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Original Usenet message from alt.ascii-art, 10 Feb 2000.
Re: ! Help with symbols using the "ALT-numberkeys"

Re: ! Help with symbols using the "ALT-numberkeys"

Shawn wrote:
> 
> I don't think that its considered ascii, but I figured that SOMEONE
> may know what the hell I'm talking about.   :-)
> 
> I'm looking for a website or list of all of the different combinations
> and the outcome for when you hold down the ALT key, hit a series of
> numbers and then release it to give you different kinds of symbols
> like:   � � � �
> 
> The ones I did above are just random things I did to show what I'm
> talking about.   The main ones I need (if they even exsist) are:
> "diameter symbol" (a circle with a slash through it)
> "degrees symbol"  (small circle at the top right)
> "plus or minus symbol"  ( +/-  all in one character)
> 
> Any help you can give me with a list, website URL or even just those
> ones I need most would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Shawn

Why don't you try the Character Map program?

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