How To Access Special Character Keyboard

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How To Access Special Character Keyboard

I feel a bit embarrassed asking this question. How do I bring up the special character keyboard in Catalina on my iMac? A Google search has not been successful. Thank you so much.

iMac Line (2012 and Later)

Posted on Dec 22, 2020 9:06 AM

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Tom Gewecke

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Dec 22, 2020 10:25 AM in response to kitjv

kitjv wrote:

. How do I bring up the special character keyboard in Catalina on my iMac?

Most special characters are not made with a "keyboard", but with the Character Viewer:

https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/use-emoji-and-symbols-on-mac-mchlp1560/11.0/mac/11.0

To see those special characters you can make with your currently active keyboard, use the Keyboard Viewer

https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/use-the-keyboard-viewer-on-mac-mchlp1015/11.0/mac/11.0

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Answer 2

Dec 22, 2020 9:09 AM in response to kitjv

Control Command Spacebar

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Answer 3

Dec 22, 2020 9:28 AM in response to kitjv

In System Preferences : Keyboard : Input Sources panel, select Show input menu in menu bar. That menu will have the keyboards for the Input Sources that you have entered, and will also offer the default keyboard viewer, where you can practice using combinations of option, shift, and control keys to display different characters on that keyboard.

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