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

CharacterDescriptionALT Code
ÀA with Accent GraveALT + 0192
ÂA with Accent CircumflexALT + 0194
ÄA with Accent UmlautALT + 0196
ÆLigature AEALT + 0198
ÇC with CedillaALT + 0199
ÈE with Accent GraveALT + 0200
ÉE with Accent AiguALT + 0201
ÊE with Accent CircumflexALT + 0202
ËE with Accent UmlautALT + 0203
ÎI with Accent CircumflexALT + 0206
ÏI with Accent UmlautALT + 0207
ÔO with Accent CircumflexALT + 0212
ŒLigature OEALT + 0140
ÙU with Accent GraveALT + 0217
ÛU with Accent CircumflexALT + 0219
ÜU with Accent UmlautALT + 0220
ŸY with Accent UmlautALT + 0159

Lowercase Vowels

CharacterDescriptionALT Code
àa with Accent GraveALT + 0224
âa with Accent CircumflexALT + 0226
äa with Accent UmlautALT + 0228
æLigature aeALT + 0230
çc with CedillaALT + 0231
èe with Accent GraveALT + 0232
ée with Accent AiguALT + 0233
êe with Accent CircumflexALT + 0234
ëe with Accent UmlautALT + 0235
îi with Accent CircumflexALT + 0238
ïi with Accent UmlautALT + 0239
ôo with Accent CircumflexALT + 0244
œLigature oeALT + 0156
ùu with Accent GraveALT + 0249
ûu with Accent CircumflexALT + 0251
üu with Accent UmlautALT + 0252
ÿy with Accent UmlautALT + 0255

To type these characters using the ALT codes:

  1. Make sure Num Lock is on.
  2. Press and hold down the ALT key.
  3. While holding down the ALT key, type the corresponding ALT code for the special French character on the numeric keypad.
  4. 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.