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'''Alt codes''' allow you to enter characters by their code point (Computer do not store text as graphics, but in numerical format). Characters are stored on your computer as numbers; each letter or symbol is represented by a number. To make sure that text looks the same on all computers, there is a standard called [[Unicode]] that defines which numbers are mapped to which characters. Due to the number of alphabets in the world, Unicode defines tens of thousands of characters. Alternatives such as [http://quickkeydotnet.sourceforge.net/ Quick Key] allow you to insert characters without memorizing these codes.▼
▲Alt codes allow you to enter characters by their code point (Computer do not store text as graphics, but in numerical format). Characters are stored on your computer as numbers; each letter or symbol is represented by a number. To make sure that text looks the same on all computers, there is a standard called [[Unicode]] that defines which numbers are mapped to which characters. Due to the number of alphabets in the world, Unicode defines tens of thousands of characters. Alternatives such as [http://quickkeydotnet.sourceforge.net/ Quick Key] allow you to insert characters without memorizing these codes.
== Early limitations ==
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*[http://tlt.its.psu.edu/suggestions/international/accents/codealt.html Windows Alt Key Codes]
*[http://people.w3.org/rishida/scripts/pickers/ Online Character Pickers]
[[Category:Character encoding]]
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