(In order to make these Special Characters, you must turn on NumLock, then you must use the Numbers Pad and NOT the numbers at the top of the keyboard.)
ASCII and ANSI Characters
Commonly Used in Genealogy & Email
(In the Germanic languages, Diaeresis is referred to as Umlaut.)
|
Character (Name)
|
ANSI
|
ASCII
|
|
Character (Name)
|
ANSI
|
ASCII
|
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Ä (A Diaeresis)
|
ALT+0196
|
ALT+142
|
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ä (a Diaeresis)
|
ALT+0228
|
ALT+132
|
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Ë (E Diaeresis)
|
ALT+0203
|
----
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ë (e Diaeresis)
|
ALT+0235
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ALT+137
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Ï (I Diaeresis)
|
ALT+0207
|
----
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ï (i Diaeresis)
|
ALT+0239
|
ALT+139
|
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Ö (O Diaeresis)
|
ALT+0214
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ALT+153
|
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ö (o Diaeresis)
|
ALT+0246
|
ALT+148
|
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Ü (U Diaeresis)
|
ALT+0220
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ALT+154
|
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ü (u Diaeresis)
|
ALT+0252
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ALT+129
|
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Ÿ (Y Diaeresis)
|
ALT+0159
|
----
|
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ÿ (y Diaeresis)
|
ALT+0255
|
ALT+152
|
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ß (German Double SS-Caps & non-caps)
|
ALT+0223
|
ALT+225
|
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ƒ (Florin Monetary Unit)
|
ALT+0131
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ALT+159
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™ (Unregistered Trademark)
|
ALT+0153
|
----
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® (Registered Trademark)
|
ALT+0174
|
----
|
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© (Copyright Symbol)
|
ALT+0169
|
----
|
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¼ (One-Fourth)
|
ALT+0188
|
ALT+172
|
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½ (One-Half)
|
ALT+0189
|
ALT+171
|
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¾ (Three-Fourths)
|
ALT+0190
|
----
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× (Multiplication Symbol)
|
ALT+0215
|
----
|
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÷ (Division Symbol)
|
ALT+0247
|
ALT+246
|
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¹ (Superscript 1)
|
ALT+0185
|
----
|
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² (Superscript 2)
|
ALT+0178
|
ALT+253
|
|
³ (Superscript 3)
|
ALT+0179
|
----
|
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€ (Euro Monetary Symbol)
|
ALT+0128
|
----
|
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¢ (Cent Monetary Symbol)
|
ALT+0162
|
ALT+155
|
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£ (Pound Monetary Symbol)
|
ALT+0163
|
ALT+156
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‘ (Open Single Quote)
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ALT+0145
|
----
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’ (Close Single Quote)
|
ALT+0146
|
----
|
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“ (Open Double Quote)
|
ALT+0147
|
----
|
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” (Close Double Quote)
|
ALT+0148
|
----
|
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‹ (Left Single Guillemet)
|
ALT+0139
|
----
|
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› (Right Single Guillemet)
|
ALT+0155
|
----
|
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« (Left Double Guillemet)
|
ALT+0171
|
ALT+174
|
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» (Right Double Guillemet)
|
ALT+0187
|
ALT+175
|
|
¦ (Broken Bar)
|
ALT+0166
|
----
|
|
– (En Dash)
|
ALT+0150
|
----
|
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— (Em Dash)
|
ALT+0151
|
----
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… (Ellipsis)
|
ALT+0133
|
----
|
Complete ASCII & ANSI Character Chart
(Characters 1-127 are not on the Chart, since they are either ones that are used in programming, or are already available on the keyboard.)
