ALT Characters

Alt-characters can be used to add further security to passwords. For example, a typical 4 character password composed of numbers, upper and lower case letters has about 13.4 million different possibilities, but when alt-characters are incorporated, there are well over 1 billion different possibilities. The following is a list of alt sequences you can use. Please note that the numerical ranges 1~32, 127~255, and 0160~0247 are often the best choices for securing passwords, though there are a few minor exceptions. They are often best viewed in the Lucida Console font.

To key in these sequences, press and hold down the alt key and then type in the corresponding numbers. Release the alt key to finish.

Tip: If one of the characters shows up as a small box, simply open Notepad and key in the sequence there. You should then be able to see it. If you still can't, try switching the display font in Notepad.

Caution: The display of some characters may vary depending upon your system LCID or default character encoding. Some of the following characters have been specifically encoded for proper display on your screen and should only be used as a guide. As always when it comes to encodings and different OSes, YMMV.

Alt	-	0	=	NUL
Alt	-	1	=	☺
Alt	-	2	=	☻
Alt	-	3	=	♥
Alt	-	4	=	♦
Alt	-	5	=	♣
Alt	-	6	=	♠
Alt	-	7	=	•
Alt	-	8	=	◘
Alt	-	9	=	○
Alt	-	10	=	◙
Alt	-	11	=	♂
Alt	-	12	=	♀
Alt	-	13	=	♪
Alt	-	14	=	♫
Alt	-	15	=	☼
Alt	-	16	=	►
Alt	-	17	=	◄
Alt	-	18	=	↕
Alt	-	19	=	‼
Alt	-	20	=	¶
Alt	-	21	=	§
Alt	-	22	=	▬
Alt	-	23	=	↨
Alt	-	24	=	↑
Alt	-	25	=	↓
Alt	-	26	=	→
Alt	-	27	=	←
Alt	-	28	=	∟
Alt	-	29	=	↔
Alt	-	30	=	▲
Alt	-	31	=	▼
Alt	-	32	=	SPACE
Alt	-	33	=	!
Alt	-	34	=	"
Alt	-	35	=	#
Alt	-	36	=	$
Alt	-	37	=	%
Alt	-	38	=	&
Alt	-	39	=	'
Alt	-	40	=	(
Alt	-	41	=	)
Alt	-	42	=	*
Alt	-	43	=	+
Alt	-	44	=	,
Alt	-	45	=	-
Alt	-	46	=	.
Alt	-	47	=	/
Alt	-	48	=	0
Alt	-	49	=	1
Alt	-	50	=	2
Alt	-	51	=	3
Alt	-	52	=	4
Alt	-	53	=	5
Alt	-	54	=	6
Alt	-	55	=	7
Alt	-	56	=	8
Alt	-	57	=	9
Alt	-	58	=	:
Alt	-	59	=	;
Alt	-	60	=	<
Alt	-	61	=	=
Alt	-	62	=	>
Alt	-	63	=	?
Alt	-	64	=	@
Alt	-	65	=	A
Alt	-	66	=	B
Alt	-	67	=	C
Alt	-	68	=	D
Alt	-	69	=	E
Alt	-	70	=	F
Alt	-	71	=	G
Alt	-	72	=	H
Alt	-	73	=	I
Alt	-	74	=	J
