macOS Alt Codes

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Alt codes are keyboard shortcuts that let you easily type a special text symbol. On MacBook and Mac devices running macOS, alt codes can be done by holding down the Option key and pressing another key, listed below.

They are case-sensitive and change when holding Shift or when Caps Lock is on. They also work on iPhone (iOS) and iPad (iPadOS) if an external keyboard is connected.

* Some can be applied to a letter to add an accent. For example, Option + e then a will result in á.

Character	Alt Code	Name
`	Option + `	Grave Accent*
¡	Option + 1	Inverted Exclamation Mark
™	Option + 2	Trademark
£	Option + 3	Pound Sign
¢	Option + 4	Cent Sign
∞	Option + 5	Infinity
§	Option + 6	Section Sign
¶	Option + 7	Pilcrow / Paragraph Sign
•	Option + 8	Bullet Point
ª	Option + 9	Feminine Ordinal Indicator
º	Option + 0	Masculine Ordinal Indicator
⁄	Option + Shift + 1	Fraction Slash
€	Option + Shift + 2	Euro Sign
‹	Option + Shift + 3	Left Angle Quote
›	Option + Shift + 4	Right Angle Quote
fi	Option + Shift + 5	fi Ligature
fl	Option + Shift + 6	fl Ligature
‡	Option + Shift + 7	Double Dagger
°	Option + Shift + 8	Degrees Sign
·	Option + Shift + 9	Middle Dot
‚	Option + Shift + 0	Single Low Quote
œ	Option + q	oe Ligature
∑	Option + w	Summation
´	Option + e	Acute Grave Accent*
®	Option + r	Registered Trademark
†	Option + t	Dagger / Cross
¥	Option + y	Yen Sign
¨	Option + u	Diaeresis
ˆ	Option + i	Circumflex
ø	Option + o	o with Stroke
π	Option + p	Pi
å	Option + a	Angstrom
ß	Option + s	Sharp S
∂	Option + d	Partial Differential / Delta
ƒ	Option + f	Function
©	Option + g	Copyright
˙	Option + h	Dot Above
∆	Option + j	Increment / Delta
˚	Option + k	Ring Above
¬	Option + l	Not
Ω	Option + z	Omega
≈	Option + x	Almost Equal To
ç	Option + c	c with Cedilla
√	Option + v	Square Root
∫	Option + b	Integral
˜	Option + n	Tilde Accent*
µ	Option + m	Micro / Mu
Œ	Option + Shift + q	OE Ligature
„	Option + Shift + w	Double Low Quote
´	Option + Shift + e	Acute Accent
‰	Option + Shift + r	Per Mille
ˇ	Option + Shift + t	Caron
Á	Option + Shift + y	A with Acute Accent
¨	Option + Shift + u	Diaeresis
ˆ	Option + Shift + i	Circumflex
Ø	Option + Shift + o	O with Stroke
∏	Option + Shift + p	Capital Pi
Å	Option + Shift + a	A with Ring Above
Í	Option + Shift + s	I with Acute Accent
Î	Option + Shift + d	I with Circumflex
Ï	Option + Shift + f	I with Diaeresis
˝	Option + Shift + g	Double Acute Accent
Ó	Option + Shift + h	O with Acute Accent
Ô	Option + Shift + j	O with Circumflex
	Option + Shift + k	Apple Logo
Ò	Option + Shift + l	O with Grave Accent
¸	Option + Shift + z	Cedilla
˛	Option + Shift + x	Ogonek
Ç	Option + Shift + c	C with Cedilla
◊	Option + Shift + v	Lozenge / Diamond
ı	Option + Shift + b	Dotless i
˜	Option + Shift + n	Tilde Accent
Â	Option + Shift + m	A with Circumflex
`	Option + Shift + `	Grave Accent
–	Option + -	En Dash
—	Option + Shift + -	Em Dash
≠	Option + =	Not Equal
±	Option + Shift + =	Plus-Minus Sign
“	Option + [	Left Double Quote
”	Option + Shift + [	Right Double Quote
‘	Option + ]	Left Single Quote
’	Option + Shift + ]	Right Single Quote
«	Option + \	Left Double Angle Quote
»	Option + Shift + \	Right Double Angle Quote
…	Option + ;	Ellipsis
Ú	Option + Shift + ;	U with Acute Accent
æ	Option + '	ae Ligature
Æ	Option + Shift + '	AE Ligature
≤	Option + ,	Less Than or Equal To
≥	Option + .	Greater Than or Equal To
¯	Option + Shift + ,	Macron
˘	Option + Shift + .	Breve
÷	Option + /	Division Sign
¿	Option + Shift + /	Inverted Question Mark

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