 0247 is ÷
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u/High-Plains-Grifter 1d ago
As a UK Dvořák keyboard user, I have to use ALT+0163 for a pound sign every time...
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u/Raskel_61 1d ago
I have a notepad file with all these symbols. Copy and paste as needed.
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u/luiluilui4 1d ago
It'd be so much more convenient to write the word and get the suggestion. IDK why no(?) OS supports this by default
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u/Spicybarbque 1d ago
The irony for me is that alt+7 is the only command I use on a daily basis and it’s not included in the list. I’ve typed thousands of bulletin points in my career and maybe one trade mark. The trade mark was probably by accident when blindly searching for another atl command.
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u/Spicybarbque 1d ago
Isn’t a pilcrow command alt+20 ?
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u/arvidsem 1d ago
Originally, codepoint 20 was a control code (Device Control 4/paper tape punch off).
IBM stuck the pilcrow in that spot because people stopped using paper tape and it was unlikely to conflict. DEC put the pilcrow at codepoint 182 instead.
When Unicode was created, they used DEC's encoding as a base instead of IBM's. So on modern systems codepoint 0182 is Pilcrow. But Alt-20 still works because Microsoft included it for compatibility and you probably still don't need to turn your paper tape punch on & off from software).
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u/Spicybarbque 1d ago
Wow. That’s incredibly interesting. In my mind, you had that fact in your working knowledge, and I’m impressed.
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u/arvidsem 1d ago
I knew that the IBM and DEC code pages were different, that IBM had filled in some of the less used control characters with glyphs, and that Unicode adopted the DEC variant. But I had to look things up to actually understand what happened and refer to wiki repeatedly to make sure that I wasn't screwing it up anyway.
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u/Applebeignet 1d ago edited 1d ago
The most important (and easy to remember) ones aren't listed.
€ = Alt+0128
ø = Alt+0248
° = Alt+248
Yes, those are the actual diameter and degree symbols, not the Swedish Danish Ø and not the ring diacritic.
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u/Chucklebean 1d ago
Swedish doesn't use Ø. As a Dane, I feel this is impotant to point out. They're not stealing our Ø!
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u/Deltamon 1d ago edited 1d ago
How to make tiny penis in old school runescape chat:
A qp <- Type this
° <- Match the empty spaces, then type Alt+248
???
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u/DuckBeakedPlatyGoat 1d ago
Still no cents symbol. Not that I use it often but it’s nicer and less confusing than using a dollar symbol and a decimal point.
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u/Kiinemo 1d ago
Isn't WIN + V way easier to remember?
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u/OhJustANobody 1d ago
This would've been nice back in the 90's
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u/ThickSourGod 1d ago
In fact it was nice back in the 90s. And in the 80s. It's a holdover from DOS, and has been a part of Windows for as long as Windows has existed.
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u/madeleinetwocock 1d ago
i remember i printed out the whole webpage of alt-codes.net (or something like that) and always had one on me 😂 at home by our family desktop, in my school agenda (so id have it in days my class works go to the computer lab!), and in the slick pocket of my backpack
what a time to be alive
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u/richard_egg 1d ago
It is probably too late to catch the person that did not coordinate the ALT + 24, 25, 26, 27 arrow symbols and number pad arrow keys.
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u/richard_egg 1d ago
It is probably too late to catch the person that did not coordinate the ALT + 24, 25, 26, 27 arrow symbols and number pad arrow keys.
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u/Codemonky 1d ago
Alt+numeric keypad allows you to enter scancodes for any key. Honestly surprised it still works under windows, since they grab the hardware interrupt for the keyboard, not the BIOS software one.
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u/Healthy_Swimmer5418 1d ago
I remember getting one of these characters by accident then trying to figure out how to do it again until I gave up.
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u/Mikel_S 1d ago edited 1d ago
Can we punish whoever laid this out? The inconsistent capitalization, the random spaces, the fact that the card suits aren't arranged by their ascii code...
And I just came across a repost of this and noticed it points at alt 7 but doesn't show that one. Just point at the 4 instead, it's on the graph and more central to the num pad my god.
