To make drawing using these characters you need to use a mono-space font. Windows notepad is a good tool for the job.
If you are already familiar with using alt codes, simply select the alt code you include from the table below.
If you need help using alt codes find and note down the alt code you need then visit our instructions for using alt codes page.
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| Alt Code | Symbol | Alt Code | Symbol | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alt 176 | ░ | Alt 200 | ╚ | ||
| Alt 177 | ▒ | Alt 201 | ╔ | ||
| Alt 178 | ▓ | Alt 202 | ╩ | ||
| Alt 179 | │ | Alt 203 | ╦ | ||
| Alt 180 | ┤ | Alt 204 | ╠ | ||
| Alt 181 | ╡ | Alt 205 | ═ | ||
| Alt 182 | ╢ | Alt 206 | ╬ | ||
| Alt 183 | ╖ | Alt 207 | ╧ | ||
| Alt 184 | ╕ | Alt 208 | ╨ | ||
| Alt 185 | ╣ | Alt 209 | ╤ | ||
| Alt 186 | ║ | Alt 210 | ╥ | ||
| Alt 187 | ╗ | Alt 211 | ╙ | ||
| Alt 188 | ╝ | Alt 212 | ╘ | ||
| Alt 189 | ╜ | Alt 213 | ╒ | ||
| Alt 190 | ╛ | Alt 214 | ╓ | ||
| Alt 191 | ┐ | Alt 215 | ╫ | ||
| Alt 192 | └ | Alt 216 | ╪ | ||
| Alt 193 | ┴ | Alt 217 | ┘ | ||
| Alt 194 | ┬ | Alt 218 | ┌ | ||
| Alt 195 | ├ | Alt 219 | █ | ||
| Alt 196 | ─ | Alt 220 | ▄ | ||
| Alt 197 | ┼ | Alt 221 | ▌ | ||
| Alt 198 | ╞ | Alt 222 | ▐ | ||
| Alt 199 | ╟ | Alt 223 | ▀ |
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Download the complete list of Alt Codes - Version 3 published 9th December 2006.
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