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 |
 | 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.