Foreign Languages with Accents
Uppercase			Lowercase
Alt Code	Symbol	Description	Alt Code	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

Foreign Language Uppercase
Alt Code	Symbol	Description
Alt 0192	À	A grave
Alt 0193	Á	A acute
Alt 0194	Â	A circumflex
Alt 0195	Ã	A tilde
Alt 0196	Ä	A umlaut
Alt 0199	Ç	C cedilla
Alt 0200	È	E grave
Alt 0201	É	E acute
Alt 0202	Ê	E circumflex
Alt 0203	Ë	E umlaut
Alt 0204	Ì	I grave
Alt 0205	Í	I acute
Alt 0206	Î	I circumflex
Alt 0207	Ï	I umlaut
Alt 165	Ñ	N tilde
Alt 0210	Ò	O grave
Alt 0211	Ó	O acute
Alt 0212	Ô	O circumflex
Alt 0213	Õ	O tilde
Alt 0214	Ö	O umlaut
Alt 0138	Š	S caron
Alt 0218	Ú	U acute
Alt 0219	Û	U circumflex
Alt 0220	Ü	U umlaut
Alt 0217	Ù	U grave
Alt 0221	Ý	Y acute
Alt 0159	Ÿ	Y umlaut
Alt 0142	Ž	Z caron

Foreign Language Lowercase
Alt Code	Symbol	Description
Alt 0224	à	a grave
Alt 0225	á	a acute
Alt 0226	â	a circumflex
Alt 0227	ã	a tilde
Alt 0228	ä	a umlaut
Alt 0231	ç	c cedilla
Alt 0232	è	e grave
Alt 0233	é	e acute
Alt 0234	ê	e circumflex
Alt 0235	ë	e umlaut
Alt 0236	ì	i grave
Alt 0237	í	i acute
Alt 0238	î	i circumflex
Alt 0239	ï	i umlaut
Alt 164	ñ	n tilde
Alt 0242	ò	o grave
Alt 0243	ó	o acute
Alt 0244	ô	o circumflex
Alt 0245	õ	o tilde
Alt 0246	ö	o umlaut
Alt 0154	š	s caron
Alt 0249	ù	u grave
Alt 0250	ú	u acute
Alt 0251	û	u circumflex
Alt 0252	ü	u umlaut
Alt 0253	ý	y acute
Alt 0255	ÿ	y umlaut
Alt 0158	ž	z caron

About Alt Codes:

International Business Machines (IBM) developed a method to place characters that were previously impossible to type with a traditional QWERTY keyboard on the screen. By holding down the ALT key, developers and end users could define the intended character by way of the numeric keypad. The computer system's Basic Internal Operating System (BIOS) subsequently interprets the action and placing the correct corresponding symbol at the location of the cursor.

Such codes became so incredibly popular that although Microsoft decided upon developing additional sets of codes, they also decided to keep the existing Alt codes. The new set designed to coexist with also codes was originally named ANSI, with the old version redesignated as Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). Codes written in OEM are represented in 3 digits while codes written in ANSI codes begin with a preceding 0.

For the past 20 years, Unicode has seen major adoption by a growing number of systems. The entry of all Unicode characters by the same method of Windows was achieved by many applications yet still couldn't spread to every system. Issues of compatibility with old ANSI codes prevented the entry of every single character.

Alt Code Tips:

• Depending on the setting of the OEM Code Page, different characters may be produced with the same code.
• It is critical to have the system's NUM LOCK enabled when typing a character's alt code value.
• Though it is present on some models, the right-most numeric keypad does NOT exist on most laptops. To still make sufficient use of the functionality, most laptop users are required to use press and hold down the Fn key.

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