Alt	-	75	=	K
Alt	-	76	=	L
Alt	-	77	=	M
Alt	-	78	=	N
Alt	-	79	=	O
Alt	-	80	=	P
Alt	-	81	=	Q
Alt	-	82	=	R
Alt	-	83	=	S
Alt	-	84	=	T
Alt	-	85	=	U
Alt	-	86	=	V
Alt	-	87	=	W
Alt	-	88	=	X
Alt	-	89	=	Y
Alt	-	90	=	Z
Alt	-	91	=	[
Alt	-	92	=	\
Alt	-	93	=	]
Alt	-	94	=	^
Alt	-	95	=	_
Alt	-	96	=	`
Alt	-	97	=	a
Alt	-	98	=	b
Alt	-	99	=	c
Alt	-	100	=	d
Alt	-	101	=	e
Alt	-	102	=	f
Alt	-	103	=	g
Alt	-	104	=	h
Alt	-	105	=	i
Alt	-	106	=	j
Alt	-	107	=	k
Alt	-	108	=	l
Alt	-	109	=	m
Alt	-	110	=	n
Alt	-	111	=	o
Alt	-	112	=	p
Alt	-	113	=	q
Alt	-	114	=	r
Alt	-	115	=	s
Alt	-	116	=	t
Alt	-	117	=	u
Alt	-	118	=	v
Alt	-	119	=	w
Alt	-	120	=	x
Alt	-	121	=	y
Alt	-	122	=	z
Alt	-	123	=	{
Alt	-	124	=	\|
Alt	-	125	=	}
Alt	-	126	=	~
Alt	-	127	=	⌂
Alt	-	128	=	Ç
Alt	-	129	=	ü
Alt	-	130	=	é
Alt	-	131	=	â
Alt	-	132	=	ä
Alt	-	133	=	à
Alt	-	134	=	å
Alt	-	135	=	ç
Alt	-	136	=	ê
Alt	-	137	=	ë
Alt	-	138	=	è
Alt	-	139	=	ï
Alt	-	140	=	î
Alt	-	141	=	ì
Alt	-	142	=	Ä
Alt	-	143	=	Å
Alt	-	144	=	É
Alt	-	145	=	æ
Alt	-	146	=	Æ
Alt	-	147	=	ô
Alt	-	148	=	ö
Alt	-	149	=	ò
Alt	-	150	=	û
Alt	-	151	=	ù
Alt	-	152	=	ÿ
Alt	-	153	=	Ö
Alt	-	154	=	Ü
Alt	-	155	=	¢
Alt	-	156	=	£
Alt	-	157	=	¥
Alt	-	158	=	₧
Alt	-	159	=	ƒ
Alt	-	160	=	á
Alt	-	161	=	í
Alt	-	162	=	ó
Alt	-	163	=	ú
Alt	-	164	=	ñ
Alt	-	165	=	Ñ
Alt	-	166	=	ª
Alt	-	167	=	º
Alt	-	168	=	¿
Alt	-	169	=	⌐
Alt	-	170	=	¬
Alt	-	171	=	½
Alt	-	172	=	¼
Alt	-	173	=	¡
Alt	-	174	=	«
Alt	-	175	=	»
Alt	-	176	=	░
Alt	-	177	=	▒
Alt	-	178	=	▓
Alt	-	179	=	│
Alt	-	180	=	┤
Alt	-	181	=	╡
Alt	-	182	=	╢
Alt	-	183	=	╖
Alt	-	184	=	╕
Alt	-	185	=	╣
Alt	-	186	=	║
Alt	-	187	=	╗
Alt		188	=	╝
Alt	-	189	=	╜
Alt	-	190	=	╛
Alt	-	191	=	┐
Alt	-	192	=	└
Alt	-	193	=	┴
Alt	-	194	=	┬
Alt	-	195	=	├
Alt	-	196	=	─
Alt	-	197	=	┼
Alt	-	198	=	╞
Alt	-	199	=	╟
Alt	-	200	=	╚
Alt	-	201	=	╔
Alt	-	202	=	╩
Alt	-	203	=	╦
Alt	-	204	=	╠
Alt	-	205	=	═
Alt	-	206	=	╬
Alt	-	207	=	╧
Alt	-	208	=	╨
Alt	-	209	=	╤
Alt	-	210	=	╥
Alt	-	211	=	╙
Alt	-	212	=	╘
Alt	-	213	=	╒
Alt	-	214	=	╓
Alt	-	215	=	╫
Alt	-	216	=	╪
Alt	-	217	=	┘
Alt	-	218	=	┌
Alt	-	219	=	█
Alt	-	220	=	▄
Alt	-	221	=	▌
Alt	-	222	=	▐
Alt	-	223	=	▀
Alt	-	224	=	α
Alt	-	225	=	ß
Alt	-	226	=	Γ
Alt	-	227	=	π
Alt	-	228	=	Σ
Alt	-	229	=	σ
Alt	-	230	=	µ
Alt	-	231	=	τ
Alt	-	232	=	Φ
Alt	-	233	=	Θ
Alt	-	234	=	Ω
