How to type euro symbol, pound sign, €, Æ, #, @, © & @ on a Mac
Macworld Whether you have just switched from a PC to a Mac and have discovered that the ” and @ keys aren’t where you were expecting, or you are having to type some unusual characters or accents on your Mac keyboard, we are here to help. The location of the special characters may depend on where you are based in the world: keyboard layout differs by country, with certain characters getting more prominence on the keyboards of the people who use them more. You’ll find QWERTY keyboards for English speakers, while French speakers get a AZERTY keyboard, Germans get QWERTZ, for example. U.S. and U.K. keyboards have a number of surprising differences. Australians tend to use the American keyboard layout. European keyboards have completely different key layouts so we’ve also included the location of these special keys below. One other source of confusion is the fact that some Mac keyboards label the Alt key Option while others call the Option key Alt (depending on your viewpoint). This means that some guides you will read will talk about an Option or Alt key you can’t see on your Mac. The key is one and the same. See Where is the Option key. And if you are using a PC keyboard with your Mac the Alt key will be Option while the Windows key will be Command and you will no doubt be very confused. How to type °$€@®©# £€¢™ and Æ That’s not a concealed swear word! Those are all symbols that you may find yourself needing to type again and again, and yet they are hidden from view on your Mac keyboard. Don’t worry though, we’ll let you know what you need to do to type them. Before we begin, this is a handy overview of the hidden characters that you can type using Alt (the keys might be a bit different if you aren’t using a U.K. keyboard). How to type Euro symbol on a Mac keyboard – € On a U.S. keyboard to type euro you need to press: Alt/Option-Shift-2 = € On a U.K. keyboard to type euro you should press: Alt/Option-2 = € European keyboards give more prominence to the Euro sign, but the location of the euro key, and the combination of keys required, depends on the country. On French Apple Magic Keyboards you’ll find the Euro sign (and dollar sign) next to the return key. On German, Italian, Swiss and Spanish keyboards the euro sign is typed by pressing option/alt and the E key. Portugese keyboards have the Euro sign on the number 3: press option/Alt and that key. For Norwegians and the Danish the euro is typed by pressing option/Alt and the number 4. And Dutch keyboards have the euro on the number 2. How to type the pound sign on a Mac keyboard Not only is typing a pound sign tricky because the location of the key will differ depending on the keyboard, but also the word itself has a different meaning depending on where you are. For U.K. residents the word pound represents the currency: £. However, some countries call the hashtag or hash key a pound. If you are in the U.K. the hashtag sign shares the 3 key with the pound sign (£) but on other country’s keyboards the U.K. £ sign is found elsewhere (we’ll get to that next). How to type a # (hash) On a U.S. keyboard to type # you need only press Shift-3 = # On a U.K. keyboard to type # you should press Alt/Option-3 = # The hash sign on French keyboards is found to the left of the number 1. German keyboards have the hash key beside the return key. Norweigen, Spanish, Swedish and Portugese keyboards have the hash key on number 3. Italian keyboards have the hash key (cancelletto) just above the lower right shift key. How to type a £ (pound sign) We’ll mention the UK Pound sign here for everyone who is using a non-U.K. keyboard as it’s location on a U.K. keyboard is no mystery (ok – if you are still looking it’s on the 3 key). On a U.S. keyboard you need to type £ you need to press Alt/Option-3 = £ The £ key may not even be illustrated on the U.S. keyboard! On French and Swiss keyboards, the £ is found above the right-hand shift key, beside the enter/return key. Italian keyboards have the £ on the number 3, like U.K. keyboards. How to type ‘at’ – @ This @ key is a point of confusion for PC users coming to Mac keyboards because the ” key and @ key switch places. On a U.S. or U.K. keyboard you’ll find the @ key on the 2 key. You need