How to Enter Foreign Language Characters on Computers

Here, as promised, are the ALT key codes. Again, I wish to express my gratitude to the correspondent who wrote privately with the three-digit key combinations. The 4-digit codes are in brackets.

FRENCH

SPANISH

GERMAN/SCANDINAVIAN

ITALIAN

PORTUGUESE

133 à (0224)

160 á (0224)
132 ä (0228)
133 à (0224)
198 ã (0227)
131 â (0226)

130 é (0233)

134 å (0229)
138 è (0232)
199 Ã (0195)

135 ç (0231)

161 í (0237)
145 æ (0230)
141 ì (0236)
135 ç (0231)
130 é (0233)

164 ñ (0241)

208 ð (0240)
149 ò (0242)
128 Ç (0199)

138 è (0232)

162 ó (0243)
137 ë (0235)
151 ù (0249)

136 ê (0234)

163 ú (0250)
148 ö (0246)
183 À (0192)

137 ë (0235)

129 ü (0252)

155 ø (0248)
212 È (0200)

140 î (0238)

181 Á (0193)
225 ß (0223)
222 Ì (0204)
139 ï (0239)
144 É (0201)
231 þ (0254)
227 Ò (0210)

oe ligature (0156)

214 Í (0205)
129 ü (0252)
235 Ù (0217)

147 ô (0244)

165 Ñ (0209)
152 ÿ (0255)

151 ù (0249)

224 Ó (0211)
142 Ä (0196)

150 û (0251)

233 Ú (0218)
143 Å (0197)

183 À (0192)

154 Ü (0220)
146 Æ (0198)

182 Â (0194)

168 ¿ (0191)
209 Ð (0208)
128 Ç (0199)
173 ¡ (0161)
211 Ë (0203)

212 È (0200)

153 Ö (0214)
144 É (0201)
157 Ø (0216)
210 Ê (0202)
232 Þ (0222)

211 Ë (0203)

154 Ü (0220)
215 Î (0206)
216 Ï (0207)
OE ligature (0140)

226 Ô (0212)

235 Ù (0217)

234 Û (0219)

174 « (0171)

175 » (0187)

 

 

Typing Foreign Characters using ALT Keys

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