Here's a good website to use for Alt codes - codes to make accents on letters (like é) special letters or symbols ( like £ ) or even smiley faces (like ☻☺☻☺)
http://www.alt-codes.net/
Hold the ALT key down, and key in the number (on the key pad), to get the desired character or symbol.
Here's another site for making smileys or "emoticons". :o)
http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Smilies
