Typing Diacritics for Macs
Instructions: When the keys are separated by the plus (+) sign, press them all in unison to get the desired character. If the two sets of images are separated by a comma (,) press the first set in unison, then press the second set in unison.
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Left pointing guillemet:
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«
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Option + \
(I.E. Press and hold the option key, press the backslash key then release them simultaneously.)
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Right pointing guillemet:
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»
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Shift + Option + \
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Inverted exclamation mark:
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¡
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Option + !
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Inverted question mark:
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¿
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Shift + Option + ?
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Eszett (Sharp 's'):
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ß
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Option + S
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Latin small letter 'c' with cedilla:
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ç
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Option + C
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Small 'ø':
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ø
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Option + O
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Latin small ligature 'œ':
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œ
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Option + Q
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Latin small letter 'æ':
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æ
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Option + "
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Acute accent:
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´
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Option + E , Any vowel
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Grave accent:
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`
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Option + ~ , Any vowel
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Umlaut:
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¨
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Option + U , Any character
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Tilde:
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~
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Option + N , Any character
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Circumflex:
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ˆ
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Option + I , Any character
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