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Typing Foreign Characters on the Macintosh

To type some foreign characters on a Macintosh, there is a series of keystrokes that must be made one after another. For example, to type an ñ character, click the “Option”and“n” keys at the same time, then release both keys, and then click the n key. Only after clicking the final key will the character appear.

Key CombinationsCharacter TypeExamples
Option-e [letter]acute accent/accent aiguá é í ó ú Á É Í Ó Ú
Option-` [letter]grave accent/accent graveà è ì ò ù À È Ì Ò Ù
Option-i [letter]circumflex/circonflexeâ ê î ô û Â Ê Î Ô Û
Option-u [letter]diæresis/Umlautä ë ï ö ü Ä Ë Ï Ö Ü
Option-n [letter]tilde/eñeñ Ñ
Option-sEszett/sharfes Sß
Option-ccedillaç
Option-qligature o + eœ
Option-'ligature a + eæ
Option-Shift-/inverted question mark¿
Option-1inverted exclamation point¡
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