Where is character map in windows xp

Posted 30 May - AM. Posted 30 May - PM. Community Forum Software by IP. Sign In Create Account. Javascript Disabled Detected You currently have javascript disabled. Register a free account to unlock additional features at BleepingComputer. Welcome to BleepingComputer , a free community where people like yourself come together to discuss and learn how to use their computers.

Using the site is easy and fun. Greg Shultz is a freelance Technical Writer. Previously, he has worked as Documentation Specialist in the software industry, a Technical Support Specialist in educational industry, and a Technical Journalist in the computer publishing industry. Write it down, and whenever you want to insert your special character, here's what you can do: Turn on [Num Lock] if it's not already on.

Position the cursor where you want to insert your special character. Press and hold down [Alt]. While holding down [Alt], use the number pad to enter the number assigned to your special character. Miss a tip? Click the Copy button to place everything from the Characters to Copy box onto the Windows Clipboard. Switch to your destination application, and use the Paste command typically on the application's Edit menu to insert the characters into your document.

In some cases, you might then have to select the inserted characters and format them in the correct font, or the characters won't appear as you expected. You can, of course, change the size and style as you like. If you know the Unicode number of the item to which you want to jump, type it into the Go to Unicode field.

The display scrolls as necessary, and the desired character is then highlighted, ready for copying. A useful feature of Character Map lets you choose a subrange from the Unicode. Unicode was designed intelligently with characters grouped in sets. You can choose a subset of a font's characters to help you locate a specific symbol. To check out this feature, open the Group By list, and choose Unicode Subrange.

When you choose this option, a box like the one in Figure 5. Choosing a subset of a font from which to select a character.

Click the subgroup that you think will contain the character you're looking for. Good examples are currency or arrows. You seem to have solved my problem. Yes the previous shortcut did not work. Best regards. Andrew Andrew 2 2 gold badges 7 7 silver badges 13 13 bronze badges. Sign up or log in Sign up using Google.

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