Many languages share the English alphabet but use accents over or under some characters to indicate specific pronunciations. Although most keyboards don’t display these accented characters, you can still type them by pressing keyboard combinations, such as those shown in Table 26-1.
Table 26-1. Common Foreign Language Characters and Keyboard Combinations
| Character | Keys to Press |
|---|
| Acute |
|---|
| á or Á | option-E, then type a or A |
| é or É | option-E, then type e or E |
| í or Í | option-E, then type i or I |
| ó or Ó | option-E, then type o or O |
| ú or Ú | option-E, then type u or U |
| Circumflex |
|---|
| â or  | option-I, then type a or A |
| ê or Ê | option-I, then type e or E |
| î or Î | option-I, then type i or I |
| ô or Ô | option-I, then type o or O |
| û or Û | option-I, then type u or U |
| Grave |
|---|
| à or À | option-` (grave, appears on the same key as the ~ symbol), then type a or A |
| è or È | option-` (grave, appears on the same key as the ~ symbol), then type e or E |
| ì or Ì | option-` (grave, appears on the same key as the ~ symbol), then type i or I |
| ò or Ò | option-` (grave, appears on the same key as the ~ symbol), then type o or O |
| ù or Ù | option-` (grave, appears on the same key as the ~ symbol), then type u or U |
| Tilde |
|---|
| ã or à | option-N, then type a or A |
| ñ or Ñ | option-N, then type n or N |
| õ or Õ | option-N, then type o or O |
| Umlaut |
|---|
| ä or Ä | option-U, then type a or A |
| ë or Ë | option-U, then type e or E |
| ï or Ï | option-U, then type i or I |
| ö or Ö | option-U, then type o or O |
| ü or Ü | option-U, then type u or U |
| Miscellaneous |
|---|
| ¡ | option-1 |
| ¿ | shift-option-? |
| ç | option-C |
| Ç | shift-option-C |
| œ | option-Q |
| Π| shift-option-Q |
| ß | option-S |
| ø | option-O |
| Ø | shift-option-O |
| å | option-A |
| Å | shift-option-A |
| æ | option-’ (apostrophe key) |
| Æ | shift-option-’ (apostrophe key) |
