The symbols listed below are easy for occasional use whether for letter writing and

invitations, business and academic documents, etc. The symbols are made by pressing and
holding one of the ALT keys, then typing the indicated numbers. You must use the numeric
keypad on the right side of your keyboard (check that Num Lock is on) or the "hidden"
keypad on a laptop computer. For example: ALT + 0200 = . The letter appears after the Alt
key is released. The ALT key methods are shown in the charts below. The International
English QWERTY Keyboard is an easier way for those who use many European accent
marks fairly often.
The four digit combinations can also be found in Start/Programs/Accessories/System
Tools/Character Map; clicking on a letter shows the Alt keystrokes in the lower right of the
Character Map window and its name in the lower left. Help is available in Start/Help (or Help
and Support in Win XP) - then type character map. The Windows operating system seems
to accept either the three or four digit system.
If you prefer, you may be able to hi-lite, copy, and paste the accented letter (not the code)
from below into your work. The charts are designed to be printed and displayed near a
personal, office, or school computer. Browsers usually let you print a selected part of the
page.

Alt key + Four digits

 Alt+0164
Alt+0134
Alt+0215
Alt+0247
Alt+0135
Alt+0177
Alt+0151
Alt+0150
Alt+0182
Alt+0167
Alt+0136
Alt+0152
Alt+0171
Alt+0187
Alt+0166
Alt+0137
Alt+0169
Alt+0174
Alt+0153

Alt+0192
Alt+0194
Alt+0230
Alt+0198
Alt+0231
Alt+0199
Alt+0234
Alt+0233
Alt+0235
Alt+0232
Alt+0202
Alt+0203
Alt+0201
Alt+0200
Alt+0239
Alt+0237
Alt+0238
Alt+0236
Alt+0205
Alt+0204
Alt+0206
Alt+0207
Alt+0241
Alt+0209
Alt+0156
Alt+0140

Alt+0225
Alt+0224
Alt+0226
Alt+0228
Alt+0229
Alt+0193
Alt+0195
Alt+0196
Alt+0197

Alt+0244
Alt+0246
Alt+0242
Alt+0245
Alt+0243
Alt+0248
Alt+0211
Alt+0212
Alt+0213
Alt+0216
Alt+0214
Alt+0210
Alt+0154
Alt+0138
Alt+0250
Alt+0252
Alt+0251
Alt+0249
Alt+0217
Alt+0218
Alt+0220
Alt+0219
Alt+0255
Alt+0159
Alt+0253
Alt+0221
Alt+0158
Alt+0142

Alt key + Three digits

128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140

141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150

151
152
153
154
160
161
162
163
164
165
167
168
248
250 (smaller
bullet)

Esperanto Symbols:
264
265
284
285
292
293
308
309
348
349
364
365

Symbols and Greek letters used in math are between 224 and 247.

Alt+0170
Alt+0222
Alt+0254
Alt+0131
Alt+0223
Alt+0181
Alt+0208
Alt+0176
Alt+0186
Alt+0149
Alt+0132
Alt+0133
Alt+0172
Alt+0191
Alt+0161
Alt+0165
Alt+0163
Alt+0128
Alt+0162
Alt+0185
Alt+0178
Alt+0179
Alt+0189
Alt+0188
Alt+0190

The long list at html code numbers

can be used as a guide to the alt key method for many less common symbols.
See Tip 1 on that page.

Charts For specific languages

(Alt key + 3 digits is to left of accented letters; Alt key + 4 digits is to
the right)

FRENCH

SPANISH

133 (0224)
131 (0226)
135 (0231)
130 (0233)
138 (0232)
136 (0234)
137 (0235)
140 (0238)
139 (0239)
(0156)
147 (0244)
151 (0249)
150 (0251)
183 (0192)
182 (0194)
128 (0199)
212 (0200)
144 (0201)
210 (0202)
211 (0203)
215 (0206)
216 (0207)
(0140)

160 (0225)
130 (0233)
161 (0237)
164 (0241)
162 (0243)
163 (0250)
129 (0252)
(0193)
144 (0201)
(0205)
165 (0209)
(0211)
(0218)
154 (0220)
168 (0191)
173 (0161)
French Continued
226
235
234
174
175

(0212)
(0217)
(0219)
(0171)
(0187)

ITALIAN
133 (0224)
138 (0232)
141 (0236)
149 (0242)
151 (0249)
183 (0192)
212 (0200)
(0204)
(0210)
(0217)
PORTUGUESE
(0227)
(0195)
135 (0231)
128 (0199)
149 (0242)
(0210)
162 (0243)
(0211)
(0245)
(0213)