to press Shift-2 = @. Spanish and Swedish keyboards also have the @ on the 2. On Danish, Norweigen, Portuguese, and Swiss keyboards the @ key is next to the return key, above the right-hand shift key. French keyboards have the @ sign to the left of 1. German keyboards have the @ key on L. Italian keyboards also have the @ next to the L. Where is the ” key? On a U.S. or U.K. keyboard you’ll find the “ key will be down on the right where the ‘ key is located. On German, Danish, Norweigen, Portugese, Spanish, Swiss, Swedish and Italian keyboards the ” key is on the 2. French keyboards have the ” on 3. © ® and ™ The various copyright and trademark signs can be commonly used in certain lines of work. Luckily there is an easy way to type them on a Mac keyboard. You might think that logically the Copyright sign would be hidden on the C key, but you’d be wrong. The C key is the home of various accented Cs. If you want to type a © you need to press Alt/Option and G. Alt/Option-G = © If you want to type the Registered Trademark symbol less Option/Alt and R: Alt/Option-R = ® As for the ™ how you type depends on the keyboard: On a U.S. keyboard to type ™ you need to press: Alt/Option-2 = ™ On a U.K. keyboard to type ™ you should press: Shift-Alt/Option-2 = ™ Want to type the Pi (π) symbol? We have a tutorial that explains how to do that here: How to type the Pi (π) symbol on a Mac or iPhone. Æ This one was popularised by Elon Musk and Grimes when they named their child Æ A-12 Musk. If you want to type Æ just press and hold the A key. You’ll see a range of options appear in a box – just select the one you want or press 5. Degrees If it’s getting hot where you are you might want to tell someone. In which case a degree sign could be handy. Here’s how to type a ° Shift-Alt/Option–8 = °  You might wonder what circumstances would cause you to need to type an Apple logo, but with Apple naming a few products with the Apple symbol if might be that you need to type TV or Watch. If you do, the key combination is as follows: Shift-Alt/Option-K Read: How to type  on an iPhone. A check mark or tick This is a handy one – the V almost looks like a tick or check mark, add an Option/Alt and that’s what you get. Option/Alt-V = √ Other keys There are a few keys that are hidden in plain sight. We’ll mention them here just in case you are struggling to find them: ~ (aka the Tilde sign) – It’s on the left by the Shift key/ – on the right by the Shift key – on the right above the Shift key| – press shift and (beside enter/return) Typing accents on a Mac keyboard If you are trying to type accents on an English keyboard if can be a bit daunting – if you are using a keyboard that’s designed for that language it will be considerably easier to type accents, for obvious reasons. To type an accented letter all you need to do is press and hold the relevant key. When you do so a menu will appear with the various accented characters to choose from. For example, if you press and hold the E key then you will eventually see this menu pop up. You can choose the version with your pointer, or by pressing the corresponding number. You’ll find accents associated with the following keys: e, y, u, i, o, a, s, l, z, c, n. Typing emoji on a Mac You might think that emoji are restricted to iPhones and iPads, but they aren’t. It’s possible to access emoji on your Mac. When you are using a word processor or similar program you can press Control-Command-Space to bring up the Emoji pallet. Read our guide to using Emoji on the Mac here. Typing other characters on a Mac You may recall the Character Viewer – a tool which you could expand to find various characters to be added to text documents. It predated Emoji and since Emoji arrived it seems to have been hidden away, but it’s still there. As above, press Control-Command-Space to bring up the Emoji pallet then click on the icon in the top right of the Emoji box to bring up the Character Viewer. Here you’ll find more than Emoji: there are also Arrows, other currency symbols, Maths Symbols, and more. This is where you will find currency symbols such as ¥ ¢ ₽ ₩ ₱ ₹ ﷼ Maths symbols such as xxx ∄ ℇ ℏ ≥ ≯ ∑ √ ∱≉ There are also some pictographs that predate emoji including all of these How to see hidden characters on your keyboard If