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Typing Diacritics (accents) in Spanish

View instructions for PC

Macintosh


Typing in international characters is the same for all Macintosh applications, including the operating system.
 
To produce Follow these steps
á
  1. Hold down the option key, and type an e (the letter e).
  2. Let go of the keys (don't hold them down for step 3).
  3. Type the vowel over which you want the accent to appear.
Á Hold the Shift key down in step 3 above.
ñ
  1. Hold down the Option key, type an n (the letter n).
  2. Let go of the keys (don't hold them down for step 3).
  3. Type the letter over which you want the tilde to appear.
Ñ Hold the Shift key down in step 3 Above.
ü
  1. Hold down the Option key, and type a u (the letter u).
  2. Let go of the keys (don't hold them down for step 3).
  3. Type the vowel over which you want the umlaut to appear.
¿ Hold down the option and Shift keys, and type a ? (a single question mark).
¡ Hold down the option key, and type a ! (a single exclamation mark).

 

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To produce Method 1 Method 2 Method 3
á ALT + 160 or ALT + 0225

 
  1. Hold down the Control key, and type a ? (the apostrophe).
  2. Let go of the keys (don't hold them down for step 3).
  3. Type the vowel over which you want the accent to appear.
  1. Hold down the RIGHT ALT key, and type the vowel over which you want the accent to appear.


    2. OR

    1. Type a ? (the apostrophe).

  2. Let go of the key (don't hold it down for step 3).
  3. Type the vowel over which you want the accent to appear.
Á ALT + 0193 Hold the Shift key down in step 3 above. Hold the Shift key down in step 1 or 3 above.
ñ

ALT + 164 or ALT + 0241

 
  1. Hold down the Control and Shift keys, and type a ~ (tilde).
  2. Let go of the keys (don't hold them down for step 3).
  3. Type the letter over which you want the tilde to appear.
  1. Hold down the RIGHT ALT key, and type an n
OR
  1. Type a ~ (tilde).
  2. Let go of the key (don't hold it down for step 3).
  3. Type the letter over which you want the tilde to appear.
Ñ

ALT + 165 or ALT + 0209

Hold the Shift key down in step 3 Above. Hold the Shift key down in step 1 or 3 Above.
ü

ALT + 0252

  1. Hold down the Control and Shift keys, and type a : (a colon).
  2. Let go of the keys (don't hold them down for step 3).
  3. Type the vowel over which you want the umlaut to appear.
  1. Type a " (a quote mark).
  2. Let go of the key (don't hold it down for step 3).
  3. Type the vowel over which you want the umlaut to appear.
¿ ALT + 168 or ALT + 0191 Hold down the Alt, Control, and Shift keys, and type a ? (a single question mark). Hold down the RIGHT ALT key, and type a / (a slash mark).
¡ ALT + 0161 Hold down the Alt, Control, and Shift keys, and type a ! (a single exclamation mark). Hold down the RIGHT ALT key, and type a 1 (the number one above the q key).
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