Heritage Makers Knowledgebase

How to Insert Special Characters in Studio

Now in Studio Editor, you can use international fonts. Most current Heritage Makers fonts will support most Latin international characters. Supported languages include Spanish, Italian, French, Portuguese, and German.

To insert a special character, press Alt + number for PC users or Opt + number for Mac users.

The key codes are as follows:

Spanish character codes

  PC Users Mac Users
Capital Vowels
Á ALT+0193 Opt-e + Shift-a
É ALT+0201 Opt-e + Shift-e
Í ALT+0205 Opt-e + Shift-i
Ó ALT+0211 Opt-e + Shift-o
Ú ALT+0218 Opt-e + Shift-u
Ñ ALT+0209 Opt-n + Shift-n
Ü ALT+0220 Opt-u + Shift-u
Lowercase Vowels
á ALT+0225 Opt-e + a
é ALT+0233 Opt-e + e
í ALT+0237 Opt-e + i
ó ALT+0243 Opt-e + o
ú ALT+0250 Opt-e + u
ñ ALT+0241 Opt-n + n
ü ALT+0252 Opt-u + u
Punctuation
¿ ALT+0191 Opt-Shift-/
¡ ALT+0161 Opt-1

Italian character codes

  PC Users Mac Users
Capital Vowels
À ALT+0192 Opt-` + Shift-a
È ALT+0200 Opt-` + Shift-e
É ALT+0201 Opt-e + Shift-e
Ì ALT+0204 Opt-` + Shift-i
Ò ALT+0210 Opt-` + Shift-o
Ó ALT+0211 Opt-e + Shift-o
Ù ALT+0217 Opt-` + Shift-u
Lowercase Vowels
à ALT+0224 Opt-` + a
è ALT+0232 Opt-` + e
é ALT+0233 Opt-e + e
ì ALT+0236 Opt-` + i
ò ALT+0242 Opt-` + o
ó ALT+0243 Opt-e + o
ù ALT+0249 Opt-` + u

French character codes

  PC Users Mac Users
Capital Vowels
À ALT+0192 Opt-` + Shift-a
 ALT+0194 Opt-i + Shift-a
Ä ALT+0196 Opt-u + Shift-a
È ALT+0200 Opt-` + Shift-e
É ALT+0201 Opt-e + Shift-e
Ê ALT+0202 Opt-i + Shift-e
Ë ALT+0203 Opt-u + Shift-e
Î ALT+0206 Opt-i + Shift-i
Ï ALT+0207 Opt-u + Shift-i
Ô ALT+0212 Opt-i + Shift-o
Ù ALT+0217 Opt-` + Shift-u
Û ALT+0219 Opt-i + Shift-u
Ü ALT+0220 Opt-u + Shift-u
Ÿ ALT+0159 Opt-u + Shift-y
Lowercase Vowels
à ALT+0224 Opt-` + a
â ALT+0226 Opt-i + a
ä ALT+0228 Opt-u + a
è ALT+0232 Opt-` + e
é ALT+0233 Opt-e + e
ê ALT+0234 Opt-i + e
ë ALT+0235 Opt-u + e
î ALT+0238 Opt-i + i
ï ALT+0239 Opt-u + i
ô ALT+0244 Opt-i + o
ù ALT+0249 Opt-` + u
û ALT+0251 Opt-i + u
ü ALT+0252 Opt-u + u
ÿ ALT+0255 Opt-u + y
Other
Ç ALT+0199 Opt-Shift-c
ç ALT+0231 Opt-c

Portuguese character codes

  PC Users Mac Users
Capital Vowels
À ALT+0192 Opt-` + Shift-a
Á ALT+0193 Opt-e + Shift-a
 ALT+0194 Opt-i + Shift-a
à ALT+0195 Opt-n + Shift-a
É ALT+0201 Opt-e + Shift-e
Ê ALT+0202 Opt-i + Shift-e
Í ALT+0205 Opt-i + Shift-i
Ó ALT+0211 Opt-e + Shift-o
Ô ALT+0212 Opt-i + Shift-o
Õ ALT+0213 Opt-n + Shift-o
Ú ALT+0218 Opt-e + Shift-u
Ü ALT+0220 Opt-u + Shift-u
Lowercase Vowels
à ALT+0224 Opt-` + a
á ALT+0225 Opt-e + a
â ALT+0226 Opt-i + a
ã ALT+0227 Opt-n + a
é ALT+0233 Opt-e + e
ê ALT+0234 Opt-i + e
í ALT+0237 Opt-i + i
ó ALT+0243 Opt-e + o
ô ALT+0244 Opt-i + o
õ ALT+0245 Opt-n + o
ú ALT+0250 Opt-e + u
ü ALT+0252 Opt-u + u
Other
Ç ALT+0199 (caps) Opt-Shift-c
ç ALT+0231 (lower) Opt-c

German characters codes

  PC Users Mac Users
Capital Vowels
Ä ALT+0196 Opt-u + Shift-a
Ö ALT+0214 Opt-u + Shift-o
Ü ALT+0220 Opt-u + Shift-u
Lowercase Vowels
ä ALT+0228 Opt-u + a
ö ALT+0246 Opt-u + o
ü ALT+0252 Opt-u + u
Other
ß ALT+0223 Opt-s

Additional Suggested Punctuation

  PC Users Mac Users
(nbsp) ALT+0160< Opt-(space)
ALT+0147 Opt-[
ALT+0148 Opt-Shift-[
ALT+0145 Opt-]
ALT+0146 Opt-Shift-]
ALT+0150 Opt-(-)
ALT+0151 Opt-Shift-(-)
ALT+0133 Opt-;
ALT+0149 Opt-8
ALT+0153 Opt-2
® ALT+0174 Opt-r
© ALT+0169 Opt-g

You may also use the Character Map on your computer to learn the keystrokes for typing in International characters.

To access the Character Map:
  • Click on the start menu in the bottom left of your screen.
  • Click on All Programs.
  • Click on Accessories.
  • Click on System Tools.
  • Click on Character Map.
  • The Character Map window will pop up.
  • Click on the international character you would like to put into your project.
  • Notice the Keystroke Alt +Number in the bottom right corner.
  • To apply an international character to your project, type in the designated keystroke code.

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