Alt Code Shortcuts for English Letters

Wondering what is the need of alt code shortcuts for writing English letters? Yes, you can use the default keyboard letter keys for typing capital and small letters. However, shortcuts are handy when a specific key is broken or not working on your keyboard. It is possible to insert the following letter formats:

• Default uppercase (A, B, C).
• Default lowercase (a, b, c).
• Bold capital (𝐌, 𝐍, 𝐎).
• Bold small (𝐦, 𝐧, 𝐨)
• Italic capital (𝑄, 𝑅, 𝑆).
• Italic small (𝑞, 𝑟, 𝑠).
• Bold italic capital (𝑿, 𝒀, 𝒁).
• Bold italic small (𝒙, 𝒚, 𝒛)

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In order to shorten the list, we have provided the shortcuts for script letters like ℛ or ℋ, encircled letters like Ⓝ or ⓗ and double stroke letters like ℕ or 𝔻 in separate articles.

Alt Code Shortcuts for English Letters

Below is a table showing alt code shortcuts for English letters with different formatting.

How to Type in Windows?

Alt codes in decimal format needs to be used with the numeric pad on the keyboard. You can hold any of the alt keys on your keyboard and type the decimal code using number pad. For example, alt + 119831 will make the bold capital 𝐗 letter.

The “Alt + X” with hex codes will work on Word documents and can be used with regular keys. For example, press 1D458 and then alt + x keys to make italic small 𝑘 letter.

How to Type in Mac?

On Mac, you can type only the capital and small case letters using option code. For example, option + 004E will insert capital letter N. Make sure to change the input method to Unicode Hex Input for this to work.

You have to use Character Viewer app to insert other letters.

• Press, “Control + Command + Space” to open Character Viewer from any app.
• Type “letter” in the search box to filter the symbols.
• Find the letter you want and double click on it to insert in your document.

You can also search using the hex code in Character Viewer.

Font Variations

These letters are like any other text characters on your document. Therefore, you can apply text effects, change font family and size as per your need. In addition, Character Viewer app on Mac by default offers font variations for each of these letters. You can easily pick up the customized letter from the available variations.

Note: As you may noticed, the appearance of bold or italic characters differs from just applying bold or italic formatting to regular text. In the document, these characters will not have the bold or italic formatting actually applied to them.