Keyboard Symbol Tricks

Have you ever been at your keyboard and on a search for a particular symbol? Below are short cuts using the "Alt" key and the numbers on the right side of a keyboard. EHD Tech wants to assist in making your life a little easier.

1. Alt + 0153 .... ™.... trademark symbol

2. Alt + 0169 .... ©.... copyright symbol

3. Alt + 0174 .... ®.... registered ­trademark symbol

4. Alt + 0176 ....°.... degree symbol

5. Alt + 0177.... ± .... plus-or ­-minus sign

6. Alt + 0182 .... ¶ .... paragraph mark

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

8. Alt + 0215 .... × .... multiplication sign

9. Alt + 0162 .... ¢ .... the ­ cent sign

10. Alt + 0161.... ¡ ....­ upside down exclamation point

11. Alt + 0191.... ¿ .... ­upside down question mark

12. Alt + 1 .... ☺..... smiley face

13. Alt + 15 .... ☼.... sun

14. Alt + 12 ..... ♀ .... female sign

15. Alt + 11 .... ♂ .... male sign

16. Alt + 6 .... ♠ .... Spade

17. Alt + 5 .... ♣ .... ­Club

18. Alt + 3 .... ♥ .... ­Heart

19. Alt + 4 .... ♦ .... ­Diamond

20. Alt + 13 .... ♪ .... eighth note

21. Alt + 14 .... ♫ ..... ­beamed eighth note

22. Alt + 8721 .... ∑ .... auto sum

23. Alt + 251 .... √ .... square root check mark

24. Alt + 8236 .... ∞ .... ­infinity

25. Alt + 24 .... ↑ .... ­up arrow

26. Alt + 25 .... ↓ .... ­down arrow

27. Alt + 26 .... → .... right arrow

28. Alt + 27 .... ← .... left arrow

29. Alt + 18 .... ↕ .... u­p / down arrow

30. Alt + 29 .... ↔ .... left / right arrow