Alt	-	235	=	δ
Alt	-	236	=	∞
Alt	-	237	=	φ
Alt	-	238	=	ε
Alt	-	239	=	∩
Alt	-	240	=	≡
Alt	-	241	=	±
Alt	-	242	=	≥
Alt	-	243	=	≤
Alt	-	244	=	⌠
Alt	-	245	=	⌡
Alt	-	246	=	÷
Alt	-	247	=	≈
Alt	-	248	=	°
Alt	-	249	=	∙
Alt	-	250	=	·
Alt	-	251	=	√
Alt	-	252	=	ⁿ
Alt	-	253	=	²
Alt	-	254	=	■
Alt	-	255	=	BLANK
Alt	-	0127	=
Alt	-	0128	=	€
Alt	-	0129	=
Alt	-	0130	=	‚
Alt	-	0131	=	ƒ
Alt	-	0132	=	„
Alt	-	0133	=	…
Alt	-	0134	=	†
Alt	-	0135	=	‡
Alt	-	0136	=	ˆ
Alt	-	0137	=	‰
Alt	-	0138	=	Š
Alt	-	0139	=	‹
Alt	-	0140	=	Œ
Alt	-	0141	=
Alt	-	0142	=	Ž
Alt	-	0143	=
Alt	-	0144	=
Alt	-	0145	=	‘
Alt	-	0146	=	’
Alt	-	0147	=	“
Alt	-	0148	=	”
Alt	-	0149	=	•
Alt	-	0150	=	–
Alt	-	0151	=	—
Alt	-	0152	=	˜
Alt	-	0153	=	™
Alt	-	0154	=	š
Alt	-	0155	=	›
Alt	-	0156	=	œ
Alt	-	0157	=
Alt	-	0158	=	ž
Alt	-	0159	=	Ÿ
Alt	-	0160	=	BLANK
Alt	-	0161	=	¡
Alt	-	0162	=	¢
Alt	-	0163	=	£
Alt	-	0164	=	¤
Alt	-	0165	=	¥
Alt	-	0166	=	¦
Alt	-	0167	=	§
Alt	-	0168	=	¨
Alt	-	0169	=	©
Alt	-	0170	=	ª
Alt	-	0171	=	«
Alt	-	0172	=	¬
Alt	-	0173	=
Alt	-	0174	=	®
Alt	-	0175	=	¯
Alt	-	0176	=	°
Alt	-	0177	=	±
Alt	-	0178	=	²
Alt	-	0179	=	³
Alt	-	0180	=	´
Alt	-	0181	=	µ
Alt	-	0182	=	¶
Alt	-	0183	=	·
Alt	-	0184	=	¸
Alt	-	0185	=	¹
Alt	-	0186	=	º
Alt	-	0187	=	»
Alt	-	0188	=	¼
Alt	-	0189	=	½
Alt	-	0190	=	¾
Alt	-	0191	=	¿
Alt	-	0192	=	À
Alt	-	0193	=	Á
Alt	-	0194	=	Â
Alt	-	0195	=	Ã
Alt	-	0196	=	Ä
Alt	-	0197	=	Å
Alt	-	0198	=	Æ
Alt	-	0199	=	Ç
Alt	-	0200	=	È
Alt	-	0201	=	É
Alt	-	0202	=	Ê
Alt	-	0203	=	Ë
Alt	-	0204	=	Ì
Alt	-	0205	=	Í
Alt	-	0206	=	Î
Alt	-	0207	=	Ï
Alt	-	0208	=	Ð
Alt	-	0209	=	Ñ
Alt	-	0210	=	Ò
Alt	-	0211	=	Ó
Alt	-	0212	=	Ô
Alt	-	0213	=	Õ
Alt	-	0214	=	Ö
Alt	-	0215	=	×
Alt	-	0216	=	Ø
Alt	-	0217	=	Ù
Alt	-	0218	=	Ú
Alt	-	0219	=	Û
Alt	-	0220	=	Ü
Alt	-	0221	=	Ý
Alt	-	0222	=	Þ
Alt	-	0223	=	ß
Alt	-	0224	=	à
Alt	-	0225	=	á
Alt	-	0226	=	â
Alt	-	0227	=	ã
Alt	-	0228	=	ä
Alt	-	0229	=	å
Alt	-	0230	=	æ
Alt	-	0231	=	ç
Alt	-	0232	=	è
Alt	-	0233	=	é
Alt	-	0234	=	ê
Alt	-	0235	=	ë
Alt	-	0236	=	ì
Alt	-	0237	=	í
Alt	-	0238	=	î
Alt	-	0239	=	ï
Alt	-	0240	=	ð
Alt	-	0241	=	ñ
Alt	-	0242	=	ò
Alt	-	0243	=	ó
Alt	-	0244	=	ô
Alt	-	0245	=	õ
Alt	-	0246	=	ö
Alt	-	0247	=	÷
Alt	-	0248	=	ø
Alt	-	0249	=	ù
Alt	-	0250	=	ú
Alt	-	0251	=	û
Alt	-	0252	=	ü
Alt	-	0253	=	ý
Alt	-	0254	=	þ
Alt	-	0255	=	ÿ