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<p>On <a href="/facts/Personal_computer/koaYfNce">personal computers</a> with numeric keypads that use <a href="/facts/Microsoft/nGIDDXdx">Microsoft</a> <a href="/facts/Operating_system/8XTuvMh2">operating systems</a>, such as <a href="/facts/Windows_operating_system/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a>, many <a href="/facts/Character_(computing)/X2zKLFFB">characters</a> that do not have a dedicated key combination on the <a href="/facts/Keyboard_(computer)/MczF9LIS">keyboard</a> may nevertheless be entered using the Alt code (the Alt numpad input method). This is done by pressing and holding the <a href="/facts/Alt_key/cbVoaFnL">Alt</a> key, then typing a number on the keyboard's <a href="/facts/Numeric_keypad/S92eFIVP">numeric keypad</a> that identifies the character and then releasing Alt. </p>