The U.S. Extended keyboard allows you to types more accented letters including carons (č), ogoneks (ą), dots (ṭ), thorns (þ) and other symbols. This page includes instructions for activating the Extended Keyboard and list codes for extra accented letters and other characters.
If you are working with a Unicode aware application such as Microsoft Office 2004, Text Edit (free with OS X ), Nisus Express, Dreamweaver or Netscape 7 Composer /Mozilla Composer you can activate the Extended Roman keyboard (10.2) or the U.S. Extended keyboard (10.3) and use these additional accent codes. Switch back to the U.S. keyboard for the older codes.
To activate the Extended Keyboard
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Use the dropdown menu to select the Extended Keyboard (
). Many of the fonts from Apple, Adobe and Unicode friendly fonts include the extended accents, but some older fonts or decorative fonts may be missing characters. Check your documents carefully to be sure formatting is consistent.
NOTE: If these codes are not working, then please make sure you have activated and switched to the extended keyboard following the instructions above.
| ACCENT | SAMPLE | TEMPLATE | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|
| Circumflex | Ŵ,ŵ | Option+6,X | Works with many letters including W.. Note difference from Option+I in U.S. Standard keyboard. |
| Accented Y | Ý,Ÿ | See Notes | Use Option+E for acute Y and Option+U for umlaut Y |
| Macron | Ō,ō | Option+A, X | Latin long mark, plus long Y (Ȳ) and long ash (Ǣ). Use Option+K,A if you need A-ring. |
| Breve | Ŏ,ŏ | Option+B, X | Short vowel mark |
| Arch (inverted Breve) | Ȏ,ȏ | Shift+Option+S, X | Appears over vowels |
| Nasal Vowel Tilde | Ẽ,ẽ | See Notes | Use Option+N to place a tilde over any vowel including E,I |
| Hacheck | Č,č |
Option+V, X | Used in Czech and other languages |
| Cedilla/Cedille | Ş,ş | Option+C, X | Works with S and other letters as well as C |
| Polish Ogonek | Ą,ą | Option+M, X | Used in Polish for nasal vowels. Reverse of French cedille |
| A ring, U ring | Ů,ů | Option+K, X | U ring in Czech; A-ring in Scnadinavian languages |
| Hungarian Double Acute | Ő,ő |
Option+J, X | Appears only over O,U |
| Double Grave | Ȍ,ȍ | Shift+Option+Y, X | Vowels |
| Strikethrough Bar | ł,ɨ | Option+L, X | Works with L,I,O |
| Subscript Dot | ṣ,ḍ | Option+X, X | Used to indicate retroflex consonants |
| Superscript Dot | ṡ,ḟ, | Option+W, X | Used in Polish and Old Irish. |
| Thorn | þ,Þ | Option+T Shift+Option+T |
Used in Icelandic and Old English |
| Eth | ð,Ð | Option+D Shift+Option+D |
Used in Icelandic and Old English |
These codes add accents to ANY Letter via Unicode combining characters (glossary). As a result, there may be unusual display issues with certain fonts or certain letters (e.g. capital letters).
To use these codes first type the letter, then type the code.
NOTE: If these codes are not working, then please make sure you have activated and switched to the extended keyboard following the instructions above.
| ACCENT | SAMPLE | TEMPLATE |
|---|---|---|
| Combining Acute | V́,v́ | Shift+Option+E |
| Combining Double Acute | V̋,v̋ |
Shift+Option+J |
| Combining Grave | V̀,v̀ | Shift+Option+` |
| Combining Umlaut/Diaresis | V̈,v̈ | Shift+Option+U |
| Combining Circumflex | V̂,v̂ | Shift+Option+6 |
| Combining Tilde | Ṽ,ṽ | Shift+Option+N |
| Combing Caron/Hachek | V̌,v̌ | Shift+Option+V |
| Combining Macron | V̄,v̄ | Shift+Option+A |
| Combining Macron Below | J̱,j̱ | Shift+Option+H |
| Combining Breve | V̆,v̆ | Shift+Option+B |
| Combining Cedille | V̧,v̧ | Shift+Option+C |
| Combining Ogonek | V̨,v̨ | Shift+Option+M |
| Combining Ring Above | V̊,v̊ | Shift+Option+K |
| Combining Stroke | V̵,v̵ | Shift+Option+L |
| Superscript Dot Above | V̇,v̇ | Shift+Option+W |
| Combining Dot Below | J̣,j̣ | Shift+Option+X |
| Combining Comma Below | V̦,v̦ | Shift+Option+I |
| Combining Horn | V̛,v̛ | Shift+Option+I |