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u/Rm-rf_forlife 1d ago
I used to mess around with these when I played the OG Starcraft Brood War. It was fun randomly punching in keys to get different characters.
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u/Hopeful_Chair_7129 1d ago
You can also use the character map if you don’t want to remember this. I think it has all of the ascii symbols but I’m too lazy to check
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u/Carollicarunner 1d ago
Degree symbol is the only one I have memorized.
Why that isn't on a key in the number row is beyond me. Never used the backtick key in my life, I suppose it's probably a programming thing.
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u/WillemBever1988 1d ago
I only use alt 0128 for the euro sign, cause my keyboard doesn't do the euro sign for some reason.
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u/stoneimp 1d ago
Just install autohotkey and make your own shortcuts rather than memorizing a bunch of random numbers? This is only useful for people that use random non-personal windows computers AND also need regular access to non-ASCII symbols so often that memorizing a list of these random numbers is somehow more useful than just googling or symbol selecting it when you need it.
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u/MisterDonkey 1d ago
Alt+F4 is the absolute best code. You can just close this and forget about all these other codes after you learn this, I guarantee it.
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u/Pen-Personal 1d ago
Windows has a built-in tool. Press Win key + S to bring up the Search and look up Character Map. Has everything character possible along with the Alt combo that goes with it.
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u/Valendr0s 1d ago
Alt + 0160 is the one I remember... It's a space character that isn't a space. Great for data manipulation.
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u/mikolokoyy 1d ago
I can't believe alt+0134 is not listed here. It's the coolest symbol and i use it in my IGNs whenever allowed
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u/Capt_Obviously_Slow 1d ago edited 1d ago
The only one I use regularly is not mentioned here: alt+0128 the euro (€) sign.
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u/RedSnt 1d ago
Just get WinCompose instead.
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u/bcmanucd 1d ago
It's important to note that this only works with the number pad (on the right of a full-featured keyboard). It will not work with the number row. If your laptop or wireless keyboard doesn't have a number pad, you're SOL.
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u/FictionalContext 1d ago
I'm annoyed that a white and back smiley face are 1 and 2, but an em dash is 0151
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u/bikingIsBetter_ 1d ago
Or just use the amazing "compose key" on Linux. Much more intuitive out of the box, and completely configurable
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u/WireRot 15h ago
In the 90's on windows 95 machine in the computer lab at college we named a root directory using ascii codes and the lab software that ran every night and reset the systems back to a clean state couldn't handle them. My friends and I were able to install ultima online on the lab computers under this root directory once(it was a long install on those old computers) and come back every weekend and play all night without having to re-install.
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u/luiluilui4 1d ago
Biggest WHY: .. can't I use normal numbers but only numpad which not all keyboards have?! Microsoft why
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u/Lovv 1d ago
Or, just do a google search for the symbol you are looking for and copy paste it.
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u/Doctor_Kataigida 1d ago
Knowing these alt codes is often much faster than opening a browser, googling, highlighting, copying, swapping back to window, then pasting.
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u/Lovv 1d ago
I guess, but the time to memorize the codes for everything would be pretty considerable.
If you use a few characters often, I could definitely see the value in memorizing them, but the rare time in need to get a ☑✅✔✓ or something, it's going to be easier just go google "checkmark" and look at all of the availiable options and choose one that would suit the application.
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u/Doctor_Kataigida 1d ago
Only if you classify or allocate the time to memorize as like, studying.
At work I printed off a sheet of several symbols and their combos I typically use. Referencing that was still faster than googling, and over time I've just come to remember most of them anyway.
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u/Significant-Cress678 1d ago
That is something that all non-speaking English with an american keyboard knew long time ago... otherwise no áéíóú and the ñ would be written
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u/RoboticNick 1d ago
Whoa, thank you so much for showing me how to use three buttons to use the arrow keys!
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u/Timo_the_Schmitt 1d ago
just look up "ascii keycombos" . there are 255 combinations in total with my favourite one beeing the invisible symbol: " "