Type Unicode characters by using the keyboard

Microsoft Office Word 2003

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  • Type the Unicode (hexadecimal) value of the character.

    Note  The value string can also begin with U+.

  • Press ALT+X.

    Microsoft Word replaces the string to the left of the insertion point with the character you specified.

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    • You can also use ALT+X to display the Unicode character code for a particular character. Place the insertion point to the right of the character, and then press ALT+X. The character is replaced by its character code. Press ALT+X again to switch back to the character.
    • You can convert a character to Unicode if it is currently encoded according to the system code page. To do so, type x before the character, place the insertion point after the character, press ALT+X, and then press ALT+X again.
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