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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: « Option + \

(I.E. Press and hold the option key, press the backslash key then release them simultaneously.)

Right pointing guillemet: » Shift + Option + \
Inverted exclamation mark: ¡ Option + !
Inverted question mark: ¿ Shift + Option + ?
Eszett (Sharp 's'): ß Option + S
Latin small letter 'c' with cedilla: ç Option + C
Small 'ø': ø Option + O
Latin small ligature 'œ': œ Option + Q
Latin small letter 'æ': æ Option + "
Acute accent: ´ Option + E , Any vowel
Grave accent: ` Option + ~ , Any vowel
Umlaut: ¨ Option + U , Any character
Tilde: ~ Option + N , Any character
Circumflex: ˆ Option + I , Any character
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