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How to Make Symbols with Your Keyboard
Sherene McDougall

Hold the “ALT” key and type the numeric combination using the Number pad


Alt + 0153 ……….™……trademark symbol

Alt + 0169 …….© ……copyright symbol

Alt + 0174 …….® … registered trademark symbol

Alt + 0176 ……°…degree symbol

Alt + 0177 …..± …… plus-or-minus sign

Alt + 0182 ……¶…..paragraph mark

Alt + 0190 ……¾…..fraction, three-fourths

Alt + 0215…. × ….. multiplication sign

Alt + 0162 ….¢ …cent sign

Alt + 0161 ..¡…upside down exclamation point

Alt + 0191 ..¿ …upside down question mark

Alt + 1 …☺…. Smiley face

Alt + 2 …☻ …black smiley face

Alt + 15 ….☼…. sun

Alt + 12 …..♀….female sign

Alt + 11 ..♂.. male sign

Alt + 0163 ..£… pound sign

Alt + 0227 ..ã…vowel a

Alt + 0165 .. ¥ … Yen symbol

Alt + 0167 ..§… section symbol

Alt + 251 ..√… square root check mark

Alt + 8721 ..∑… Auto sum symbol

Alt + 24 …↑… up arrow

Alt + 25 ..↓.. down arrow

Alt + 26 .. →… right arrow

Alt + 27 ..←.. left arrow

Alt + 18..↕..up/down arrow

Alt + 29 ..↔ left/right arrow‬

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