you are curious to learn which characters are hidden underneath the keys on your keyboard you could use the Keyboard Viewer. To get the Keyboard Viewer to appear you first need to go to System Preferences and choose Keyboard. Then tick the box beside Show keyboard and emoji viewers in menu bar. Now you’ll see an icon in the menu bar (it includes a Command icon). If you click on it, you will see options to Show Emoji & Symbols and Show Keyboard Viewer. Choose Show Keyboard Viewer. When you press the shift and option keys you will see the various options available to you. You can just click on the key as seen on the keyboard on screen. #id66438e16ba882 .jw-wrapper::before { content: "" !important; } A bonus is the fact that when you type with this keyboard viewer on view you will see various suggested autocomplete words that you might want to use. If you find yourself using different characters often you might like to try an app like PopChar X from Ergonis. The app makes it really easy to access the various characters that are available in the different fonts on your Mac. You can purchase it here for $29.99/£30.85. Wondering how to copy and paste on a Mac? You may also find our iPhone keyboard typing tips useful. Keyboards, Mac

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Macworld At a glanceExpert's Rating ProsCharges iPhone, AirPods, Watch15W Qi2 (MagSafe) for iPhoneFast charge Apple WatchAdjustable iPhone padOur VerdictDecluttering your desk or nightstand of multiple cables and wall chargers, the Anker MagGo Wireless Charging Station (3-in-1 Pad) can wirelessly fast-charge an iPhone at 15W and Apple Watch at 5W, as well as power up compatible AirPods as quickly as possible without sticking in a cable. Price When Reviewed$99.99 Best Prices Today: Anker MagGo Wireless Charging Station (3-in-1 Pad) Retailer Price $99.99 View Deal Anker $99.99 View Deal Price comparison from over 24,000 stores worldwide Product Price Price comparison from Backmarket If you own multiple Apple portable devices such as an iPhone, Apple Watch and AirPods as many of us do, a one-piece charging station is a great way to save desk space, tidily gather everything together and reduce cable clutter. You can then relax in the knowledge that you don’t have to root around for three or more separate cables and wall chargers. Everything is immediately at your disposal. Multi-device chargers come in various shapes and sizes: flat pads, taller stands, folding travel packages and power banks. The Anker MagGo Wireless Charging Station (3-in-1 Pad) is a long flat strip with flexible charging modules for iPhone, AirPods and Apple Watch. It uses the latest Qi2 wireless charging technology that is based on Apple’s own MagSafe standards. Qi2, like MagSafe, ensures a perfect charging position by magnetically clamping the iPhone to the charger. As such it can wirelessly charge an iPhone at the same 15W power as a certified Apple MagSafe charger. Magnetic but non-MagSafe or non-Qi2 chargers are merely “MagSafe-compatible” and are limited to a more pedestrian 7.5W speed. We’ve reviewed the best iPhone chargers and best Apple Watch chargers, and the Anker MagGo chargers are some of our recommended favorites. Anker is a well-known and trusted maker of premium Apple accessories and is one of the first to launch a range of Qi2 chargers. The MagGo 3-in-1 Pad can fast-charge any MagSafe iPhone (iPhone 12, 13, 14 or 15 models, but not SE) at 15W as well as fast-charge an Apple Watch (Series 7, 8, 9, SE and Ultra) at 5W and Apple AirPods (2nd and 3rd generation AirPods, and all AirPods Pro) at 5W. You can swap out the AirPods case for a second iPhone (iPhone 8 and later) via 7.5W Qi rather than full MagSafe. The connection isn’t magnetic so you need to be more careful with the phone placement to get the charge right. Dominik Tomaszewski / Foundry Dominik Tomaszewski / Foundry Dominik Tomaszewski / Foundry Design The Anker MagGo Wireless Charging Station (3-in-1 Pad) is a horizontal strip measuring 9 inches long, 3.4 inches wide and half an inch high (23-x-8.5-x-1.4cm). It weighs 12oz (340g) so is light enough to travel with you in your bag but remember that you need to plug the MagGo into a wall or desktop charger so pack a cable and charger with you. Thankfully, the