I just learned how to make a symbol that I have long wanted to make...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

Here it is: ?



How to make it? First hold down the ALT key, and then hold down the 3 on your number pad. When you let go, the heart will appear!

Someone on another website showed me.

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And it also works in the thread title!

[So Far From Heaven]

1. Thanks!

I actually like this symbol....

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. I'm glad!

I love it too, and it has literally been years while I tried to figure out how to make one.

[Ron Obvious]

3. Testing: I ♠ my dog!

Hey, it works with the other suits too: ??

Stole the joke in the subject line from Gallagher

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. How very cool! ♥

How did you make the others?

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[Ron Obvious]

5. 5 and 6

Just from the old ASCII table:

1 ☺
2 ☻
3 ?
4 should be diamond, but doesn't work
5 ?
6 ?


16 ►
17 should be left arrow, but brings up google.
18 ↕

Of course, anything before 32 (space) are control characters (backspace, tab, bell etc) and may or may not show up correctly.

Goodness, you brought me back to the old MS-DOS days and codepages!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. Thanks! I'll try them out. ♣ ♠

?

?

Hehehehehehehehe...

[pinboy3niner]

7. I hope you realize that you have just created a monster!

[lastlib]

41. At least it has a heart......

....and a spade and a club (but no diamond--sorry girls, you have to find a new best friend!)

[Orrex]

22. As long as you don't ♣ your seal.

[Ron Obvious]

29. That was part of Gallagher's original routine

In addition to "I (spayed) my dog", he also presented (and sold as a bumpersticker):

"I ? My Wife".

I had a suspicion that one wouldn't go over that well around here so I left it off.

[My Good Babushka]

8. I want to try it

? ☺ ☻ ? ? ? ◘ • ○
well how about that

[hobbit709]

9. Here's a listing of the codes and symbols

http://www.alt-codes.net/

[In_The_Wind]

10. You are the coolest hobbit ... ever! ♥

[mnhtnbb]

11. OK. I might be hooked

Trying € and ￡ for Euro and Pounds!

It only works for me to copy and paste, though, holding the alt and typing the code doesn't work.

I have bookmarked the site, though, so at least if I want letters with accents or some of the symbols I can always
copy and paste.

http://www.alt-codes.net/

[Generic Other]

12. I can't make it work! WAIT IT WORKS!!

EUREKA! ????

[mnhtnbb]

13. Me either

but I bookmarked the site for a copy/paste resource.

http://www.alt-codes.net/

[Generic Other]

14. Use the numbers on the keyboard you never use

I have no idea why they are there. Just to make hearts, I guess.

[mnhtnbb]

15. I did use the keypad numbers. Still doesn't work.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

17. I'm so sorry you couldn't make it work, my dear mnhtnbb!

I found that I had to hold the keys (both of them) down firmly for a couple of seconds. Maybe try that? And then let go.

[mnhtnbb]

25. Nope

I wonder if it has something to do with Linux as my OS.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

28. I use Firefox.....maybe try that and see...

[Ron Obvious]

20. Is your Num Lock button on? n/t

[mnhtnbb]

23. Nope.

[Ron Obvious]

34. It doesn't seem to make a difference anyway...

I assumed it had to be on, but it works either way: ??

In other words, never mind...

[Major Nikon]

16. I have the same urge with this one

[CaliforniaPeggy]

18. Uh.........OK...whatever works for you, my dear Major Nikon!

[femmocrat]

19. How do I do that on an Apple laptop?

I did find these using the "option" key, though:

¡ ™ £ ¢ ? § ¶ • ª º – ?

I always need that one for degree, so that is helpful!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

24. I'm sorry, my dear femmocrat! I don't know how to do these on an Apple laptop.

Hope someone will come along who does know!

And the ones you found are very cool!

[femmocrat]

26. Thanks, ((( Peggy!)))

That was just kind of a general question to anyone who might know! But thank you for the information. I never knew where to find any of these shortcuts without doing a copy and paste. Now I am on a learning mission!

🎓💡✌️

[Xyzse]

21. Glad to see you get it working.

[Kali]

27. cool¡¡¡

hmmm those just look like lower case I's to me, they are suppost to be upside down exclamation points

!!! ¡¡¡ iii

[Texasgal]

30. ♥

????????

heheheheheheheheheh! Awesome!

[mrmpa]

31. I luv it,,,,,,,,,,

???????????????????

[lunatica]

32. I get the £ sign but I have a Mac.

£

[LiberalElite]

33. Maybe this is how

Donkees does the neat decorated titles! (but it didn't work for me )

[Kaleva]

35. Work of the Devil!!

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[CaliforniaPeggy]

36. Indeed!

You devil you!

It's funny--I'm using my laptop right now, and I don't have a number pad. I can't make the symbols on my laptop!

[pinboy3niner]

37. It's how Ted Cruz created the Zodiac code

[mackerel]

38. ♥

[Yavin4]

39. Now we don't have to wait until Valentines to give away hearts on DU!!! ♥♥♥

Sucks for the admins.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

40. Well, that's sort of true...

These are kind of small, and they're not red like the ones we get at Valentine's Day.

[sl8]

42. [font color="red" size="6" face="face"]♥ ♥ ♥ [/font]

[font color="red" size="6" face="face"]? ? ? [/font]

[CaliforniaPeggy]

43. Very cool!

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

44. You can go miles beyond the standard ASCII character set

by using the Windows Character Map. It contains copy and paste-enabled alphabets and special characters that will freak you out.

In Windows 7 and other Windows editions, follow these steps to summon Character Map and insert a special character into your work: Click the Start menu, type charmap in the Search box, and press Enter. Character Map lets you insert special symbols into your documents or e-mail.

IE: ᴥ † Ω ▓ ? ☼ ♀ ♂ ♫ etc.

There are special characters for each font you have installed, and not all will copy and paste correctly. It's fun to play with, tho. This program has been in place since Windows 3.x.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

45. My dear Prisoner_Number_Six!

Hey, it's great to see you tonight!

And thanks for the link!



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[Prisoner_Number_Six]

46. Good to be here.

Can't sleep- am tossing and turning, and cannot get comfy enough to fade away, even with an Oxy in my system. Good thing I can sleep a little late in the morning.

[Enthusiast]

47. Like this? ♥

[CaliforniaPeggy]

48. Yes, like that, my dear Enthusiast!

[annabanana]

49. ♥♦♣♠

there's a bunch of them

http://www.alt-codes.net/

my fave: ♫

[bigwillq]

50. ♥

?????


Yes, I knew this.
Should have asked me!

[OriginalGeek]

51. Nothing but ♥♥♥♥

for California Peggy.

Now I'm gonna just hit random alt-key combos and see what pops up

☻?•??☺?○{ì₧ S╞▌éa?~

there's a whole world of things out there!