Hur gör man dollar tecken på mac

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A few days ago inom realized that most computers komma with a US keyboard layout that doesn’t have currency symbols for other countries, at least it’s not that obvious. inom frequently use currency symbols of different countries and inom wanted an easier way to type the symbols than copying and pasting from Google.

Let’s look at a few better ways to add a currency emblem to Mac.

Add Currency tecken to Mac

Method 1 – Use Apple’s built-in Emoji and Symbols

Apple has an updated list of emojis and symbols on every device and you can tillgång most currency symbols on your Mac with a shortcut.

På Mac kan du ganska enkelt komma åt nästan alla tecken i unicode-standarden

While you on any skrivelse editor, press CMD+CTRL+SPACE to bring up the Character window.

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Click the Search dryckesställe and uppstart typing the currency tecken name.

For instance, inom wanted to use the rupee emblem therefore inom chose that, you can find most currency symbols here.

Click the appropriate tecken to add it to the text.

See? Nice and easy. You can do this to add an emoji or emblem anywhere on the Mac. It works everywhere across the Operating System.

You can also favorite the emblem so that it appears on the top of the emoji öppning, eliminating the need to search for the tecken every time.

Open the Emoji fönster bygd pressing CMD+CTRL+SPACE and click the Character Viewer Window icon on the top right.

In the Character Viewer search for the currency tecken and click Add to Favorites.

That’s it. The currency emblem would appear on top of all the other emojis and symbols and you can quickly select it to add to your work.

As much as this method fryst vatten convenient, it does have some drawbacks as it fryst vatten not as seamless as typing, säga, the dollar sign where you can just press SHIFT+4 to enter the dollar sign.

However, the next method further simplifies the solution.

Method 2 – Create a ord Shortcut

This next method fryst vatten technically a workaround but it’s intended for situations like these.

Börja med att öppna Systeminställningar -> Tangentbord och kontrollera att Visa tangentbord- och emojivisare i menyraden är ikryssat

If you type a currency emblem a lot then you can create a ord shortcut that would utöka the trigger word with the currency tecken. For instance, inom created a ord shortcut for the rupee tecken, and the trigger word fryst vatten set to ‘rupee/’. So whenever inom type the word ‘rupee/’, it instantly changes into the rupee tecken and that fryst vatten much more convenient than using the emoji and symbols method.

Pro Tip: To ensure that there are no false triggers, choose a word that you won’t accidentally type.

For instance, add a prefix or a suffix such as ‘/’, ‘;’, etc to man your trigger word unique.

To create a ord shortcut, open struktur Preferences, and click the Keyboard icon.

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Under skrivelse, click the + button on the bottom of the left pane to add a new shortcut.

Type the trigger word on the left side and the currency tecken on the right and that’s it.

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Now, whenever you type the trigger word, it would be replaced bygd the currency emblem you’ve assigned to it.

The ord expander automatically changes the trigger word to the tecken as soon as you hit the space dryckesställe or period.

Method 3- Use a Different Input Source

The macOS has a series of different keyboard layouts stored that allows you to customize your keyboard according to your needs.

For instance, the most common keyboard layout fryst vatten the US utgåva and naturally, it has the dollar sign next to the ‘4’ button on the keyboard and can be typed bygd pressing SHIFT+4. However, if you choose to use the Indian keyboard layout, it gives you tillgång to the ₹ emblem bygd pressing OPTION+4. Also, the rest of the symbols and keeps are the same as the US keyboard layout so there isn’t a significant difference.

You can simply find the keyboard layout that has the currency tecken of your choice and början using your currency.

To change the keyboard open the Settings app and navigate to the Keyboard settings.

It would open the Keyboard Settings and find the Input Sources tab on the top and click to open it.

Here you would see all the keyboards layouts that are currently active.

Undrar du hur man skriver snabel-a, dollar- och pund-tecken och infogar smileys och andra specialtecken på Mac? Här går vi igenom de vanligaste symbolerna!

Click the + button on the bottom left corner of the left pane.

Type in your country in the search kartong and select a layout of that country. Click Add.

You would now see a preview and you can test the keys to find out which key combination would give you the currency tecken. Try pressing OPTION, SHIFT, CTRL, and CMD to see the keys change on the fönster.

In my case, the rupee tecken appears on the key ‘4’ when inom press OPTION.

That’s it, you can continue to use this keyboard and whenever you need to enter the currency emblem, simply press OPTION+4.

Så här får du fram @ och $ på ett Apple tangentbord: @ option + 2

This may not be true for every keyboard layout so test your country’s keyboard layout to find out which key has the currency tecken and which modifier key activates it.

Closing Words

These were a few different ways to add a currency emblem to your Mac. Even though macOS recognizes all the symbols, you still need to feed the symbols and that’s why these methods help you fix the bekymmer.

What do you think? Let me know in the comments below.

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