Windows 10 alt+end outputs a smiley
I use Resharper in VS2017 every day and noticed this morning when pressing alt+end that a smiley now appears. This is me pressing alt+end: ☺
I then noticed that alt+ some others also produce odd characters:
alt+pgup: ○
alt+pgdn: ♥
This is driving me insane. Any ideas? I've checked the keyboard and language/regional settings but nothing appears amiss.
windows-10 keyboard-shortcuts alt
asked Feb 8 at 5:13
Eben RouxEben Roux
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I use Resharper in VS2017 every day and noticed this morning when pressing alt+end that a smiley now appears. This is me pressing alt+end: ☺
I then noticed that alt+ some others also produce odd characters:
alt+pgup: ○
alt+pgdn: ♥
This is driving me insane. Any ideas? I've checked the keyboard and language/regional settings but nothing appears amiss.
windows-10 keyboard-shortcuts alt
asked Feb 8 at 5:13
Eben RouxEben Roux
1011
Just to add: it seems to be an intermittent problem. It had now gone away. And yes, I did reboot :) --- anyway, I'm keeping an eye out and I'll update the question accordingly.
– Eben Roux
Feb 8 at 8:53
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I use Resharper in VS2017 every day and noticed this morning when pressing alt+end that a smiley now appears. This is me pressing alt+end: ☺
I then noticed that alt+ some others also produce odd characters:
alt+pgup: ○
alt+pgdn: ♥
This is driving me insane. Any ideas? I've checked the keyboard and language/regional settings but nothing appears amiss.
windows-10 keyboard-shortcuts alt
asked Feb 8 at 5:13
Eben RouxEben Roux
1011
I use Resharper in VS2017 every day and noticed this morning when pressing alt+end that a smiley now appears. This is me pressing alt+end: ☺
I then noticed that alt+ some others also produce odd characters:
alt+pgup: ○
alt+pgdn: ♥
This is driving me insane. Any ideas? I've checked the keyboard and language/regional settings but nothing appears amiss.
windows-10 keyboard-shortcuts alt
windows-10 keyboard-shortcuts alt
asked Feb 8 at 5:13
Eben RouxEben Roux
1011
asked Feb 8 at 5:13
Eben RouxEben Roux
1011
asked Feb 8 at 5:13
Eben RouxEben Roux
1011
asked Feb 8 at 5:13
Eben RouxEben Roux
1011
asked Feb 8 at 5:13
Eben RouxEben Roux
1011
1011
Just to add: it seems to be an intermittent problem. It had now gone away. And yes, I did reboot :) --- anyway, I'm keeping an eye out and I'll update the question accordingly.
– Eben Roux
Feb 8 at 8:53
add a comment |
Just to add: it seems to be an intermittent problem. It had now gone away. And yes, I did reboot :) --- anyway, I'm keeping an eye out and I'll update the question accordingly.
– Eben Roux
Feb 8 at 8:53
Just to add: it seems to be an intermittent problem. It had now gone away. And yes, I did reboot :) --- anyway, I'm keeping an eye out and I'll update the question accordingly.
– Eben Roux
Feb 8 at 8:53
Just to add: it seems to be an intermittent problem. It had now gone away. And yes, I did reboot :) --- anyway, I'm keeping an eye out and I'll update the question accordingly.
– Eben Roux
Feb 8 at 8:53
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I think you are talking about ASCII characters.
To insert an ASCII character, press and hold down ALT while typing the character code. For example, to insert the degree (º) symbol, press and hold down ALT while typing 0176 on the numeric keypad.
Here are some more examples:
- ALT + 4: ♦
- ALT + 85: U
- ALT + 104: h
answered Feb 8 at 7:18
Wais KamalWais Kamal
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In my case I'm not after any characters :) --- I literally pressalt+endto navigate to "Derived Symbols" in VS2017 using Resharper and the smiley appears. I tested in Notepad++ and Word and the same thing happens.
– Eben Roux
Feb 8 at 7:45
Do I get that you don't want this behaviour? I suggest you change the title of your question to "How do I stop ALT+end outputting a smiley in Visual Studio?". I am not a VS user so I am not that experienced with its controls, but this should be somewhere in settings.
– Wais Kamal
Feb 8 at 8:05
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I think you are talking about ASCII characters.
To insert an ASCII character, press and hold down ALT while typing the character code. For example, to insert the degree (º) symbol, press and hold down ALT while typing 0176 on the numeric keypad.
Here are some more examples:
- ALT + 4: ♦
- ALT + 85: U
- ALT + 104: h
answered Feb 8 at 7:18
Wais KamalWais Kamal
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In my case I'm not after any characters :) --- I literally pressalt+endto navigate to "Derived Symbols" in VS2017 using Resharper and the smiley appears. I tested in Notepad++ and Word and the same thing happens.
