Windows 7 Character Map

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Choose Search (run your mouse from bottom to top on the right side of your screen and choose Search in the menu that will appear) Type Character Map, or charmap and choose it from the list. This goes for Windows 7 and older. There are two ways to open Character Map. Character Map displays all of the characters for a selected font.

The solution is simple to create Character Map Desktop-Shortcut to insert a special character into a document in Windows 7 or 8.1, and Windows 10!


Please run the Charmap via Windows Run Dialog [Windows+Logo]+[R] and enter the command charmap or charmap.exe
(... see Image-1 Arrow-1)
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(Image-1) Run e.g. Start Charmap in Windows-7 or 8.1!

And now open the File Location Character Map (Full-Path of charmap.exe) via Windows-Task-Manager!
Click (select) in the Tab-Strip the Tab 'Processes' and select the charmap.exe. Via a right click open the Context-Menu and 'Open File Location' (... see Image-2)
You can also directly open the file location in C:WindowsSystem32
In the folder C:WindowsSystem32 click on the charmap.exe via right mouse and select send to and Desktop (Create Shortcut)
(Image-2) Open Character Map (charmap.exe) full path in Windows!

(Image-3) Create Character Map Windows 7 and 8.1 Desktop-Shortcut!

A special character in Windows 7/10 or 8.1 is a character that can't be found on your keyboard. You can insert special characters by using Character Map or by pressing a combination of keys on your Windows keyboard.
Unicode categories are used to group similar types of characters available in a font. In Windows 7/10 or 8.1 for example, the Currency Unicode category groups all of the currency symbols available for a font.
FAQ 109: Updated on: 17 July 2019 22:28

Windows 7 Character Map Template

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This page list codes for accented letters and other characters. In order to use these codes, your computer should have a separate numeric keypad on the right. If it does not, then another method of inputting accents is recommended.

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For information on how to type the codes, please read the detailed instructions.

  1. Letters with Accents – (e.g.ó, ò, ñ)
  2. Other Foreign Characters – (e.g. ç, ¿, ß)
  3. Currency Symbols – (e.g. ¢, £, ¥)
  4. Math Symbols – (e.g. ±, °, ÷)
  5. Other Punctuation – (e.g. &, ©, §)
  6. Other Accents and Symbols:Character MapOther Page
  7. Non-Numeric Accent Codes:Activate International KeyboardOther Page

Letters with Accents

This list is focused on Western European languages. See the individual Language pages for additional codes.

Windows Alt Codes for Accented Vowels
AccentAEIOUY
Grave
Capital
À
0192
È
0200
Ì
0204
Ò
0210
Ù
0217
Grave Lower Caseà
0224
è
0232
ì
0236
ò
0242
ù
0249
Acute
Capital
Á
0193
É
0201
Í
0205
Ó
0211
Ú
0218
Ý
0221
Acute Lower Caseá
0225
é
0233
í
0237
ó
0243
ú
0250
ý
0253
Circumflex
Capital
Â
0194
Ê
0202
Î
0206
Ô
0212
Û
0219
Circumflex Lower Caseâ
0226
ê
0234
î
0238
ô
0244
û
0251
Tilde
Capital
Ã
0195
Ñ
0209
Õ
0213
Tilde Lower Caseã
0227
ñ
0241
õ
0245
Umlaut
Capital
Ä
0196
Ë
0203
Ï
0207
Ö
0214
Ü
0220
Ÿ
0159
Umlaut Lower Caseä
0228
ë
0235
ï
0239
ö
0246
ü
0252
ÿ
0255

Example

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To input the acute a á (0225), hold down the ALT key, type 0225 on the numeric keypad, then release the ALT key.

If you are having problems inputting these codes, please review the instructions for using the codes at the bottom of this Web page.

