Special characters listed by extended compose sequence
A compose sequence is a string of keystrokes that produces a special character. You can use a compose sequence or an extended compose sequence to add a special character to a document.
You can use these special characters listed by their extended compose sequence.
Extended compose sequence for Windows® and Macintosh |
Character |
Name of character |
Compose sequence for Windows® |
Keyboard shortcut for the Macintosh |
|---|---|---|---|---|
0-128 |
Ç |
C cedilla |
C+Comma (,) |
Option+SHIFT+C |
0-129 |
ü |
u Umlaut |
u+Quotation Mark (") |
Option+U, then U |
0-130 |
é |
e acute |
e+Apostrophe (') |
Option+E, then E |
0-131 |
â |
a circumflex |
a+Caret(^) |
Option+I, then A |
0-132 |
á |
a umlaut |
a+Quotation Mark (") |
Option+U, then A |
0-133 |
à |
a grave |
a+Accent Grave (`) |
Option+ACCENT GRAVE (`), then A |
0-134 |
å |
a angstrom |
a+Asterisk (*) |
Option+A |
0-135 |
ç |
c cedilla |
c+Comma (,) |
Option+C |
0-136 |
ê |
e circumflex |
e+Caret (^) |
Option+I, then E |
0-137 |
ë |
e umlaut |
e+Quotation Mark (") |
Option+U, then E |
0-138 |
è |
e grave |
e+Accent Grave (`) |
Option+Accent Grave (`), then E |
0-139 |
ï |
i umlaut |
i+Quotation Mark (") |
Option+U, then I |
0-140 |
î |
i circumflex |
i+Caret (^) |
Option+I, then I |
0-141 |
ì |
i grave |
i+Accent Grave (`) |
Option+Accent Grave (`), then I |
0-142 |
Ä |
A umlaut |
A+Quotation Mark (") |
Option+U, then Shift+A |
0-143 |
Å |
A angstrom |
A+Asterisk (*) |
Option+Shift+A |
0-144 |
É |
E acute |
E+Apostrophe (') |
Option+E, then Shift+E |
0-145 |
Æ |
ae dipthong |
a+e |
Option+Apostrophe (') |
0-146 |
Æ |
AE dipthong |
A+E |
Option+Shift+Apostrophe (') |
0-147 |
ô |
o circumflex |
o+Caret (^) |
Option+I, then O |
0-148 |
ö |
o umlaut |
o+ Quotation Mark (") |
Option+U, then O |
0-149 |
ò |
o grave |
o+Accent Grave (`) |
Option+Accent Grave (`), then O |
0-150 |
û |
u circumflex |
u+Caret (^) |
Option+I, then U |
0-151 |
ù |
u grave |
u+Accet Grave (`) |
Option+Accent Grave(`), then U |
0-152 |
ÿ |
y umlaut |
y+Quotation Mark (") |
Option+U, then Y |
0-153 |
Ö |
O umlaut |
O+Quotation Mark (") |
Option+U, then Shift+O |
0-154 |
Ü |
U umlaut |
U+Quotation Mark (") |
Option+U, then Shift+U |
0-155 |
ø |
o slash |
o+Forward Slash (/) |
Option+O |
0-156 |
£ |
Pound sign |
L+Equal Sign (=), or l+Equal Sign (=), or L+Hyphen (-), or l+Hyphen(-) |
Option+3 (in UK, SHIFT+3) |
0-157 |
Ø |
O slash |
O+Forward Slahs (/) |
Option+Shift+O |
0-158 |
× |
Multiply sign |
x+x, or X+X |
|
0-159 |
|
Latin small letter F with hook |
Option+F | |
0-160 |
á |
a acute |
a+Apostrophe (') |
Option+E, then A |
0-161 |
í |
i acute |
i+Apostrophe(') |
Option+E, then I |
0-162 |
ó |
o acute |
o+Apostrophe(') |
