ALT Codes for Foreign Language Letters with Accents

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If you are already familiar with using alt codes, simply select the alt code category you need from the table below.
If you need help using alt codes find and note down the alt code you need then visit Instructions for using alt codes video.

List of Alt Codes for entering characters with accents

ALT Codes for letters with accents

Uppercase			Lowercase
Alt Codes	Symbol	Description	Alt Codes	Symbol	Description
Alt 0192	À	A grave	Alt 0224	à	a grave
Alt 0193	Á	A acute	Alt 0225	á	a acute
Alt 0194	Â	A circumflex	Alt 0226	â	a circumflex
Alt 0195	Ã	A tilde	Alt 0227	ã	a tilde
Alt 0196	Ä	A umlaut	Alt 0228	ä	a umlaut
Alt 0199	Ç	C cedilla	Alt 0231	ç	c cedilla
Alt 0200	È	E grave	Alt 0232	è	e grave
Alt 0201	É	E acute	Alt 0233	é	e acute
Alt 0202	Ê	E circumflex	Alt 0234	ê	e circumflex
Alt 0203	Ë	E umlaut	Alt 0235	ë	e umlaut
Alt 0204	Ì	I grave	Alt 0236	ì	i grave
Alt 0205	Í	I acute	Alt 0237	í	i acute
Alt 0206	Î	I circumflex	Alt 0238	î	i circumflex
Alt 0207	Ï	I umlaut	Alt 0239	ï	i umlaut
Alt 165	Ñ	N tilde	Alt 164	ñ	n tilde
Alt 0210	Ò	O grave	Alt 0242	ò	o grave
Alt 0211	Ó	O acute	Alt 0243	ó	o acute
Alt 0212	Ô	O circumflex	Alt 0244	ô	o circumflex
Alt 0213	Õ	O tilde	Alt 0245	õ	o tilde
Alt 0214	Ö	O umlaut	Alt 0246	ö	o umlaut
Alt 0138	Š	S caron	Alt 0154	š	s caron
Alt 0218	Ú	U acute	Alt 0249	ù	u grave
Alt 0219	Û	U circumflex	Alt 0250	ú	u acute
Alt 0220	Ü	U umlaut	Alt 0251	û	u circumflex
Alt 0217	Ù	U grave	Alt 0252	ü	u umlaut
Alt 0221	Ý	Y acute	Alt 0253	ý	y acute
Alt 0159	Ÿ	Y umlaut	Alt 0255	ÿ	y umlaut
Alt 0142	Ž	Z caron	Alt 0158	ž	z caron

Instructions for using Windows Alt Codes

Welcome to Useful Shortcuts, THE Alt Code resource!
If you are already familiar with using alt codes, simply select the alt code category you need from the table below.

Alt codes work on computers running any of Microsoft's Windows operating systems.

1. Find the Alt Code you need from the alt code tables on this site or from
   here ALT-Codes.pdf
2. Make sure that "Number Lock" is switched on.
   There should be a light on your keyboard indicating this.

If not, press the "Number Lock" key at the top left of the numeric keypad.

Hold down the "Alt" key to the left of the space bar and key the code on the numeric keypad.
Don't release the "Alt" key until after you've typed the alt code. When you release it you should see the special character you include.

Instructions for entering Alt Codes on a lap top

Even if you have a laptop or a keyboard with no numeric keypad - you can still use alt codes.

1. Look for a "function" or "fn" key normally near the bottom left of the keyboard.
   
2. Look for a button with "num lock" written in the same colour which is usually near the top right of the keyboard.

While holding "function" press and relase "num lock".

Enter alt codes using the method above but to enter the actual numeric alt code use the keys with numbers in the same colour as the function (fn) key. Normally "U" has 4 on it for example.

Switch "num lock" off in the same way as you switched it on to continue using your keyboard normally.

ThankQ

ALT-Codes.pd