Hash and Pound signs on keyboard are reversed

Most characters above the numbers on my British Magic Keyboard are behaving as they should when using the modifier keys (shift and alt), with the exception of the '3' key.


Since updating to Ventura (OS13.5) the modifiers on this key aren't working properly. Keying shift+3 now produces the hash, and alt+3 produces a Pound. It should be the other way around.


How can I correct this?

iMac (2017 – 2020)

Posted on Aug 7, 2023 5:30 AM

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Posted on Aug 7, 2023 5:45 AM

Go to system settings > keyboard > text input > input sources and make sure that you only have one item on the list, and that the name of that item is "British." It sounds like you have US or ABC instead there.

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Hash and Pound signs on keyboard are reversed

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