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Alternatively, for Windows, use the Alt Code method by pressing down the alt key and typing the alt code of 64 on the numeric keypad. For example, to type É, hold option key and e, then shift key and e. Using the At Symbol Shortcut (Windows and Mac) The keyboard shortcut for At Symbol is Shift + 2 for both Windows and Mac. To type accents on capital letters, add shift to the final step. For example, to type é, hold o ption key while typing e, then release both and type e again. To type accents and other French characters, hold the option key while typing the key(s) in the third column, then release everything and press the key in the last column (if any). Position your cursor where you want the accented character.Keep the palette open for use in any application.Select the Accented Latin character palette.
How to open the special character palette Keep the special character palette on your desktop, ready to use whenever you need it. This method also works to type accents on iPhone and iPad. For Mac, simultaneously press and hold the ‘Option’ and the ‘Shift’ keys then hit once on the ‘7’ key. To use the Windows shortcut, press down the ALT key and type 92 using the numeric keypad. The shortcut to type the Backslash Symbol is ALT + 92 for Windows and Option + Shift + 7 for Mac. Hold down a letter and a popup appears with all the applicable accents. Without any further ado, let’s get started. First, let’s look at the symbols on the top row where the number keys are located. Here is the list of common keyboard symbols and their names. The names of all the Mac symbols are below. The Mac keyboard adds the Command key and the Control and Option keys on the bottom row. The addition of U+1F589 to Unicode postdates the creation of Apples mapping file, which maps this character to the Private Use Area as U+F802. Here are the Mac keyboard symbols in the U.S. Then with that input mode selected, type Opt+number. The easiest way to use these via a keyboard is to open System Preferences International/Language section (name varies with OS version) and in the Input sources list tick the option for 'Unicode Hex input'). Apple uses U+F8FF in the Corporate Private Use Area for this logo, but it is usually not supported on non-Apple platforms. Illustrated are the correct Unicode code numbers for a variety of Mac keyboard related symbols. Mac users have several options for typing accents. The character 0x14 is a solid Apple logo.