If you want, instead of using Alt codes, you can also just quickly tap or click any computer, keyboard or user interface symbol in the list below to copy and paste it into your document. (Note: Some symbols might not display correctly due to device or platform limitations in character/text representation.)

Open a document where you want to see the symbol. Make sure the Num Lock key is on. Press and hold down your left Alt key. Press the 1 key on your Number pad. Press the 5 key on your Number pad. Press the 5 key on your Number pad. I mentioned the left Alt key because some keyboard language settings don’t allow the right side key to work.

If you want, instead of using Alt codes, you can also just quickly tap or click any geometric shape symbol in the list below to copy and paste it into your document. (Note: Some symbols might not display correctly due to device or platform limitations in character/text representation.)

Then here are two quick ways to insert symbols on Windows 10. On Windows 10, if you ever wrote an email or document, you know how inconvenient can be to remember the Alt key codes or having to search online to insert symbols (such as em dash, more than and less than, arrows, etc.) into your text or social media post.