Using Umlauts, Copyright Symbols, and Other Ascii Characters on a Web Page
If you have occasion to use non english characters (ïèìîÄòö¢ùÿü), the copyright symbol (©) or some other funny little character (½¼⌐¡«»░▒▓│┤╡┬╟╫▐Σσ) on a webpage (or elsewhere), it can be helpful to have a variety of methods to get the character you need. Here are several ways to go:
1. Use a software program that lets you insert the character you need. An example of this would be Microsoft Word. There's no need to create the whole page in Word or whatever software package you use to get the special character, as you can simply highlight the character on screen with your mouse, hit ctrl-c on your keyboard (that's tapping the "c" key while holding down the control key, for those of you unfamiliar with the process) to copy it to the clipboard, head over to whatever software you use to create your web page, and then hit ctrl-v to paste it there.
2. A second method is to find the character that you want online somewhere (in text form rather than graphic, of course) and then copy and paste it in a manner similar to the one I described in the first method.
3. Yet another alternative is to hold down the "alt" key on your keyboard, tap in the ascii code of the character you want on the numeric keypad, and then release the "alt" key. Of course, it helps to know what number to type in (going through all 256 or even just the top 128 can be ever so boring). For that it's best to to take a glance at an ascii table. There's a good one available at http://www.ascii-code.com/
You will probably prefer one method to the other two, but it's good to be aware of all three in case something interferes with your favorite method in a particular circumstance. For instance, as I edit this in Blogger, entering certain ascii code combinations with the "alt" key throw me out of Blogger's editor.
1. Use a software program that lets you insert the character you need. An example of this would be Microsoft Word. There's no need to create the whole page in Word or whatever software package you use to get the special character, as you can simply highlight the character on screen with your mouse, hit ctrl-c on your keyboard (that's tapping the "c" key while holding down the control key, for those of you unfamiliar with the process) to copy it to the clipboard, head over to whatever software you use to create your web page, and then hit ctrl-v to paste it there.
2. A second method is to find the character that you want online somewhere (in text form rather than graphic, of course) and then copy and paste it in a manner similar to the one I described in the first method.
3. Yet another alternative is to hold down the "alt" key on your keyboard, tap in the ascii code of the character you want on the numeric keypad, and then release the "alt" key. Of course, it helps to know what number to type in (going through all 256 or even just the top 128 can be ever so boring). For that it's best to to take a glance at an ascii table. There's a good one available at http://www.ascii-code.com/
You will probably prefer one method to the other two, but it's good to be aware of all three in case something interferes with your favorite method in a particular circumstance. For instance, as I edit this in Blogger, entering certain ascii code combinations with the "alt" key throw me out of Blogger's editor.
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