Special symbols in msg

IF you want to put up some symbols in your text then try"ALT + (NO.)
SOME are given below.
alt + 1 - ☺
alt + 2 - ☻
alt + 3 - ♥
alt + 4 - ♦
alt + 5 - ♣
alt + 6 - ♠
alt + 7 - •
alt + 8 - ◘
alt + 9 - ○

For CURRENCY
alt + 154/5/6/7 -¢/£/¥/₧

For typing in French/Portuguese
alt+128-153 -Ç/é/æ.....

The some images will be only visible in IE5+