simulating alt+2 (keypad) combination

I am trying to print the corresponding Unicode character for alt+2 to the Windows console window. (the console doesn't display the character, but should display ^B instead)
The following doesn't seem to work. Just prints "2".

Code:

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keybd_event(VK_MENU,0 ,0 , 0); //Alt Press

Sleep(10);
keybd_event(VK_NUMPAD2,0, 0 , 0); // 2 Press

Sleep(10);
keybd_event(VK_NUMPAD2,0, KEYEVENTF_KEYUP,0); // 2 Release

Sleep(10);
keybd_event(VK_MENU,0,KEYEVENTF_KEYUP,0); // Alt Release

Sleep(10);

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Neither does this work. Just prints "2", again.

Code:

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INPUT inputs = {0};
        inputs.type = INPUT_KEYBOARD;

        KEYBDINPUT ki = {0};
        ki.wVk = VK_LMENU;

        inputs.ki = ki;
        SendInput(1, &inputs, sizeof(INPUT)); // Left alt

        ki.wVk = VK_NUMPAD2;
        inputs.ki = ki;
        SendInput(1, &inputs, sizeof(INPUT)); // Numpad 2

        ki.dwFlags = KEYEVENTF_KEYUP;

        ki.wVk = VK_NUMPAD2;
        inputs.ki = ki;
        SendInput(1, &inputs, sizeof(INPUT)); // Numpad 2

        ki.wVk = VK_LMENU;
        inputs.ki = ki;
        SendInput(1, &inputs, sizeof(INPUT)); // Left alt

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The character is Ctrl+B. So you would want to simulate a keypress of CTRL and B at the same time.

No, you don't get what I need to do. I want to display ^B with alt+2 combination. The combination is supposed to produce this character ☻, but the console doesn't diplay it so. Later I'm planning to send the simulated combination to active window, but I'm starting off with the basic - producing output from the combination to a console window.