|
Character (Name)
|
ANSI
|
ASCII
|
|
Character (Name)
|
ANSI
|
ASCII
|
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À (A Grave)
|
ALT+0192
|
----
|
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à (a Grave)
|
ALT+0224
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ALT+133
|
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Á (A Acute)
|
ALT+0193
|
----
|
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á (a Acute)
|
ALT+0225
|
ALT+160
|
|
 (A Circumflex)
|
ALT+0194
|
----
|
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â (a Circumflex)
|
ALT+0226
|
ALT+131
|
|
à (A Tilde)
|
ALT+0195
|
----
|
|
ã (a Tilde)
|
ALT+0227
|
----
|
|
Ä (A Diaeresis)
|
ALT+0196
|
ALT+142
|
|
ä (a Diaeresis)
|
ALT+0228
|
ALT+132
|
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Å (A Ring)
|
ALT+0197
|
ALT+143
|
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å (a Ring)
|
ALT+0229
|
ALT+134
|
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È (E Grave)
|
ALT+0200
|
----
|
|
è (e Grave)
|
ALT+0232
|
ALT+138
|
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É (E Acute)
|
ALT+0201
|
ALT+144
|
|
é (e Acute)
|
ALT+0233
|
ALT+130
|
|
Ê (E Circumflex)
|
ALT+0202
|
----
|
|
ê (e Circumflex)
|
ALT+0234
|
ALT+136
|
|
Ë (E Diaeresis)
|
ALT+0203
|
----
|
|
ë (e Diaeresis)
|
ALT+0235
|
ALT+137
|
|
Ì (I Grave)
|
ALT+0204
|
----
|
|
ì (i Grave)
|
ALT+0236
|
ALT+141
|
|
Í (I Acute)
|
ALT+0205
|
----
|
|
í (i Acute)
|
ALT+0237
|
ALT+161
|
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Î (I Circumflex)
|
ALT+0206
|
----
|
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î (i circumflex)
|
ALT+0238
|
ALT+140
|
|
Ï (I Diaeresis)
|
ALT+0207
|
----
|
|
ï (i Diaeresis)
|
ALT+0239
|
ALT+139
|
|
Ò (O Grave)
|
ALT+0210
|
----
|
|
ò (o Grave)
|
ALT+0242
|
ALT+149
|
|
Ó (O Acute)
|
ALT+0211
|
----
|
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ó (o Acute)
|
ALT+0243
|
ALT+162
|
|
Ô (O Circumflex)
|
ALT+0212
|
----
|
|
ô (o Circumflex)
|
ALT+0244
|
ALT+147
|
|
Õ (O Tilde)
|
ALT+0213
|
----
|
|
õ (o Tilde)
|
ALT+0245
|
----
|
|
Ö (O Diaeresis)
|
ALT+0214
|
ALT+153
|
|
ö (o Diaeresis)
|
ALT+0246
|
ALT+148
|
|
Ø (O with Oblique)
|
ALT+0216
|
----
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ø (o with Oblique)
|
ALT+0248
|
----
|
|
Ù (U Grave)
|
ALT+0217
|
----
|
|
ù (u Grave)
|
ALT+0249
|
ALT+151
|
|
Ú (U Acute)
|
ALT+0218
|
----
|
|
ú (u Acute)
|
ALT+0250
|
ALT+163
|
|
Û (U Circumflex)
|
ALT+0219
|
----
|
|
û (u Circumflex)
|
ALT+0251
|
ALT+150
|
|
Ü (U Diaeresis)
|
ALT+0220
|
ALT+154
|
|
ü (u Diaeresis)
|
ALT+0252
|
ALT+129
|
|
Ý (Y Acute)
|
ALT+0221
|
----
|
|
ý (y Acute)
|
ALT+0253
|
----
|
|
Ÿ (Y Diaeresis)
|
ALT+0159
|
----
|
|
ÿ (y Diaeresis)
|
ALT+0255
|
ALT+152
|
|
Æ (AE Ligature)
|
ALT+0198
|
ALT+146
|
|
æ (ae Ligature)
|
ALT+0230
|
ALT+145
|
|
Π(OE Ligature)
|
ALT+0140
|
----
|
|
œ (oe Ligature)
|
ALT+0156
|
----
|
|
Ç (C Cedilla)
|
ALT+0199
|
ALT+128
|
|
ç (c Cedilla)
|
ALT+0231
|
ALT+135
