I try to type alt codes like sigma Σ and infinite ∞ on Windows but I keep getting � (unrecognized...
I get exactly � at almost every alt code I type. "é" and most other latin alphabet characters seem fine, but the majority of punctuation, symbols, and some letters don't show up.
I'm on Windows 10. In my world & region language settings, it's set to "English (United States)" and checked "Beta: Use Unicode UTF-8 for worldwide language support". I'm not sure if they might conflict with the alt codes?
The following do not work, but is what I tried.
For Σ, I'm using Alt+228
For ∞, I'm using Alt+236
For é, I'm using Alt+0233
windows language unicode alt-code
asked Dec 21 '18 at 3:21
CreativiTimothy
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I get exactly � at almost every alt code I type. "é" and most other latin alphabet characters seem fine, but the majority of punctuation, symbols, and some letters don't show up.
I'm on Windows 10. In my world & region language settings, it's set to "English (United States)" and checked "Beta: Use Unicode UTF-8 for worldwide language support". I'm not sure if they might conflict with the alt codes?
The following do not work, but is what I tried.
For Σ, I'm using Alt+228
For ∞, I'm using Alt+236
For é, I'm using Alt+0233
windows language unicode alt-code
asked Dec 21 '18 at 3:21
CreativiTimothy
1064
It's a beta; report your findings to MS.
– Tetsujin
Dec 21 '18 at 8:00
1. What app behaves as described? 2. What if you paste theΣ∞string directly? 3. Show the alt-codes you are using foré,Σand∞characters.
– JosefZ
Dec 21 '18 at 12:43
@JosefZ All, Google Chrome, Microsoft Word, Notepad. If I paste them directly, it works out fine. I'll edit the post to include what alt codes I'm using
– CreativiTimothy
Dec 21 '18 at 20:12
1
LaTeX was designed to overcome this. You could try that for symbols. Each application accepts utf-32 differently,it could be.
– Nick
Dec 21 '18 at 20:18
1
Recently I have written a small Powershell script (Alt KeyCode Finder)myCharMap.ps1to see what characters you can enter using simple alt codes in Windows. However, IMHO the best page on this topic is How to enter Unicode characters in Microsoft Windows.
– JosefZ
Dec 21 '18 at 23:34
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I get exactly � at almost every alt code I type. "é" and most other latin alphabet characters seem fine, but the majority of punctuation, symbols, and some letters don't show up.
I'm on Windows 10. In my world & region language settings, it's set to "English (United States)" and checked "Beta: Use Unicode UTF-8 for worldwide language support". I'm not sure if they might conflict with the alt codes?
The following do not work, but is what I tried.
For Σ, I'm using Alt+228
For ∞, I'm using Alt+236
For é, I'm using Alt+0233
windows language unicode alt-code
asked Dec 21 '18 at 3:21
CreativiTimothy
1064
I get exactly � at almost every alt code I type. "é" and most other latin alphabet characters seem fine, but the majority of punctuation, symbols, and some letters don't show up.
I'm on Windows 10. In my world & region language settings, it's set to "English (United States)" and checked "Beta: Use Unicode UTF-8 for worldwide language support". I'm not sure if they might conflict with the alt codes?
The following do not work, but is what I tried.
For Σ, I'm using Alt+228
For ∞, I'm using Alt+236
For é, I'm using Alt+0233
windows language unicode alt-code
windows language unicode alt-code
asked Dec 21 '18 at 3:21
CreativiTimothy
1064
asked Dec 21 '18 at 3:21
CreativiTimothy
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edited Dec 21 '18 at 20:14
asked Dec 21 '18 at 3:21
CreativiTimothy
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asked Dec 21 '18 at 3:21
CreativiTimothy
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asked Dec 21 '18 at 3:21
CreativiTimothy
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It's a beta; report your findings to MS.
– Tetsujin
Dec 21 '18 at 8:00
1. What app behaves as described? 2. What if you paste theΣ∞string directly? 3. Show the alt-codes you are using foré,Σand∞characters.
– JosefZ
Dec 21 '18 at 12:43
@JosefZ All, Google Chrome, Microsoft Word, Notepad. If I paste them directly, it works out fine. I'll edit the post to include what alt codes I'm using
– CreativiTimothy
Dec 21 '18 at 20:12
1
LaTeX was designed to overcome this. You could try that for symbols. Each application accepts utf-32 differently,it could be.