Option+E, then O |
0-163 |
ú |
u acute |
u+Apostrophe(') |
Option+E, then U |
0-164 |
ñ |
n tilde |
n+Tilde (~) |
Option+N, then N |
0-165 |
Ñ |
N tilde |
N+Tilde (~) |
Option+N, then Shift+N |
0-166 |
ª |
Feminine ord. |
a+Undercore (_), or A+Underscore (_) |
Option+9 |
0-167 |
º |
Masculine ord. |
O+Underscore (_), or o+Underscoref(_) |
Option+0 |
0-168 |
¿ |
Inverted question mark |
Question Mark (?)+Question Mark (?) |
Option+Shift+Question Mark(?) |
0-169 |
® |
Registered |
R+O, or R+0, or r+0 |
Option+R |
0-170 |
¬ |
Start of line |
Hyphen (-)+Closing Bracket(]) |
Option+L |
0-171 |
½ |
Half |
1+2 |
|
0-172 |
¼ |
Quarter |
1+4 |
|
0-173 |
¡ |
Inverted exclamation |
Exclamation Point (!)+Exclamation Point (!) |
Option+1 |
0-174 |
« |
Left angle quotes |
Less than sign (<)+Less than sign (<) |
Option +Backslash (\) |
0-175 |
» |
Right angle quotes |
Greater than sign (>)+Greater than sign(>) |
Option +Shift+Backslash (\) |
0-176 |
|
Light shade block |
||
0-177 |
|
Medium shade block |
||
0-178 |
|
Dark shade block |
||
0-179 |
|
Box drawings light vertical |
||
0-180 |
|
Box drawings light vertical and left |
||
0-181 |
Á |
A acute |
A+Apostrophe (') |
Option+E, then Shift+A |
0-182 |
 |
A circumflex |
A+Caret (^) |
Option+Shift+M |
0-183 |
À |
A grave |
A+Accent Grave (`) |
Option+Accent Grave (`), then Shift+A |
0-184 |
© |
Copyright |
C+O, or c+o, or C+0, or c+0 |
Option+G |
0-185 |
|
Box drawings double vertical and left |
||
0-186 |
|
Box drawings double vertical |
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0-187 |
|
Box drawings double down and left |
||
0-188 |
|
Box drawings double up and left |
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0-189 |
¢ |
cent |
c+Pipe (|), or c+Forward Slash (/), or C+Pipe(|), or C+Forward Slash (/) |
Option+4 |
0128 |
€ |
Euro |
=+E |
Option+Shift+2 |
0-190 |
¥ |
Yen |
Y+Equal Sign (=), or y+Equal Sign (=), or Y+Hyphen(-), or y+Hyphen(-) |
Option+Y |
0-191 |
|
Box drawings light down and left |
||
0-192 |
|
Box drawings light up and right |
||
0-193 |
|
Box drawings light up and horizontal |
||
0-194 |
|
Box drawings light down and horizontal |
||
0-195 |
|
Box drawings light vertical and right |
||
0-196 |
|
em dash |
||
0-197 |
|
Box drawings light vertical and horizontal |
||
0-198 |
ã |
a tilde |
a+Tilde(~) |
Option+N, then A |
0-199 |
à |
A tilde |
A+Tildef (~) |
Option+N, then SHIFT+A |
0-200 |
|
Box drawings double up and right |
||
0-201 |
|
Box drawings double down and right |
||
0-202 |
|
Box drawings double up and horizontal |
||
0-203 |
|
Box drawings double down and horizontal |
||
0-204 |
|
Box drawings double vertical and right |
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0-205 |
|
Box drawings double horizontal |