MagGo 3-in-1 Pad comes with its own USB-C charger at a decent 40W—enough to charge up a 13-inch MacBook if you wish—but it will also plug into any USB-C charger. We’ve tested the best USB-C chargers in case you prefer a multi-port charger to be at base or with you at all times. What we particularly like about the MagGo 3-in-1 Pad is that its iPhone and Watch charging modules can be adjusted to suit your needs. Rival charging pads, such as the $149.95 Belkin Boost Charge Pro 3-in-1 Wireless Charging Pad with MagSafe, look similar but lack the flexibility on the iPhone-charging pad— meaning the iPhone has to be charged flat and you can’t then use StandBy mode or position the phone usefully while it is charging. The MagGo on the other hand has its iPhone charging pad on a 2-inch (5cm) arm that can raise the iPhone’s height about 4.5 inches (11cm) from the desk and can have its angle adjusted between 90 and 180 degrees. The iPhone can be positioned in either landscape (for Apple’s StandBy mode) or portrait orientation. When compared side by side with the Belkin 3-in-1 Charging Pad, it’s the same width but a little less long and deep (Anker: 9-x-3.4-0.5 inches; vs Belkin: 9.3-x-3.4-x-0.8 inches). The Anker is also noticeably lighter (12oz vs 16.8oz) so is more bag friendly. It is also a third of the price of the Belkin charger. Both are available in either black or white colors. 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Some may prefer a more upright 3-in-1 charging stand, such as Anker’s Qi2 MagGo 3-in-1 Stand.Dominik Tomaszewski / Foundry Some may prefer a more upright 3-in-1 charging stand, such as Anker’s Qi2 MagGo 3-in-1 Stand.Dominik Tomaszewski / Foundry Dominik Tomaszewski / Foundry Anker does have a stand version: the rather predictably named Anker MagGo Wireless Charging Station (3-in-1 Stand) shown above. This is a good-looking and fast-charging stand but is not our favorite stand, which remains the Twelve South HiRise 3 Deluxe, which can angle and tilt a charging iPhone by 35 degrees and also charge a Watch either flat or in Nightstand mode. The Anker MagGo stand is less flexible with no tilt or movement on either charging point. Maybe the best of both worlds: the Anker MagGo 3-in-1 Foldable Stand. Maybe the best of both worlds: the Anker MagGo 3-in-1 Foldable Stand.Foundry Maybe the best of both worlds: the Anker MagGo 3-in-1 Foldable Stand.Foundry Foundry The MagGo family is varied in looks but not in name, and the Anker MagGo Wireless Charging Station (Foldable 3-in-1), pictured above, is another Qi2 option. Similarly priced ($109.99/£99.99), this super compact 3-in-1 charger is about the size of a credit card (3.5×2.36 inches; 8.9×6cm) but an inch (2.5cm) deep, and is lightweight at 6.9oz (195g). You can raise the foldable Qi2 pad to create a mini stand for your iPhone. You can also charge an iPhone with that charger folded and the Qi2 pad on top. You need to unfold it only if you want to charge some AirPods or use the Qi2 pad as a stand. The 5W Watch-charging module is tucked away on the underside and can lie flat or sit up at an angle for Nightstand mode. Above the base is the Qi wireless charging pad that will 5W charge your AirPods when inside a wireless charging case. Dominik Tomaszewski / Foundry Dominik Tomaszewski / Foundry Dominik Tomaszewski / Foundry Price & availability The Anker MagGo Wireless Charging Station (3-in-1 Pad) costs $99.99 / £99.99 / €109.99, and is available direct from Anker (U.S. / U.K. / E.U.) or Amazon in the U.S. | U.K. | Germany. It is cheaper than rival 3-in-1 charging strips, probably because Anker doesn’t have to pay Apple for its badge of MagSafe certification—yet it matches certified MagSafe in terms of charging speed. In comparison, the equally long-named Belkin Boost Charge Pro 3-in-1 Wireless Charging Pad with MagSafe costs $149.99 / £139.99. Should I buy the Anker MagGo Wireless Charging Station (3-in-1 Pad)? Decluttering your desk or nightstand of multiple cables and wall chargers, the Qi2-based Anker MagGo Wireless Charging Station (3-in-1 Pad) can wirelessly fast-charge an iPhone at 15W and Apple Watch at 5W, as well as charge compatible AirPods as quickly as possible without sticking in a cable. 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