254 Reasons to Use Your Number Pad (and get some use out of your alt key as well!)

In order to make the cool hearts, smileys, and so much more all you have to do is press down the alt key and a number on the number pad (the numbers above the letters on your keyboard will not work) to make what you are wanting!

Smileys
Alt + 1 = white smiley face

Alt + 2 = black smiley face

Heart
Alt + 3 = Heart

Clover, Diamond, & Spade
Alt + 4 = Diamond

Alt + 5 = Clover

Alt + 6 = Spade

Dots & Squares
Alt + 7 = Small Black Dot

Alt + 8 = White Dot inside small black box

Alt + 9 = Outline of a Circle

Alt + 10 = White Outline of a Circle inside black box

Boys & Girls
Alt + 11 = Girl Symbol

Alt + 12 = Boy Symbol

Music Notes
Alt + 13 = Single Music Note (black)

Alt + 14 = Double Music Note (black)

Alt + 21 = Music Staff

Sun
Alt + 15 = Sun

Bold Arrows
Alt + 16 = Bold Arrow pointing Right

Alt + 17 = Bold Arrow Pointing Left

Alt + 30 = Bold Arrow Pointing Up

Alt + 31 = Bold Arrow Pointing Down

Arrows
Alt + 23 = Arrow pointing Up & Down

Alt + 24 = Arrow pointing Up

Alt + 25 = Arrow pointing Down

Alt + 26 = Arrow pointing Right

Alt + 27 = Arrow pointing Left

Alt + 29 = Arrow pointing Left & Right

Punctuation
Alt + 19 = Double Exclamation Points

Alt + 33 = Exclamation Point

Alt + 34 = End Quotation Mark

Alt + 39 = Apostrophe

Alt + 58 = Colon

Alt + 59 = Semi-Colon

Alt + 168 = Upside Down Question Mark

Alt + 173 = Upside Down Exclamation

Math Symbols
Alt + 60 = Less Than

Alt + 61 = Greater Than

Alt + 167 = Degree Symbol

Alt + 171 = 1/2 Symbol

Alt + 172 = 1/4 Symbol

Alt + 251 = Square Root

Alt + 246 = Divide Symbol

Alt + 243 = Greater Than Symbol with Line Under

Alt + 244 = Less Than Symbol with Line Under

Alt + 253 = Power of 2

Capital Letters
Alt + 59-90 = All Capital Letters

Lower Case Letters
Alt + 97-122 = All Lower Case Letters

Special Letters
Alt + 128 = Ç

Alt + 129 = ü

Alt + 130 = é

Alt + 131 = â

Alt + 132 = ä

Alt + 133 = à

Alt + 134 = å

Alt + 135 = ç

Alt + 136 = ê

Alt + 137 = ë

Alt + 138 = è

Alt + 139 = ï

Alt + 140 = î

Alt + 141 = ì

Alt + 142 = Ä

Alt + 143 = Å

Alt + 144 = É

Alt + 145 = æ

Alt + 146 = Æ

Alt + 147 = ô

Alt + 148 = ö

Alt + 149 = ò

Alt + 150 = û

Alt + 151 = ù

Alt + 152 = ÿ

Alt + 153 = Ö

Alt + 154 = Ü

Alt + 155 = ¢

Alt + 156 = £

Alt + 157 = ¥

Alt + 158 = Abbreviation for Pts.

Alt + 159 = Slanted Lower Case F

Alt + 160 = á

Alt + 161 = í

Alt + 162 = ó

Alt + 163 = ú

Alt + 164 = ñ

Alt + 165 = Ñ

Alt + 166 =ª

Alt + 167 = º

Patterns and Maze Peices
Alt + 176-178 = Dotted Patterns

Alt + 179-218 = Maze Peices

Alt + 219-223 = Solid Maze Peices

Greek Letters
Alt + 224-245 = Greek Letters

Numbers
Alt + 48-57 = numbers 0-9