ASCII characters in chat - Guild Wars Forums

FL Prime · Nov 27, 2005, 01:29 PM // 13:29

Saw some people chatting in ASCII like characters..... musical notes while playing the flute etc. How is that done? One guy there kept bugging them for the answer and one of them told him "ALT-F4 brings up the menu" He went for it to everyones amusment......but seriously, how is it done?

TaMa · Nov 27, 2005, 02:57 PM // 14:57

I think u can just do alt+21 or alt+159 like normal. §ƒ

Shimus DarkRaven · Nov 27, 2005, 06:57 PM // 18:57

.┘W∞??&┌ <--Are just some of then. Hold alt, randomly hit numbers in any order, and it gives a symbol like ☺ =)

--The Shim

Hot Dead · Nov 27, 2005, 07:05 PM // 19:05

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These characters were made by pressing ALT+[insert number here]
the list goes on and on and on and on and on and....

Fyre Brand · Nov 27, 2005, 08:51 PM // 20:51

A really easy way to insert characters in your chat window is by bringing up the Windows utility: Character Map. I don't think every ascii or font character maps into the GW client, but many do. That's how you see people do stars, circles, etc.

I don't think using Alt+### works inside the client. This is a text/html enviroment and is different than the text fields inside the game client.

If anyone can actually make the alt+ method work I would be interested finding out exactly how they did it.

Nov 27, 2005, 01:29 PM // 13:29	#1
FL Prime Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Oct 2005	ASCII characters in chat Saw some people chatting in ASCII like characters..... musical notes while playing the flute etc. How is that done? One guy there kept bugging them for the answer and one of them told him "ALT-F4 brings up the menu" He went for it to everyones amusment......but seriously, how is it done?

Nov 27, 2005, 08:51 PM // 20:51	#5
Fyre Brand Krytan Explorer Join Date: Sep 2005 Guild: Shadowlight Order [SoR]	A really easy way to insert characters in your chat window is by bringing up the Windows utility: Character Map. I don't think every ascii or font character maps into the GW client, but many do. That's how you see people do stars, circles, etc. I don't think using Alt+### works inside the client. This is a text/html enviroment and is different than the text fields inside the game client. If anyone can actually make the alt+ method work I would be interested finding out exactly how they did it. Last edited by Fyre Brand; Nov 27, 2005 at 09:01 PM // 21:01..

Nov 27, 2005, 02:57 PM // 14:57	#2
TaMa Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston Guild: Cube Profession: Mo/	I think u can just do alt+21 or alt+159 like normal. §ƒ

Nov 27, 2005, 06:57 PM // 18:57	#3
Shimus DarkRaven Desert Nomad Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Titusville, PA <nowhere> Guild: KOD <Knights of the Dragonrose><Guild Officer> Profession: W/Mo	.┘W∞??&┌ <--Are just some of then. Hold alt, randomly hit numbers in any order, and it gives a symbol like ☺ =) --The Shim

Nov 27, 2005, 07:05 PM // 19:05	#4
Hot Dead Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jul 2005	{A>}????↕‼☺☺☻♥♦♣♠???◘○◙♂♀♪☼♫►◄↕‼??▬??↨↑↓→←↕↕‼▲▼ ♥!"#$%&'()*+,-./012345677879:;;:<=>[email protected][\]^^_`abcdefghijklmnoqr☼stuvwxyz{\|}~⌂??????????????? ???????v????(??????????♫????z??????????????☼5????? ???₧????????????x??????????‼??⌐⌐????????????░▓│┤╡╢ ╖╕╣║╗╜○╛w└┴‼4┬├─↕┼╞‼○??╚╤╔╔╩╦2╠═╬╧╨╤╥╙╘╒╓╫╪┘┌ █??▲╕-./"# These characters were made by pressing ALT+[insert number here] the list goes on and on and on and on and on and....