– Eben Roux
Feb 8 at 7:45
Do I get that you don't want this behaviour? I suggest you change the title of your question to "How do I stop ALT+end outputting a smiley in Visual Studio?". I am not a VS user so I am not that experienced with its controls, but this should be somewhere in settings.
– Wais Kamal
Feb 8 at 8:05
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I think you are talking about ASCII characters.
To insert an ASCII character, press and hold down ALT while typing the character code. For example, to insert the degree (º) symbol, press and hold down ALT while typing 0176 on the numeric keypad.
Here are some more examples:
- ALT + 4: ♦
- ALT + 85: U
- ALT + 104: h
answered Feb 8 at 7:18
Wais KamalWais Kamal
1012
In my case I'm not after any characters :) --- I literally pressalt+endto navigate to "Derived Symbols" in VS2017 using Resharper and the smiley appears. I tested in Notepad++ and Word and the same thing happens.
– Eben Roux
Feb 8 at 7:45
Do I get that you don't want this behaviour? I suggest you change the title of your question to "How do I stop ALT+end outputting a smiley in Visual Studio?". I am not a VS user so I am not that experienced with its controls, but this should be somewhere in settings.
– Wais Kamal
Feb 8 at 8:05
add a comment |
I think you are talking about ASCII characters.
To insert an ASCII character, press and hold down ALT while typing the character code. For example, to insert the degree (º) symbol, press and hold down ALT while typing 0176 on the numeric keypad.
Here are some more examples:
- ALT + 4: ♦
- ALT + 85: U
- ALT + 104: h
answered Feb 8 at 7:18
Wais KamalWais Kamal
1012
I think you are talking about ASCII characters.
To insert an ASCII character, press and hold down ALT while typing the character code. For example, to insert the degree (º) symbol, press and hold down ALT while typing 0176 on the numeric keypad.
Here are some more examples:
- ALT + 4: ♦
- ALT + 85: U
- ALT + 104: h
answered Feb 8 at 7:18
Wais KamalWais Kamal
1012
answered Feb 8 at 7:18
Wais KamalWais Kamal
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answered Feb 8 at 7:18
Wais KamalWais Kamal
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answered Feb 8 at 7:18
Wais KamalWais Kamal
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In my case I'm not after any characters :) --- I literally pressalt+endto navigate to "Derived Symbols" in VS2017 using Resharper and the smiley appears. I tested in Notepad++ and Word and the same thing happens.
– Eben Roux
Feb 8 at 7:45
Do I get that you don't want this behaviour? I suggest you change the title of your question to "How do I stop ALT+end outputting a smiley in Visual Studio?". I am not a VS user so I am not that experienced with its controls, but this should be somewhere in settings.
– Wais Kamal
Feb 8 at 8:05
add a comment |
In my case I'm not after any characters :) --- I literally pressalt+endto navigate to "Derived Symbols" in VS2017 using Resharper and the smiley appears. I tested in Notepad++ and Word and the same thing happens.
– Eben Roux
Feb 8 at 7:45
Do I get that you don't want this behaviour? I suggest you change the title of your question to "How do I stop ALT+end outputting a smiley in Visual Studio?". I am not a VS user so I am not that experienced with its controls, but this should be somewhere in settings.
– Wais Kamal
Feb 8 at 8:05
In my case I'm not after any characters :) --- I literally press
alt+end to navigate to "Derived Symbols" in VS2017 using Resharper and the smiley appears. I tested in Notepad++ and Word and the same thing happens.– Eben Roux
Feb 8 at 7:45
In my case I'm not after any characters :) --- I literally press
alt+end to navigate to "Derived Symbols" in VS2017 using Resharper and the smiley appears. I tested in Notepad++ and Word and the same thing happens.– Eben Roux
Feb 8 at 7:45
Do I get that you don't want this behaviour? I suggest you change the title of your question to "How do I stop ALT+end outputting a smiley in Visual Studio?". I am not a VS user so I am not that experienced with its controls, but this should be somewhere in settings.
– Wais Kamal
Feb 8 at 8:05
Do I get that you don't want this behaviour? I suggest you change the title of your question to "How do I stop ALT+end outputting a smiley in Visual Studio?". I am not a VS user so I am not that experienced with its controls, but this should be somewhere in settings.
– Wais Kamal
Feb 8 at 8:05
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Just to add: it seems to be an intermittent problem. It had now gone away. And yes, I did reboot :) --- anyway, I'm keeping an eye out and I'll update the question accordingly.
– Eben Roux
Feb 8 at 8:53