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The multiplication symbol, for one, is not accessible by a keyboard shortcut. Unfortunately the Mac is not as nice as a Windows machine for inserting symbols using the keyboard (rather than the mouse) which I prefer as it’s quicker. As I’ve been a Mac user for a year, it’s time to make a similar post for Mac users. In that post, I gave shortcuts for inserting mathematical symbols into Word – the post was specific to the Windows version of Word.

My previous post, Maths symbols in Word is one of the most popular on this site. Please see the updated post Mathematical Symbols in Word for Mac for a screencast describing the current best method (in my opinion).Ĭreating a maths worksheet in Microsoft Word without using the proper symbols does not present well – I’m sure you’ve seen 2 * 2 = 4 or 2 × 2 = 4 rather than 2 × 2 = 4.

You can also click the check at the bottom of Input Sources to add it to your menu bar for quick access, then choose Keyboard Viewer or Show Emoji & SymbolsĪlternative: You can also go to System Preferences > Keyboard > Text to create your own text shortcut for a special character you use often.Įmoji shortcut on Mac: Use the keyboard shortcut command + control + spacebar to pull up the emoji/symbol picker in most applications.Some of the methods in this article do not work in Microsot Word for Mac 2011.

Now you can start to memorize the keyboard shortcuts for these.

Press and hold option + shift on the keyboard to see more special characters (e.g.

Press and hold option on the keyboard to see some of the special characters (e.g.

Open System Preferences > Keyboard > Input Sources.

And you can use special character keyboard shortcuts.

Some apps may not support letter accents.

The letter accent menu won’t show up if there aren’t any options available.

Click the special character you want or choose it with the associated number with your keyboard.

Press and hold the letter on your keyboard that you want to add an accent to (works on iPhone/iPad too).

How to do letter accents on Mac and other special characters There are multiple ways to do special characters and letter accents on Mac from a direct option on your keyboard to using shortcuts and the menu bar.īelow we’ll look at the quickest option first, then dive into more ways to type not just letter accents but a variety of special characters on Mac. Want to learn the quickest way to type special characters on macOS? Read along for how to do letter accents on Mac and more.