Alt Codes Symbols Copy and Paste
Find symbols with common Windows Alt codes, plus direct copy buttons when the shortcut is inconvenient. Use this page for characters like ©, ®, ™, °, •, —, ¼, ½, £, €, and accented letters.
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About alt codes
When Alt codes are useful
Alt codes help when you are typing into a desktop app and do not want to open a character picker.
When copying is faster
Copying is usually easier on laptops, mobile devices, compact keyboards, or browsers where the numeric keypad shortcut is awkward.
Shortcut codes can vary
Some Alt codes depend on Windows behavior, keyboard layout, input method, and the app receiving the character.
Use Alt codes as supporting data
A user searching Alt 0169 wants ©, but a user on Mac or mobile needs copyable output, not only shortcut instructions.
Unicode, HTML entities, and Alt codes
Unicode gives each character a standard code point, such as U+2605 for ★. HTML character references let web pages represent those characters with decimal, hexadecimal, or named references.
Alt codes are keyboard shortcuts, mostly used on Windows. They are useful when they work, but copy and paste is more reliable across laptops, phones, tablets, and international keyboard layouts.
Why special characters change appearance
The copied character is text, not an image. Its final look depends on the app, browser, operating system, and font used to render it. If a symbol matters in a username, label, document, or product page, paste it into the final destination and check it there.