my underscore isnt working on mac

i have a macbook air. the underscore doesn't work when I directly hit shift-hyphen. i have to continuously hit hyphen first and then shift for an underscore and its hectic so I. have to copy paste and use it. any help?

Posted on Apr 25, 2021 2:09 PM

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Apr 26, 2021 3:50 AM in response to swagp6

"hit hyphen first and the shift for an underscore" I don't understand this. Are you saying that it works but only if you type a hyphen first?

Check if there is some cruft under the key.

You did not say what model your Air is; some may be covered for a free keyboard repair.

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