ABC and keyboard symbol at top right of screen

ABC and keyboard logo at top right of my screen are blocking me from signing in to my Mac Mini. I use a querty keyboard. Unable to type in my password.


Mac mini (M1, 2020)

Posted on Apr 8, 2023 3:09 AM

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Posted on Apr 8, 2023 3:44 PM

That will occur if you have more than one keyboard selected in Keyboard Preferences.


ABC is a type of keyboard. The letter arrangement is the same as US "qwerty" (for example) but special (non-alphanumeric) characters will be mapped to different keys.


If your password contains those non-alpha characters click that icon in the menu bar and select the keyboard you would normally use from the dropdown menu.

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