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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.


Special characters by extended compose sequence
Extended compose sequence for Windows® and MacintoshCharacterName of characterCompose sequence for WindowsKeyboard shortcut for the Macintosh
0-128ÇC cedillaC+Comma (,)Option+SHIFT+C
0-129üu Umlautu+Quotation Mark (")Option+U, then U
0-130ée acutee+Apostrophe (')Option+E, then E
0-131âa circumflexa+Caret(^)Option+I, then A
0-132áa umlauta+Quotation Mark (")Option+U, then A
0-133àa gravea+Accent Grave (`)Option+ACCENT GRAVE (`), then A
0-134åa angstroma+Asterisk (*)Option+A
0-135çc cedillac+Comma (,)Option+C
0-136êe circumflexe+Caret (^)Option+I, then E
0-137ëe umlaute+Quotation Mark (")Option+U, then E
0-138èe gravee+Accent Grave (`)Option+Accent Grave (`), then E
0-139ïi umlauti+Quotation Mark (")Option+U, then I
0-140îi circumflexi+Caret (^)Option+I, then I
0-141ìi gravei+Accent Grave (`)Option+Accent Grave (`), then I
0-142ÄA umlautA+Quotation Mark (")Option+U, then Shift+A
0-143ÅA angstromA+Asterisk (*)Option+Shift+A
0-144ÉE acuteE+Apostrophe (')Option+E, then Shift+E
0-145Æae dipthonga+eOption+Apostrophe (')
0-146ÆAE dipthongA+EOption+Shift+Apostrophe (')
0-147ôo circumflexo+Caret (^)Option+I, then O
0-148öo umlauto+ Quotation Mark (")Option+U, then O
0-149òo graveo+Accent Grave (`)Option+Accent Grave (`), then O
0-150ûu circumflexu+Caret (^)Option+I, then U
0-151ùu graveu+Accet Grave (`)Option+Accent Grave(`), then U
0-152ÿy umlauty+Quotation Mark (")Option+U, then Y
0-153ÖO umlautO+Quotation Mark (")Option+U, then Shift+O
0-154ÜU umlautU+Quotation Mark (")Option+U, then Shift+U
0-155øo slasho+Forward Slash (/)Option+O
0-156£Pound signL+Equal Sign (=), or l+Equal Sign (=), or L+Hyphen (-), or l+Hyphen(-)Option+3 (in UK, SHIFT+3)
0-157ØO slashO+Forward Slahs (/)Option+Shift+O
0-158×Multiply signx+x, or X+X
0-159 Latin small letter F with hook Latin small letter F with hookOption+F
0-160áa acutea+Apostrophe (')Option+E, then A
0-161íi acutei+Apostrophe(')Option+E, then I
0-162óo acuteo+Apostrophe(')Option+E, then O
0-163úu acuteu+Apostrophe(')Option+E, then U
0-164ñn tilden+Tilde (~)Option+N, then N
0-165ÑN tildeN+Tilde (~)Option+N, then Shift+N
0-166ªFeminine ord.a+Undercore (_), or A+Underscore (_)Option+9
0-167ºMasculine ord.O+Underscore (_), or o+Underscoref(_)Option+0
0-168¿Inverted question markQuestion Mark (?)+Question Mark (?)Option+Shift+Question Mark(?)
