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Roman Character Entry on the Macintosh
The following key combinations are the most common for the Macintosh system. The OPT key means the Option key. If a combination has a plus sign (+), hold both keys simultaneously. If a comma (,) separates the key combination, release the keys you are holding and press the next set of keys.
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US KEYBOARD LAYOUT
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Example
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Keystroke
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¡
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OPT + 1
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¿
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OPT + SHIFT + /
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«
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OPT + \
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»
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OPT + SHIFT + \
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¢
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OPT + 4
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£
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OPT + 3
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¥
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OPT + Y
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©
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OPT + g
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®
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OPT + r
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°
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OPT + SHIFT + 7
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•
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OPT + 8
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€
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OPT + SHIFT + 2
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Å, å
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OPT + (SHIFT +) a
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á, é, í, ó, ú, Á
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OPT + e, (SHIFT +) vowel
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à, è, ì, ò, ù, À
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OPT + `, (SHIFT +) vowel
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â, ê, î, ô, û, Â
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OPT + i, (SHIFT +) vowel
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ä, ë, ï, ö, ü, Ä
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OPT + u, (SHIFT +) vowel
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Æ, æ
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OPT + (SHIFT +) ‘
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Ç, ç
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OPT + (SHIFT +) c
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ñ, ã, õ, Ã, Ñ
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OPT + n, (SHIFT +) letter
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Ø, ø
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OPT + (SHIFT +) o
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Œ, œ
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OPT + (SHIFT +) q
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ß
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OPT + s
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US EXTENDED KEYBOARD LAYOUT (OS X 10.4 or >)
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Name
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Keystroke
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Acute
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OPT + e, letter
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AE Ligature
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OPT + (SHIFT +) ‘
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Breve
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OPT + b, letter
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Bullet
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OPT + 8
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Caron
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OPT + v, letter
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Cedilla
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OPT + c, letter
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Cent
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OPT + 4
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Circumflex
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OPT + 6, letter
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Circumflex Below
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OPT + SHIFT + g, letter
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Comma
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OPT + p, letter
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Degree
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OPT + SHIFT + 7
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Dot
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OPT + w, letter
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Dot Below
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OPT + x, letter
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Double Acute
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OPT + j, letter
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Eth
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OPT + (SHIFT +) d
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Euro
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OPT + SHIFT + 2
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French Quote
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OPT + (SHIFT +) \
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Grave
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OPT + `, letter
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Hook
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OPT + z, letter
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Hook Below
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OPT + SHIFT + ., letter
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Horn
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OPT + i, letter
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Inverted !
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OPT + 1
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Inverted ?
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OPT + SHIFT + /
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Line Below
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OPT + h, letter
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Macron
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OPT + a, letter
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OE Ligature
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OPT + (SHIFT +) q
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Ogonek
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OPT + m, letter
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Pound
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OPT + 3
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Ring
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OPT + k, letter
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Sharp S
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OPT + s
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Stroke O
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OPT + (SHIFT +) o
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Stroke or Bar
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OPT + l, letter
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Thorn
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OPT + (SHIFT +) t
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Tilde
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OPT + n, letter
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Tilde Below
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OPT + SHIFT + f, letter
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Umlaut
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OPT + u, letter
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Yen
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OPT + Y
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