Symbols For A Mac

 



The trademark symbol, it is commonly used for branding work or included in any brand name that’s been trademarked. If you’re formally writing to or about a specific brand you would have to use this several times. I’m sure this shortcut would help, just press Option + 2 and you’ll get your ™ symbol. How to Uncover Additional Mac Symbols. Support for Office 2016 for Mac ended on October 13, 2020. On the Insert menu, click Advanced Symbol, and then click the Symbols tab. Click the symbol that you want. Your Mac's special characters are a boon to translators, mathematicians, and other people who are too cool to use:) as an emoji. Keyboard shortcuts and the Edit → Special Characters menu should be enough if you're looking for a common symbol.

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  1. Letters with Accents – (e.g. ó, ò, ñ)
  2. Other Foreign Characters – (e.g. ç, ¿, ß)
  3. Currency Symbols – (e.g. ¢, £, ¥)
  4. Math Symbols – (e.g. ±, °, ÷)
  5. Other Punctuation – (e.g. &, ©, §)
  6. Extra Accents:Extended Keyboard for OS X – (e.g. Ā, ý, č) New Page

Letters with Accents

This list is organized by Accent type. For the Template, the symbol 'V' means any vowel. The format is to hold the first two keys down simultaneously, release, then type the letter you wish to be accented.

Macintosh Option Codes for Accented Letters
ACCENTSAMPLETEMPLATE
Acute ó Ó Option+E, V
Circumflex ô ÔOption+I, V
Graveò Ò Option+`, V
Tildeõ ÕOption+N, V
Only works with 'n,N,o,O,a,A'
Umlautö Ö Option+U, V

Symbols For Machinists

Examples

Example 1: To input the letter ó, hold down the Option key, then the E key. Release both keys then type lowercase o.

Example 2: To input the letter Ó, hold down the Option key, then the E key. Release both keys then type capital O.

Other Foreign Characters

To insert these characters, press the Option key (bottom of keyboard) then other 'code' key to make the symbol appear.

Macintosh Option Codes for Foreign Characters
SYMBOLNAMECODE
¡

Upside-down exclamation mark

Option+1

¿

Upside-down question mark

Shift+Option+?

Ç,ç

French C cedille (caps/lowecase)

Shift+Option+C
Option+C

Œ,œ

OE ligature (caps/lowecase)

Shift+Option+Q
Option+Q

ß

German Sharp/Double S

Option+S

º, ªMasculine Ordinal Number (Span/Ital/Portuguese)
Feminine Ordinal Number

Option+0
Option+9

Ø,ø

Nordic O slash (caps/lowecase)

Shift+Option+O
Option+O

Å,å

Nordic A ring (caps/lowecase)

Shift+Option+A
Option+A

Æ,æ

AE ligature (caps/lowecase)

Shift+Option+’ (apostrophe key)
Option+’

« »

Spanish/French quotation marks

Option+
Shift+Option+

Examples

Example 1: To input French ç (Option+C), hold down the Option, then the C key. The ç will appear.

Symbols

Example 2: To input French Ç (Shift+Option+C), hold down the Shift key, then the Option key,then the C key. The ç will appear.

Currency Symbols

Macintosh Option Codes for Currency Symbols
SYMBOLNAMECODE
¢Cent sign Option+4
£British Pound Option+3
¥Japanese Yen Option+Y
€Euro Sign.Shift+Option+2
May not be in older fonts.
ƒDutch Florin Option+F

Symbols For Mac Keys

Math Symbols

Macintosh Option Codes for Math Symbols
SYMBOLNAMECODE
÷Division sign Option+/
±Plus/minus sign Shift+Option+=
°The degree symbol Shift+Option+8
¬'not' symbol Option+L
≥Greater than or equal to Option+>
≤Lesser than or equal to Option+<
√square root radical sign Option+V
πPi symbol Option+P
∞Infinity symbol Option+5
≈Approximately Option+X
ΔDelta/Difference Option+J
ΣSum Sign Option+W
∏Product Pi Symbol Shift+Option+P
ΩOhm sign Option+Z
µMicro Option+M
∂Partial Derivative Option+D
∫Integral Sign Option+B
‰Per Mil (1/1000) Sign Shift+Option+R

Other Punctuation

Macintosh Option Codes for Punctuation
SYMBOLNAMECODE
©Copyright symbol Option+G
®Registered Option+R
™Trademark Option+2
Paragraph Symbol Option+7
•DotOption+8
§Section Symbol Option+6
–en-dash. Option, then minus sign Option+-
—em-dash Shift+Option+-
†Dagger Option+T

Other Symbols

Mac Shortcuts Cheat Sheet Pdf

If the symbol you need is not on this page, try these options.