– Nick
Dec 21 '18 at 20:18
1
Recently I have written a small Powershell script (Alt KeyCode Finder)myCharMap.ps1to see what characters you can enter using simple alt codes in Windows. However, IMHO the best page on this topic is How to enter Unicode characters in Microsoft Windows.
– JosefZ
Dec 21 '18 at 23:34
add a comment |
It's a beta; report your findings to MS.
– Tetsujin
Dec 21 '18 at 8:00
1. What app behaves as described? 2. What if you paste theΣ∞string directly? 3. Show the alt-codes you are using foré,Σand∞characters.
– JosefZ
Dec 21 '18 at 12:43
@JosefZ All, Google Chrome, Microsoft Word, Notepad. If I paste them directly, it works out fine. I'll edit the post to include what alt codes I'm using
– CreativiTimothy
Dec 21 '18 at 20:12
1
LaTeX was designed to overcome this. You could try that for symbols. Each application accepts utf-32 differently,it could be.
– Nick
Dec 21 '18 at 20:18
1
Recently I have written a small Powershell script (Alt KeyCode Finder)myCharMap.ps1to see what characters you can enter using simple alt codes in Windows. However, IMHO the best page on this topic is How to enter Unicode characters in Microsoft Windows.
– JosefZ
Dec 21 '18 at 23:34
It's a beta; report your findings to MS.
– Tetsujin
Dec 21 '18 at 8:00
It's a beta; report your findings to MS.
– Tetsujin
Dec 21 '18 at 8:00
1. What app behaves as described? 2. What if you paste the
Σ∞ string directly? 3. Show the alt-codes you are using for é, Σ and ∞ characters.– JosefZ
Dec 21 '18 at 12:43
1. What app behaves as described? 2. What if you paste the
Σ∞ string directly? 3. Show the alt-codes you are using for é, Σ and ∞ characters.– JosefZ
Dec 21 '18 at 12:43
@JosefZ All, Google Chrome, Microsoft Word, Notepad. If I paste them directly, it works out fine. I'll edit the post to include what alt codes I'm using
– CreativiTimothy
Dec 21 '18 at 20:12
@JosefZ All, Google Chrome, Microsoft Word, Notepad. If I paste them directly, it works out fine. I'll edit the post to include what alt codes I'm using
– CreativiTimothy
Dec 21 '18 at 20:12
1
1
LaTeX was designed to overcome this. You could try that for symbols. Each application accepts utf-32 differently,it could be.
– Nick
Dec 21 '18 at 20:18
LaTeX was designed to overcome this. You could try that for symbols. Each application accepts utf-32 differently,it could be.
– Nick
Dec 21 '18 at 20:18
1
1
Recently I have written a small Powershell script (Alt KeyCode Finder)
myCharMap.ps1 to see what characters you can enter using simple alt codes in Windows. However, IMHO the best page on this topic is How to enter Unicode characters in Microsoft Windows.– JosefZ
Dec 21 '18 at 23:34
Recently I have written a small Powershell script (Alt KeyCode Finder)
myCharMap.ps1 to see what characters you can enter using simple alt codes in Windows. However, IMHO the best page on this topic is How to enter Unicode characters in Microsoft Windows.– JosefZ
Dec 21 '18 at 23:34
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It's a beta; report your findings to MS.
– Tetsujin
Dec 21 '18 at 8:00
1. What app behaves as described? 2. What if you paste the
Σ∞string directly? 3. Show the alt-codes you are using foré,Σand∞characters.– JosefZ
Dec 21 '18 at 12:43
@JosefZ All, Google Chrome, Microsoft Word, Notepad. If I paste them directly, it works out fine. I'll edit the post to include what alt codes I'm using
– CreativiTimothy
Dec 21 '18 at 20:12
1
LaTeX was designed to overcome this. You could try that for symbols. Each application accepts utf-32 differently,it could be.
– Nick
Dec 21 '18 at 20:18
1
Recently I have written a small Powershell script (Alt KeyCode Finder)
myCharMap.ps1to see what characters you can enter using simple alt codes in Windows. However, IMHO the best page on this topic is How to enter Unicode characters in Microsoft Windows.– JosefZ
Dec 21 '18 at 23:34