When you look at a Mac keyboard for the first time, you will see the usual setup - A through Z, numbers 1 through 0, plus all of your standard symbols such as speech marks, question marks, commas, and full stops. Plus, let's not forget the currency symbol for your country such as the US dollar, the British Pound, and the Euro. Alt Code Shortcuts for Mac to Insert Symbols Here is the complete list of keyboard shortcuts for inserting symbols using option or alt key in macOS. You can use the default English keyboard layout (ABC) when using alt key with other modifier keys like Shift or letter keys. MacBook keyboard has few distinctive sections: Function keys (in light blue), which provides access to various functions in MacBook itself or Mac OS system. By combining them with the FN key, you'll get access to F1 - F12 keys, which can be associated with particular application features (useful in Photoshop for example). Use emoji and symbols on Mac Use the Character Viewer to enter emoji, symbols, accented letters, and characters from other languages into your documents. In an app on your Mac, choose Edit Emoji & Symbols, or open the Character Viewer from the Input menu (if. This short guide serves as a quick reference to what the most common Mac Keyboard symbols or modifiers mean. This Mac keyboard symbol chart is especially useful if you're trying to follow (or write) how-to guides and aren't sure which keys you should press.
Mac Extended Codes | Mac Character Palette | Windows ALT Codes
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- Letters with Accents – (e.g. ó, ò, ñ)
- Other Foreign Characters – (e.g. ç, ¿, ß)
- Currency Symbols – (e.g. ¢, £, ¥)
- Math Symbols – (e.g. ±, °, ÷)
- Other Punctuation – (e.g. &, ©, §)
- Extra Accents:Extended Keyboard for OS X – (e.g. Ā, ý, č) New Page
Letters with Accents
This list is organized by Accent type. For the Template, the symbol 'V' means any vowel. The format is to hold the first two keys down simultaneously, release, then type the letter you wish to be accented.
ACCENT | SAMPLE | TEMPLATE |
---|---|---|
Acute | ó Ó | Option+E, V |
Circumflex | ô Ô | Option+I, V |
Grave | ò Ò | Option+`, V |
Tilde | õ Õ | Option+N, V Only works with 'n,N,o,O,a,A' |
Umlaut | ö Ö | Option+U, V |
Examples
Example 1: To input the letter ó, hold down the Option key, then the E key. Release both keys then type lowercase o.
Example 2: To input the letter Ó, hold down the Option key, then the E key. Release both keys then type capital O.
Other Foreign Characters
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To insert these characters, press the Option key (bottom of keyboard) then other 'code' key to make the symbol appear.
Apple Keyboard Symbols List
SYMBOL | NAME | CODE |
---|---|---|
¡ | Upside-down exclamation mark | Option+1 |
¿ | Upside-down question mark | Shift+Option+? |
Ç,ç | French C cedille (caps/lowecase) | Shift+Option+C Option+C |
Œ,œ | OE ligature (caps/lowecase) | Shift+Option+Q Option+Q |
ß | German Sharp/Double S | Option+S |
º, ª | Masculine Ordinal Number (Span/Ital/Portuguese) Feminine Ordinal Number | Option+0 Option+9 |
Ø,ø | Nordic O slash (caps/lowecase) | Shift+Option+O Option+O |
Å,å | Nordic A ring (caps/lowecase) | Shift+Option+A Option+A |
Æ,æ | AE ligature (caps/lowecase) Shop mac tools. | Shift+Option+’ (apostrophe key) Option+’ |
« » | Spanish/French quotation marks | Option+ Shift+Option+ |
Examples
Example 1: To input French ç (Option+C), hold down the Option, then the C key. The ç will appear.
Example 2: To input French Ç (Shift+Option+C), hold down the Shift key, then the Option key,then the C key. The ç will appear.
Currency Symbols
SYMBOL | NAME | CODE |
---|---|---|
¢ | Cent sign | Option+4 |
£ | British Pound | Option+3 |
¥ | Japanese Yen | Option+Y |
€ | Euro Sign. | Shift+Option+2 May not be in older fonts. |
ƒ | Dutch Florin | Option+F |
Math Symbols
Mac Symbols On Keyboard
SYMBOL | NAME | CODE |
---|---|---|
÷ | Division sign | Option+/ |
± | Plus/minus sign | Shift+Option+= |
° | The degree symbol | Shift+Option+8 |
¬ | 'not' symbol | Option+L |
≥ | Greater than or equal to | Option+> |
≤ | Lesser than or equal to | Option+< |
√ | square root radical sign | Option+V |
π | Pi symbol | Option+P |
∞ | Infinity symbol | Option+5 |
≈ | Approximately | Option+X |
Δ | Delta/Difference | Option+J |
Σ | Sum Sign | Option+W |
∏ | Product Pi Symbol | Shift+Option+P |
Ω | Ohm sign | Option+Z |
µ | Micro | Option+M |
∂ | Partial Derivative | Option+D |
∫ | Integral Sign | Option+B |
‰ | Per Mil (1/1000) Sign | Shift+Option+R |
Other Punctuation
SYMBOL | NAME | CODE |
---|---|---|
© | Copyright symbol | Option+G |
® | Registered | Option+R |
™ | Trademark | Option+2 |
¶ | Paragraph Symbol | Option+7 |
• | Dot | Option+8 |
§ | Section Symbol | Option+6 |
– | en-dash. Option, then minus sign | Option+- |
-- | em-dash | Shift+Option+- |
† | Dagger | Option+T |
Other Symbols
If the symbol you need is not on this page, try these options.