How do you add symbols, like hearts and stars to your yahoo name?

Question

How do you add symbols, like hearts and stars to your yahoo name?

Answer 1

The quick answer: Just press the ALT key along with a one to four digit number on the keypad. With a laptop press the Fn and ALT keys along with a one to four digit number on the keypad overlay. Be careful as some combinations may cause unexpected actions by your browser.

The detailed answer: There are 3 ways to type those characters. There are ALT codes indicated above. There are also HTML entities that will work on many forums, including here. The format for those are &x*x;. Links for both of them are below.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Alt...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_XML...

As a last option you can use the character map in accessories / system tools.

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Answer 2

Hold the ALT key while clicking a number on the number keypad on your keyboard.

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