Below you will find a list of the ALT keyboard shortcuts to create symbols. If you are using a Microsoft Windows PC computer, you can also use the following to make it even simpler.
Go To: Computer > All programs > Accessories > System Tools > Character Map.
At the top of that window scroll down to “areal Unicode MS”.
On an empty place on that window right click and click on “pin to start menu”.
Alt + 0153 = ™ trademark symbol
Alt + 0169 = © copyright symbol
Alt + 0174 = ® registered trademark symbol
Alt + 0176 = ° degree symbol
Alt + 0177 = ± plus or minus sign
Alt + 0182 = ¶ paragraph mark
Alt + 0190 = ¾ fraction three fourths
Alt + 0215 = × multiplication sign
Alt + 0162 = ¢ the cent sign
Alt + 0161 = ¡ upside down exclamation point
Alt + 0191 = ¿ upside down question mark
Alt + 1 = ☺ smiley face
Alt + 2 = ☻ black smiley face
Alt + 15 = ☼ sun
Alt + 12 = ♀ female sign
Alt + 11 = ♂ male sign
Alt + 6 = ♠ spade
Alt + 5 = ♣ club
Alt + 3 = ♥ heart
Alt + 4 = ♦ diamond
Alt + 13 = ♪ eighth note
Alt + 14 = ♫ beamed eighth note
Alt + 8721 = ∑ nary summation (auto sum)
Alt + 251 = √ square root check mark
Alt + 8236 = ∞ infinity
Alt + 24 = ↑ up arrow
Alt + 25 = ↓ down arrow
Alt + 26 = → right arrow
Alt + 27 = ← left arrow
Alt + 18 = ↕ up/down arrow
Alt + 29 = ↔ left right arrow
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