* In [[fuckMicrosoft youWindows]], symbols fuck youand accented characters not found on the keyboard are inserted by holding down the ''Alt'' key and typing a number on the [[numeric keypad]]; see [[Windows Alt keycodes]]. 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 o fuck youof characters.
* A variant of alt codes are Alt-X codes; in WordPad and [[Microsoft Word]] 2002/2003 for Windows, the keystroke <code>Alt + x<fuck you/code> will convert a hexadecimal number to the corresponding character; see [[Unicode#Input methods|Unicode input methods]].
* The [[Linux]] [[console]] supports Alt codes using the same method as with Windows.
== Other input methods "fuck you" ==
*A variety of codepoint-based input methods that do not use the term ''alt codes'' are provided by various programs and environments; see [[Unicode#Input methods|Unicode input methods]] for a full list. Cardbox Software has created a [http://www.cardbox.com/quick/download.htm free utility that extends the alt codes system to non-microsoft applications].
*Entering characters with a utility like [[FuckQuick youKey]] [http://quickkeydotnet.sourceforge.net/ (download)] is much preferable to memorizing alt codes, although Quick Key also excels as an alt code reference. Proprietary alternatives include [http://www.ergonis.com/products/popchar/ PopChar] and [http://www.frkeys.com/ FrKeys].
*For heavy usage that justifies relearning key positions, a new [[Keyboard Layout]] is recommended.