Additional Codes

Character
See the Specific Language Page for additional codes for accented characters. Note that codes may only work in Microsoft Office.
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Other Foreign Characters

Windows Alt Codes for Foreign Characters
SYMBOLNAMECODE NUMBER
¡Upside-down exclamation mark0161
¿Upside-down question mark0191
Ç, çFrench C cedille (caps/lowecase)0199
0231
Œ,œO-E ligature (caps/lowecase)0140
0156
ßGerman Sharp/Double S0223
º, ªMasculine Ordinal Number (Span/Ital/Portuguese)
Feminine Ordinal Number
0186
0170
Ø,øNordic O slash (caps/lowecase)0216
0248
Å,åNordic A ring (caps/lowecase), Angstrom sign0197
0229
Æ, æA-E ligature (caps/lowecase)0198
0230
Þ, þIcelandic/Old English Thorn (caps/lowecase)
See other Old English Characters
0222
0254
Ð, ðIcelandic/Old English Eth (caps/lowecase)0208
0240
« »Spanish/French angle quotation marks0171
0187
‹ ›Spanish/French angle single quotation marks0139
0155
Š šCzech S hachek (S Caron)
(caps/lowercase)
See other Czech Characters
0138
0154
Ž žCzech Z hachek (Z Caron)
(caps/lowercase)
0142
0158

Currency Symbols

Windows Alt Code for Currency Symbols
SYMBOLNAMECODE NUMBER
¢Cent sign0162
£British Pound0163
Euro currency 0128
¥Japanese Yen0165
ƒDutch Florin 0131
¤Generic currency symbol0164

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Math Symbols

Windows Alt Codes for Math Symbols
SYMBOLNAMECODE NUMBER
÷Division sign0247
°Degree symbol0176
¬Not symbol0172
±Plus/minus0177
µMicro0181
Per Mille (1/1000th)0137

Fractions

These codes produce fractions which are spaced on one line.

Windows Alt Codes – Fractions
SYMBOLNAMECODE NUMBER
¼Fraction 1/40188
½Fraction 1/20189
¾Fraction 3/40190

Superscript and Subscript

Check these references for other methods to implement superscript/subscript and extra fractions

Additional Math Codes

See the Unicode Math Chart for additional codes for math symbols. Note that they only work in Microsoft Office and that you should use the non-Hex code. For instance an entry &‌#8731; for the cube root symbol (∛) would correspond to ALT+8731 in Word.

Other Punctuation

These incude copyright symbols and special section marks.

Windows Alt Codes for Punctuation
SYMBOLNAMECODE NUMBER
©Copyright symbol0169
®Registered symbol0174
Trademark0153
List Dot0149
§Section Symbol0167
Dagger0134
Double Dagger0135
en-dash0150
em-dash0151
Paragraph Symbol (Pilcrow)0182

Using the Codes

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Windows assigns a numeric code to different accented letters, other foreign characters and special mathematical symbols. For instance the code for lower case á is 0225, and the code for capital Á is 0193. The ALT key input is used to manually insert these letters and symbols by calling the numeric code assigned to them.

To Use the Codes

  1. Place your cursor in the location where you wish to insert a special character.
  2. Activate the numeric key pad on the right of the keyboard by pressing Num Lock (upper right of keyboard). The Num Lock light on the keyboard will indicate that the numeric key pad is on.
    NOTE: You must use the numeric key pad; if you use the number keys on the top of the keyboard, the characters will not appear. If you are on a laptop or computer without a separate numeric keypad one of the other methods is recommended.
  3. While pressing down the ALT key, type the four-digit code on the numeric key pad at the right edge of the keyboard. The codes are 'case sensitive.' For instance, the code for lower-case á is ALT+0225, but capital Á is ALT+0193.
    NOTE: If you have the International keyboard activated, you will only be able to input codes with the ALT key on the left side of the keyboard.
  4. Release the ALT key. The character will appear when the ALT key is released.
    NOTE: You must include the initial zero in the code. For example to insert á(0225) you must type ALT+0225, NOT ALT+225.

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