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For those tortured researchers with PCs, special characters are infinitely harder to come by than those with MACs (due to the cheeky use of the option key). However, PCers and MACs rejoice! for here the secrets to special characters are revieled.


ASCIIPC Codes
 


Alt + 0128 = €
Alt + 0153 = ™
Alt + 0168 =
Alt + 0169 =
Alt + 0174 =
Alt + 0175 =
Alt + 0179 =
Alt + 0180 =
Alt + 0184 =
Alt + 0185 =
Alt + 0190 =
Alt + 0192 =
Alt + 0193 =
Alt + 0194 =
Alt + 0195 =
Alt + 0200 =
Alt + 0202 =
Alt + 0203 =
Alt + 0204 =
Alt + 0205 =
Alt + 0206 =
Alt + 0207 =
Alt + 0208 =
Alt + 0210 =
Alt + 0211 =
Alt + 0212 =
Alt + 0217 =
Alt + 0216 =
Alt + 0218 =
Alt + 0219 =
Alt + 08 = backwards tab
Alt + 09 = tab key
Alt + 13 = return
Alt + 14 = page down
Alt + 15 =
Alt + 16 =
Alt + 20 =
Alt + 21 =
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 = <</TD>
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 + 128 =
Alt + 129 =
Alt + 130 =
Alt + 131 =
Alt + 132 =
Alt + 133 =
Alt + 134 =
Alt + 135 =
Alt + 136 =
Alt + 137 =
Alt + 138 =
Alt + 139 =
Alt + 140 =
Alt + 141 =
Alt + 142 =
Alt + 143 =
Alt + 144 =
Alt + 145 =
Alt + 146 =
Alt + 147 =
Alt + 148 =
Alt + 149 =
Alt + 150 =
Alt + 151 =
Alt + 152 =
Alt + 153 =
Alt + 154 =
Alt + 155 =
Alt + 156 =
Alt + 157 =
Alt + 158 = P
Alt + 159 = ?
Alt + 160 =
Alt + 161 =
Alt + 162 =
Alt + 163 =
Alt + 164 =
Alt + 165 =
Alt + 166 =
Alt + 167 =
Alt + 168 =
Alt + 170 =
Alt + 171 =
Alt + 172 =
Alt + 173 =
Alt + 174 =
Alt + 175 =
Alt + 179 =
Alt + 225 =
Alt + 230 =
Alt + 241 =
Alt + 246 =
Alt + 248 =
Alt + 249 = •
Alt + 250 =
Alt + 253 =
Alt + 264 = delete key
Alt + 288 = space key


 


ASCII Letters, on Mac computers, are simulated by pressing any variety of combinations of the Option, Shift, and letter/number keys.

ASCIIMAC Codes
 


Shift + Option + ? =
Shift + Option + " =
Shift + Option + ; =
Shift + Option + , =
Shift + Option + \ =
Shift + Option + [ = ”
Shift + Option + ] = ’
Shift + Option + = =
Shift + Option + 2 =
Shift + Option + 7 =
Shift + Option + 9 =
Shift + Option + d =
Shift + Option + e = ‘
Shift + Option + f =
Shift + Option + h =
Shift + Option + j =
Shift + Option + l =
Shift + Option + o =
Shift + Option + s =
Shift + Option + u =
Shift + Option + z =
Option + \ =
Option + ' =
Option + / =
Option + ] = ‘
Option + ; = …
Option + [ = “
Option + 1 =
Option + 2 = ™
Option + 3 =
Option + 4 =
Option + 6 =
Option + 7 =
Option + 9 =
Option + 0 =
Option + a =
Option + c =
Option + g =
Option + l =
Option + m =
Option + o =
Option + r =
Option + s =





 


Option + y =
Option + Shift + a =
Option + Shift + c =
Option + ` + a =
Option + ` + e =
Option + ` + i =
Option + ` + o =
Option + ` + u =
Option + e + a =
Option + e + e =
Option + e + i =
Option + e + o =
Option + e + u =
Option + i + a =
Option + i + e =
Option + i + i =
Option + i + o =
Option + i + u =
Option + n + a =
Option + n + n =
Option + n + o =
Option + u + a =
Option + u + e =
Option + u + i =
Option + u + o =
Option + u + u =
Option + ` + Shift + a =
Option + ` + Shift + e =
Option + ` + Shift + i =
Option + ` + Shift + u =
Option + e + Shift + a =
Option + e + Shift + e =
Option + i + Shift + a =
Option + i + Shift + e =
Option + i + Shift + u =
Option + n + Shift + a =
Option + n + Shift + o =
Option + n + Shift + n =
Option + u + Shift + a =
Option + u + Shift + e =
Option + u + Shift + o =
Option + u + Shift + u =


 

There are several symbols that are available to Mac users only. They include:





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