|
|
Ñ (N Tilde, also Spanish N "enya")
|
ALT+0209
|
ALT+165
|
|
ñ (n Tilde, also Spanish n "enya")
|
ALT+0241
|
ALT+164
|
|
¬ (Not)
|
ALT+0172
|
----
|
|
ß (German Double SS-Caps & non-caps)
|
ALT+0223
|
ALT+225
|
|
ƒ (Florin Monetary Unit)
|
ALT+0131
|
ALT+159
|
|
Š (S Caron)
|
ALT+0138
|
----
|
|
š (s Caron)
|
ALT+0154
|
----
|
|
Ž (Z Caron)
|
ALT+0154
|
----
|
|
ž (z Caron)
|
ALT+0154
|
----
|
|
þ (Icelandic Thorn)
|
ALT+0254
|
----
|
|
Þ (Icelandic thorn)
|
ALT+0222
|
----
|
|
Ð (Icelandic Eth)
|
ALT+0208
|
----
|
|
ð (Icelandic eth)
|
ALT+0240
|
----
|
|
™ (Unregistered Trademark)
|
ALT+0153
|
----
|
|
® (Registered Trademark)
|
ALT+0174
|
----
|
|
© (Copyright Symbol)
|
ALT+0169
|
----
|
|
¼ (One-Fourth)
|
ALT+0188
|
ALT+172
|
|
½ (One-Half)
|
ALT+0189
|
ALT+171
|
|
¾ (Three-Fourths)
|
ALT+0190
|
----
|
|
× (Multiplication Symbol)
|
ALT+0215
|
----
|
|
÷ (Division Symbol)
|
ALT+0247
|
ALT+246
|
|
¹ (Superscript 1)
|
ALT+0185
|
----
|
|
² (Superscript 2)
|
ALT+0178
|
ALT+253
|
|
³ (Superscript 3)
|
ALT+0179
|
----
|
|
‰ (no cents/dollar, per/mill)
|
ALT+0137
|
----
|
|
€ (Euro Monetary Symbol)
|
ALT+0128
|
----
|
|
¢ (Cent Monetary Symbol)
|
ALT+0162
|
ALT+155
|
|
£ (Pound Monetary Symbol)
|
ALT+0163
|
ALT+156
|
|
¥ (Yen Monetary Symbol)
|
ALT+0165
|
ALT+157
|
|
¤ (International Monetary Symbol)
|
ALT+0164
|
----
|
|
¡ (Spanish Inverted !)
|
ALT+0161
|
ALT+173
|
|
¿ (Spanish Inverted ?)
|
ALT+0191
|
ALT+168
|
|
‚ (Baseline Single Quote)
|
ALT+0130
|
----
|
|
‘ (Open Single Quote)
|
ALT+0145
|
----
|
|
’ (Close Single Quote)
|
ALT+0146
|
----
|
|
„ (Baseline Double Quote)
|
ALT+0132
|
----
|
|
“ (Open Double Quote)
|
ALT+0147
|
----
|
|
” (Close Double Quote)
|
ALT+0148
|
----
|
|
† (Single Dagger)
|
ALT+0134
|
----
|
|
‡ (Double Dagger)
|
ALT+0135
|
----
|
|
± (Plus/Minus Sign)
|
ALT+0177
|
ALT+241
|
|
• (Large Bullet)
|
ALT+0149
|
ALT+249
|
|
· (Small Bullet)
|
ALT+0183
|
ALT+250
|
|
§ (Section Symbol)
|
ALT+0167
|
----
|
|
ª (Feminine Ordinal)
|
ALT+0170
|
ALT+166
|
|
º (Masculine Ordinal)
|
ALT+0186
|
ALT+167
|
|
µ (Micro Symbol or Mu)
|
ALT+0181
|
ALT+230
|
|
¶ (Pilcrow, Paragraph Symbol)
|
ALT+0182
|
ALT+227
|
|
ˆ (Circumflex)
|
ALT+0136
|
----
|
|
˜ (Tilde)
|
ALT+0152
|
----
|
|
¯ (Macron)
|
ALT+0175
|
----
|
|
° (Ring, also Degrees)
|
ALT+0176
|
ALT+248
|
|
´ (Acute)
|
ALT+0180
|
----
|
|
¨ (Diaeresis)
|
ALT+0168
|
----
|
|
¸ (Cedilla)
|
ALT+0184
|
----
|
|
‹ (Left Single Guillemet)
|
ALT+0139
|
----
|
|
› (Right Single Guillemet)
|
ALT+0155
|
----
|
|
« (Left Double Guillemet)
|
ALT+0171
|
ALT+174
|
|
» (Right Double Guillemet)
|
ALT+0187
|
ALT+175
|
|
¦ (Broken Bar)
|
ALT+0166
|
----
|
|
– (En Dash)
|
ALT+0150
|
----
|
|
— (Em Dash)
|
ALT+0151
|
----
|
|
… (Ellipsis)
|
ALT+0133
|
----
|
|
(Invisible Hyphen-width Space)
|
ALT+0173
|
----
|
Created on ... December 08, 2003
Copyright © 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 George W. Durman
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