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list of optional characters for keys on keyboard

Is there a list of how the optional characters for the keyboard keys are accessed?


iMac 27″, macOS 11.5

Posted on Oct 18, 2021 8:53 AM

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Posted on Oct 18, 2021 10:11 AM

marion bfrommaryville wrote:

Is there a list of how the optional characters for the keyboard keys are accessed?

I have never seen a full list for Option and Option Shift, which would be over 200 I think. But you can see everything and even input them directly via 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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Oct 18, 2021 10:11 AM in response to marion bfrommaryville

marion bfrommaryville wrote:

Is there a list of how the optional characters for the keyboard keys are accessed?

I have never seen a full list for Option and Option Shift, which would be over 200 I think. But you can see everything and even input them directly via the Keyboard Viewer:


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

list of optional characters for keys on keyboard

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