Step 2: Press and hold the Alt key on your keyboard.

Step 1: Place your insertion pointer where you need to type the symbol.

Let’s illustrate by using the n with tilde accent alt code ( 165 or 164).

Obey the instructions below to type the ‘n’ letter with an accent mark over it on the keyboard using the alt codes in the above table. The rest of the accented n characters can only be typed in Microsoft Word. Note that only the n with tilde accent can be typed anywhere on Windows. The table below shows all the alt codes for each of the ‘n’ letters with the accent marks – In lowercases and uppercases (small and capital n with accents). You can do this by pressing and holding the Alt key whilst typing the symbol’s alt code using the numeric keypad. This code is designed for typing symbols that do not have a dedicated key on the keyboard. Using the “n with accent alt code”, you can type ‘n’ with accent marks over it (ñ, Ñ, ń, Ṅ, Ň, and more) using the Windows keyboard.

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