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0-206 |
|
Box drawings double vertical and horizontal |
||
0-207 |
¤ |
Intl. Curr. |
X+O, or x+o, or X+0, or x+0 |
Option+Shift+2 |
0-208 |
ð |
Eth lower |
d+Hyphen (-) |
|
0-209 |
Ð |
Eth Upper |
D+Hyphen(-) |
|
0-210 |
Ê |
E circumflex |
E+Caret(^) |
Option+I, then Shift+E |
0-211 |
Ë |
E umlaut |
E+Quotation Mark (") |
Option+U, then Shift+E |
0-212 |
È |
E grave |
E+Accent Grave (`) |
Option+Accent Grave(`), then Shift+E |
0-213 |
|
Dotless i |
Option+Shift+B | |
0-214 |
Í |
I acute |
I+Apostrophe(') |
Option+Shift+S |
0-215 |
Î |
I circumflex |
I+Caret (^) |
Option+Shift+D |
0-216 |
Ï |
I umlaut |
I+Quotation Mark (") |
Option+Shift+F |
0-217 |
|
Box drawings light up and left |
||
0-218 |
|
Box drawings light down and right |
||
0-219 |
|
Full block |
||
0-220 |
|
Lower half block |
||
0-221 |
¦ |
Vertical line, broken |
Forward Slash (/)+Spacebar |
|
0-222 |
Ì |
I grave |
I+Accent Grave (`) |
Option+Accent Grave (`), then Shift+G |
0-223 |
|
Upper half block |
||
0-224 |
Ó |
O acute |
O+Apostrophe (') |
Option+Shift+H |
0-225 |
ß |
German sharp, lowercase |
s+s |
Option+S |
0-226 |
Ô |
O circumflex |
O+Caret (^) |
Option+Shift+J |
0-227 |
Ò |
O grave |
O+Accent Grave (`) |
Option+Shift+L |
0-228 |
õ |
o tilde |
o+Tilde (~) |
Option+N, then O |
0-229 |
Õ |
O tilde |
O+ Tilde (~) |
Option+N, then Shift+O |
0-230 |
µ |
Greek mu, lowercase |
Forward Slash (/)+u |
Option+M |
0-231 |
þ |
Icelandic Thorn, lowercase |
p+Hyphen (-) |
|
0-232 |
Þ |
Icelandic Thorn, uppercase |
P+ Hyphen(-) |
|
0-233 |
Ú |
U acute |
U+Apostrophe (') |
Option+Shift+Semi-colon (;) |
0-234 |
Û |
U circumflex |
U+Caret (^) |
Option+I, then Shift+U |
0-235 |
Ù |
U grave |
U+Accent Grave(`) |
Option+Accent Grave (`), then Shift+U |
0-236 |
ý |
y acute |
y+Apostrophe (') |
|
0-237 |
Ý |
Y acute |
Y+Apostrophe (') |
|
0-238 |
¯ |
Overline |
Caret (^)+Hyphen (-) |
|
0-239 |
´ |
Acute |
Option+Shift+E | |
0-240 |
|
Hyphen |
Hyphen(-)+Equal Sign (=) |
|
0-241 |
+/- |
Plus/Minus |
Plus Sign (+)+Hyphen (-) |
Option+Shift+Equal Sign (=) |
0-242 |
|
Double underscore |
||
0-243 |
¾ |
3 quarters |
3+4 |
|
0-244 |
¶ |
Paragraph symbol |
Excalmation Point (!)+p |
Option+7 |
0-245 |
§ |
Section symbol |
s+o |
Option+6 |
0-246 |
÷ |
Division |
Colon(:)+Hyphen(-) |
Option+Forward Slash (/) |
0-247 |
¸ |
Cedilla |
Comma (,)+Comma (,) |
Option+Shift+Z |
0-248 |
° |
Degree |
Caret (^)+0 (zero) |
Option+SHIFT+8 |
0-249 |
¨ |
Umlaut |
Option+Shift+U | |
0-250 |
· |
Center dot |
Caret(^)+Period(.) |
Option+Shift+9 |
0-251 |
¹ |
1 Superscript |
Caret(^)+1 |
|
0-252 |
³ |
3 Superscript |
Caret (^)+3 |
|
0-253 |
² |
2 Superscript |
Caret (^)+2 |
|
0-254 |
|
Center block |
||
0-255 |
Space |
