French Special Characters ALT Codes for Windows
To type special French characters on a Windows keyboard, you can use the ALT key in combination with a specific numeric code using the numeric keypad. Here is a comprehensive list of French characters along with their respective ALT codes for both uppercase (capital) and lowercase (small) letters:
Capital Vowels
| Character | Description | ALT Code |
|---|---|---|
| À | A with Accent Grave | ALT + 0192 |
| Â | A with Accent Circumflex | ALT + 0194 |
| Ä | A with Accent Umlaut | ALT + 0196 |
| Æ | Ligature AE | ALT + 0198 |
| Ç | C with Cedilla | ALT + 0199 |
| È | E with Accent Grave | ALT + 0200 |
| É | E with Accent Aigu | ALT + 0201 |
| Ê | E with Accent Circumflex | ALT + 0202 |
| Ë | E with Accent Umlaut | ALT + 0203 |
| Î | I with Accent Circumflex | ALT + 0206 |
| Ï | I with Accent Umlaut | ALT + 0207 |
| Ô | O with Accent Circumflex | ALT + 0212 |
| Œ | Ligature OE | ALT + 0140 |
| Ù | U with Accent Grave | ALT + 0217 |
| Û | U with Accent Circumflex | ALT + 0219 |
| Ü | U with Accent Umlaut | ALT + 0220 |
| Ÿ | Y with Accent Umlaut | ALT + 0159 |
Lowercase Vowels
| Character | Description | ALT Code |
|---|---|---|
| à | a with Accent Grave | ALT + 0224 |
| â | a with Accent Circumflex | ALT + 0226 |
| ä | a with Accent Umlaut | ALT + 0228 |
| æ | Ligature ae | ALT + 0230 |
| ç | c with Cedilla | ALT + 0231 |
| è | e with Accent Grave | ALT + 0232 |
| é | e with Accent Aigu | ALT + 0233 |
| ê | e with Accent Circumflex | ALT + 0234 |
| ë | e with Accent Umlaut | ALT + 0235 |
| î | i with Accent Circumflex | ALT + 0238 |
| ï | i with Accent Umlaut | ALT + 0239 |
| ô | o with Accent Circumflex | ALT + 0244 |
| œ | Ligature oe | ALT + 0156 |
| ù | u with Accent Grave | ALT + 0249 |
| û | u with Accent Circumflex | ALT + 0251 |
| ü | u with Accent Umlaut | ALT + 0252 |
| ÿ | y with Accent Umlaut | ALT + 0255 |
To type these characters using the ALT codes:
- Make sure Num Lock is on.
- Press and hold down the ALT key.
- While holding down the ALT key, type the corresponding ALT code for the special French character on the numeric keypad.
- Release the ALT key, and the character should appear.
Please note that these ALT codes will work with the numeric keypad, not the numbers at the top of the keyboard.