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Option Key Symbols

Search a character by name to read the Option keys that type it, or tap it to copy it.

Option Key Symbols

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How it works

On the U.S. keyboard layout the Option key types 126 special characters: 87 with one press of Option, or Option and Shift, and a key, and 39 more with an accent key and then a letter.

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Find a character and its keys

Type a name, a key or the character itself in the search box, or pick a group. Each row gives the press: Option+G is ©, Option+Shift+2 is €. Tap a character or its name to copy it.

The five accent keys

Option+E, Option+`, Option+I, Option+N and Option+U each enter an accent that waits for a letter: Option+E then E is é, Option+N then N is ñ. With Shift on the letter the capital comes out. The last group lists all 48 letters made this way.

What an Alt code list does not have

Seventeen of these characters are in neither of the two Alt code sets, among them ≠, ∂, ∑, ∏, ∫, ◊, fi and fl.

  • Nine capitals can be typed two ways: Á is Option+Shift+Y, or Option+E then Shift+A. Both are in its row.
  • Option+Shift+K is left out: it types U+F8FF, a private-use character with no Unicode name.

Questions and answers

How to type special characters on Mac keyboards?

Hold Option, or Option and Shift, and press a key: Option+G types © and Option+Shift+8 types °. For an accented letter, press an accent key such as Option+E, then the letter. Holding a letter key down also opens a menu of its accented forms.

How to do Alt codes with the Option key?

You cannot. An Alt code is a number typed on a number pad while Alt is held, and that method does not work on a Mac. The Option key does the job: Option+3 types £, where an Alt code list gives Alt+156.

Which Option key symbols need Shift as well?

Of the 87 characters typed with one press, 42 need Option alone and 45 need Option and Shift. The Shift ones include €, °, ±, —, ¿ and Æ. Search Option+Shift to list them.

Why does Option plus a key type something else for me?

The table is for the U.S. layout. A keyboard set to another layout has its own characters on the Option key, so the same press can give a different character from the one in the row.

All 126 characters

Signs 11

  • Bullet Option+8. U+2022. Alt+7 or Alt+0149 on a number pad.
  • Copyright sign Option+G. U+00A9. Alt+0169 on a number pad.
  • Dagger Option+T. U+2020. Alt+0134 on a number pad.
  • Degree sign Option+Shift+8. U+00B0. Alt+248 or Alt+0176 on a number pad.
  • Double dagger Option+Shift+7. U+2021. Alt+0135 on a number pad.
  • Horizontal ellipsis Option+;. U+2026. Alt+0133 on a number pad.
  • Lozenge Option+Shift+V. U+25CA. In neither Alt code set.
  • Pilcrow sign Option+7. U+00B6. Alt+20 or Alt+0182 on a number pad.
  • Registered sign Option+R. U+00AE. Alt+0174 on a number pad.
  • Section sign Option+6. U+00A7. Alt+21 or Alt+0167 on a number pad.
  • Trade mark sign Option+2. U+2122. Alt+0153 on a number pad.

Currency 4

  • Cent sign Option+4. U+00A2. Alt+155 or Alt+0162 on a number pad.
  • Euro sign Option+Shift+2. U+20AC. Alt+0128 on a number pad.
  • Pound sign Option+3. U+00A3. Alt+156 or Alt+0163 on a number pad.
  • Yen sign Option+Y. U+00A5. Alt+157 or Alt+0165 on a number pad.
Show all 126 characters (111 more)

Math 19

  • Almost equal to Option+X. U+2248. Alt+247 on a number pad.
  • Division sign Option+/. U+00F7. Alt+246 or Alt+0247 on a number pad.
  • Fraction slash Option+Shift+1. U+2044. In neither Alt code set.
  • Greater-than or equal to Option+.. U+2265. Alt+242 on a number pad.
  • Greek capital letter omega Option+Z. U+03A9. Alt+234 on a number pad.
  • Greek small letter pi Option+P. U+03C0. Alt+227 on a number pad.
  • Increment Option+J. U+2206. In neither Alt code set.
  • Infinity Option+5. U+221E. Alt+236 on a number pad.
  • Integral Option+B. U+222B. In neither Alt code set.
  • Less-than or equal to Option+,. U+2264. Alt+243 on a number pad.
  • