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== Usage ==

* In [[Microsoft Windows]], Altsymbols codesand accented characters not found on the keyboard are enteredinserted by holding down the ''Alt'' key and typing a number on the [[numeric keypad]]; see [[Windows Alt keycodes]].

* A variant of alt codes are Alt-X codes; in WordPad and [[Microsoft Word]] 2002/2003 for Windows, the keystroke <code>Alt + x</code> will convert a hexadecimal number to the corresponding character; see [[Unicode#Input methods|Unicode input methods]]. Cardbox Software has created a [http://www.cardbox.com/quick/download.htm Utility] that is supposed to enable Alt-X codes throughout Windows.

* The [[Linux]] [[console]] supports Alt codes using the same method as with Windows.