Alt key
modifier key on computer keyboards used to type special characters
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Alt key
Summary
Alt key draws 94 Wikipedia views per month (practices category, ranking #148 of 764).[1]
Key Facts
- Alt key's image is recorded as Option-key.jpg[2].
- Alt key's image is recorded as Alt - Lenovo.jpg[3].
- Alt key's subclass of is recorded as modifier key[4].
- Alt key's has use is recorded as mnemonic[5].
- Alt key's Commons category is recorded as Alt key[6].
- Alt key's said to be the same as is recorded as Option key[7].
- Alt key's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/033830[8].
- Alt key's different from is recorded as Option key[9].
- Alt key's BabelNet ID is recorded as 03552269n[10].
- Alt key's icon is recorded as Preferences-desktop-keyboard-shortcuts-alt.svg[11].
- Alt key's icon is recorded as WikiMooc Key ALT grey.svg[12].
- Alt key's icon is recorded as Key--Option (1990s).svg[13].
- Alt key's icon is recorded as WikiMooc Key ALT.svg[14].
- Alt key's Quora topic ID is recorded as Alt-Key[15].
- Alt key's Namuwiki ID is recorded as 알트 키[16].
Why It Matters
Alt key draws 94 Wikipedia views per month (practices category, ranking #148 of 764).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]