0-169®RegisteredR+O, or R+0, or r+0Option+R
0-170¬Start of lineHyphen (-)+Closing Bracket(])Option+L
0-171½Half1+2
0-172¼Quarter1+4
0-173¡Inverted exclamationExclamation Point (!)+Exclamation Point (!)Option+1
0-174«Left angle quotesLess than sign (<)+Less than sign (<)Option +Backslash (\)
0-175»Right angle quotesGreater than sign (>)+Greater than sign(>)Option +Shift+Backslash (\)
0-176 Light shade block Light shade block
0-177 Medium shade block Medium shade block
0-178 Dark shade block Dark shade block
0-179 Box drawings light vertical Box drawings light vertical
0-180 Box drawings light vertical and left Box drawings light vertical and left
0-181ÁA acuteA+Apostrophe (')Option+E, then Shift+A
0-182ÂA circumflexA+Caret (^)Option+Shift+M
0-183ÀA graveA+Accent Grave (`)Option+Accent Grave (`), then Shift+A
0-184©CopyrightC+O, or c+o, or C+0, or c+0Option+G
0-185 Box drawings double vertical and left Box drawings double vertical and left
0-186 Box drawings double vertical Box drawings double vertical
0-187 Box drawings double down and left Box drawings double down and left
0-188 Box drawings double up and left Box drawings double up and left
0-189¢centc+Pipe (|), or c+Forward Slash (/), or C+Pipe(|), or C+Forward Slash (/)Option+4
0-190¥YenY+Equal Sign (=), or y+Equal Sign (=), or Y+Hyphen(-), or y+Hyphen(-)Option+Y
0-191 Box drawings light down and left Box drawings light down and left
0-192 Box drawings light up and right Box drawings light up and right
0-193 Box drawings light up and horizontal Box drawings light up and horizontal
0-194 Box drawings light down and horizontal Box drawings light down and horizontal
0-195 Box drawings light vertical and right Box drawings light vertical and right
0-196 em dash em dash
0-197 Box drawings light vertical and horizontal Box drawings light vertical and horizontal
0-198ãa tildea+Tilde(~)Option+N, then A
0-199ÃA tildeA+Tildef (~)Option+N, then SHIFT+A
0-200 Box drawings double up and right Box drawings double up and right
0-201 Box drawings double down and right Box drawings double down and right
0-202 Box drawings double up and horizontal Box drawings double up and horizontal
0-203 Box drawings double down and horizontal Box drawings double down and horizontal
0-204 Box drawings double vertical and right Box drawings double vertical and right
0-205 Box drawings double horizontal Box drawings double horizontal
0-206 Box drawings double vertical and horizontal Box drawings double vertical and horizontal
0-207¤Intl. Curr. X+O, or x+o, or X+0, or x+0Option+Shift+2
0-208ðEth lowerd+Hyphen (-)
0-209ÐEth UpperD+Hyphen(-)
0-210ÊE circumflexE+Caret(^)Option+I, then Shift+E
0-211ËE umlautE+Quotation Mark (")Option+U, then Shift+E
0-212ÈE graveE+Accent Grave (`)Option+Accent Grave(`), then Shift+E
0-213 Dotless i lower Dotless iOption+Shift+B
0-214ÍI acuteI+Apostrophe(')Option+Shift+S
0-215ÎI circumflexI+Caret (^)Option+Shift+D
0-216ÏI umlautI+Quotation Mark (")Option+Shift+F
0-217 Box drawings light up and left Box drawings light up and left
0-218 Box drawings light down and right Box drawings light down and right
0-219 Full block Full block
0-220 Lower half block Lower half block
0-221¦Vertical line, brokenForward Slash (/)+Spacebar
0-222ÌI graveI+Accent Grave (`)Option+Accent Grave (`), then Shift+G
0-223 Upper half block Upper half block
0-224ÓO acuteO+Apostrophe (')Option+Shift+H
0-225ßGerman sharp, lowercases+sOption+S
0-226ÔO circumflexO+Caret (^)Option+Shift+J
0-227ÒO graveO+Accent Grave (`)Option+Shift+L
0-228õo tildeo+Tilde (~)Option+N, then O
0-229ÕO tildeO+ Tilde (~)Option+N, then Shift+O
0-230µGreek mu, lowercaseForward Slash (/)+uOption+M
0-231þIcelandic Thorn, lowercasep+Hyphen (-)
0-232ÞIcelandic Thorn, uppercaseP+ Hyphen(-)
0-233ÚU acuteU+Apostrophe (')Option+Shift+Semi-colon (;)
0-234ÛU circumflexU+Caret (^)Option+I, then Shift+U
0-235ÙU graveU+Accent Grave(`)Option+Accent Grave (`), then Shift+U
0-236ýy acutey+Apostrophe (')
0-237ÝY acuteY+Apostrophe (')
0-238¯OverlineCaret (^)+Hyphen (-)
0-239´AcuteOption+Shift+E
0-240­HyphenHyphen(-)+Equal Sign (=)
0-241+/-Plus/MinusPlus Sign (+)+Hyphen (-)Option+Shift+Equal Sign (=)
0-242 Double underscore Double underscore
0-243¾3 quarters3+4
0-244Paragraph symbolExcalmation Point (!)+pOption+7
0-245§Section symbols+oOption+6
0-246÷DivisionColon(:)+Hyphen(-)Option+Forward Slash (/)
0-247¸CedillaComma (,)+Comma (,)Option+Shift+Z
0-248°DegreeCaret (^)+0 (zero)Option+SHIFT+8
0-249¨UmlautOption+Shift+U
0-250·Center dotCaret(^)+Period(.)Option+Shift+9
0-251¹1 SuperscriptCaret(^)+1
0-252³3 SuperscriptCaret (^)+3
0-253²2 SuperscriptCaret (^)+2
0-254 Center block Center block
0-255Space
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