Unicode with Monterey

Clsj55 wrote:

I just upgraded to Monterey, and now I can't use unicode the way I used to. Unicode Hex is still the selected keyboard, but where I used Option + 00e0 to type "à", nothing happens anymore. Can anyone tell me what's happening?

Other people have reported problems with Unicode Hex input. See this thread: hexadecimal unicode input broken - Apple Community

I had never heard of Unicode Hex input before that thread, and I've been typing in French for over 30 years. I think the Unicode Hex Input is just something Apple invented for Windows users. They have no other means to do that. The traditional method for Mac users is as follows:

option c: cedilla ç

option `: grave accents à, è, ...

option e: acute accents á, é, ...

option u: umlaut/diaresis ü, ï, ...

option i: circumflex î, ô, ...

option n: tilda ñ

option q: œ

option ': æ

option s: ß

option/shift option \: «»

This is the fastest way to type. Don't bother with Hex Input or the press-and-hold method, which is also broken half the time.

See Use emoji and symbols on Mac. Double click on the desired character to add at the insertion point. Character can also be added to Favourites.

Also, holding down the "a" key allows you to select the common accented characters:

- Pie Lover

Search "a with grave"

Clsj55 wrote:

where I used Option + 00e0 to type "à", nothing happens anymore.

Report this bug to Apple via

http://www.apple.com/feedback

That's the only one I have heard of so far that does not work.