Create symbols with ASCII characters (ALT+numbers)

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   Wondering how someone makes a Heart, Arrow or even a TM trademark symbol with their Keyboard?
All you need to do is Hold down your "ALT" key and combination of other keys to create a symbol. 
Here is a list of some you can make. Try out... 
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... ¢...... the cent sign 
Alt + 0161..... ¡...... upside down exclamation point 
Alt + 0191..... ¿..... upside down question mark 
Alt + 1.......... ☺... smiley fsce 
Alt + 2 ......... ☻... black smiley face 
Alt + 15........ ☼... sun 
Alt + 12........ ♀.... female sign 
Alt + 11....... ♂.... male sign 
Alt + 6.........  ..... spade sign 
Alt + 5.......... ♣.... Club symbol 
Alt + 3.......... ♥.... Heart 
Alt + 4.......... ♦..... Diamond 
Alt + 13........ ♪..... eighth note 
Alt + 14........ ♫.... beamed eighth note 
Alt + 8721.... ∑.... N-ary summation (auto sum) 
Alt + 251...... √..... square root check mark 
Alt + 8236..... ∞.... infinity 
Alt + 24........ ↑..... up arrow 
Alt + 25........ ↓..... down arrow 
Alt + 26........ →... right pointing arrow 
Alt + 27........ ←... left arrow 
Alt + 18........ ↕..... up/down arrow 
Alt + 29........ ↔... left right arrow

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agnisharman Members Profile Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Admin Group Simply Malayalee Joined: 01 - September - 2007 Location: Chennai Online Status: Online Posts: 1661	Quote Reply Topic: Create symbols with ASCII characters (ALT+numbers) Posted: 18 - August - 2009 at 06:50
	Wondering how someone makes a Heart, Arrow or even a TM trademark symbol with their Keyboard? All you need to do is Hold down your "ALT" key and combination of other keys to create a symbol. Here is a list of some you can make. Try out... 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... ¢...... the cent sign Alt + 0161..... ¡...... upside down exclamation point Alt + 0191..... ¿..... upside down question mark Alt + 1.......... ☺... smiley fsce Alt + 2 ......... ☻... black smiley face Alt + 15........ ☼... sun Alt + 12........ ♀.... female sign Alt + 11....... ♂.... male sign Alt + 6......... ..... spade sign Alt + 5.......... ♣.... Club symbol Alt + 3.......... ♥.... Heart Alt + 4.......... ♦..... Diamond Alt + 13........ ♪..... eighth note Alt + 14........ ♫.... beamed eighth note Alt + 8721.... ∑.... N-ary summation (auto sum) Alt + 251...... √..... square root check mark Alt + 8236..... ∞.... infinity Alt + 24........ ↑..... up arrow Alt + 25........ ↓..... down arrow Alt + 26........ →... right pointing arrow Alt + 27........ ←... left arrow Alt + 18........ ↕..... up/down arrow Alt + 29........ ↔... left right arrow
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