As a writer, designer or just someone who loves using special characters, you may have encountered moments when you needed to type a particular symbol, but it was nowhere to be found on your keyboard. That’s where Alt codes come in handy.

Alt codes are specific combinations of keys that allow you to insert special characters and symbols into your documents or text. The best part: you don’t need to download any special software or memorize each code by heart, as they are built-in on your keyboard.

If you’re using Windows, then you’re in luck. Here is a list of some of the most helpful Windows Alt codes that you can use to level up your content creation game.

1. ☺ – Alt + 1

2. ☻ – Alt + 2

3. ♥ – Alt + 3

4. ♦ – Alt + 4

5. ♣ – Alt + 5

6. ♠ – Alt + 6

7. • – Alt + 7

8. ◘ – Alt + 8

9. ○ – Alt + 9

10. ◙ – Alt + 10

11. ♂ – Alt + 11

12. ♀ – Alt + 12

13. ♪ – Alt + 13

14. ♫ – Alt + 14

15. ☼ – Alt + 15

16. ► – Alt + 16

17. ◄ – Alt + 17

18. ↕ – Alt + 18

19. ‼ – Alt + 19

20. ¶ – Alt + 20

21. § – Alt + 21

22. ▬ – Alt + 22

23. ↨ – Alt + 23

24. ↑ – Alt + 24

25. ↓ – Alt + 25

26. → – Alt + 26

27. ← – Alt + 27

28. ∟ – Alt + 28

29. ↔ – Alt + 29

30. ▲ – Alt + 30

31. ▼ – Alt + 31

32. ƒ – Alt + 159

33. ¢ – Alt + 155

34. £ – Alt + 156

35. ¥ – Alt + 157

36. € – Alt + 0128

37. © – Alt + 0169

38. ® – Alt + 0174

39. ™ – Alt + 0153

40. ° – Alt + 0176

41. ≠ – Alt + 8800

42. ≤ – Alt + 8804

43. ≥ – Alt + 8805

44. ∑ – Alt + 8721

45. ∆ – Alt + 8710

46. √ – Alt + 8730

To use these codes, press and hold down the Alt key on your keyboard and type the corresponding code on the numeric keypad. Once you release the Alt key, the special character will appear in your document.