The keyboard contains a wide variety of keys that help you enter the appropriate characters in the fields for typing. However, their number is exactly not enough. For example, on the keyboard you will not find a dash or herringbone quotes, but there are other ways to enter the characters represented, and more. This article will tell you what the alt code is, how to use it, why it is needed, and all available combinations of code will be presented.
What is the Alt code for?
In general, we have already talked about the application of this code above, but still it is worth clarifying all aspects of this issue.
Alt code is used to enter characters that are not on the keyboard. These signs may not be punctuation, but, on the contrary, be entertaining in nature or used to build entire structures from symbols, as can be seen in the image below.
However, it is best to use it in the letter. Those users who often encounter typing because of their work must definitely learn a couple of alt codes, as they can significantly speed up and improve the texts themselves.
How to use Alt-code
Before presenting alt codes of all symbols, attention should be paid to the technology of their use.
Alt-code for a reason is called. The fact is that its use implies the use of the ALT key on the keyboard. You can see the location of this key in the image below:
Here is a list of all the steps that must be performed to print the corresponding character:
- Press and hold the ALT key.
- On the numeric keypad, type the code you need (it can consist of one digit or four, but no more).
- Release the ALT key.
After completing this simple instruction, the corresponding character is printed at the place where the cursor was placed.
List of Alt Codes
Now it's time to provide you with a list of all kinds of alt codes that you can use when writing. All of them are divided by keyboard layouts. This is a list of universal codes that are used on all layouts:
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As for the codes used for the Russian keyboard layout, they are as follows:
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Codes for the German keyboard layout:
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As you can see, their number is quite extensive, and the characters are diverse. There are a number of codes that duplicate characters located on the keyboard, their use is very appropriate if some key is broken, and there are even emoticons that are perfect for social conversations in a variety of instant messengers and social networks. In general, knowing a handful of Alt-codes, you can greatly diversify your way of writing texts.