Funky characters on keyboard?

Question

how do I make them little hearts and other funky type characters I see in some peoples names? Is it a font thing, or is there some sort of "special" keyboard thing I don't know about lol I have an acer laptop and am using vista.

Answer 1

Take a look at this link.  You have to hold the "alt" key, then type the 4 digit code, then release the key.