Alt Gr

noun

A keyboard key that can be pressed simultaneously with other keys to result in additional characters such as accented letters and currency symbols.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounAlt Gr (uncountable)

alternative AltGr

  1. uncountablecomputingA keyboard key that can be pressed simultaneously with other keys to result in additional characters such as accented letters and currency symbols.

Origin

Abbreviation of alternate graphic, as originally used to produce box-drawing graphic characters.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

Alt Gr. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alt%20Gr

MLA

“Alt Gr.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alt%20Gr. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Alt Gr,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alt%20Gr.

Source: Alt Gr on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.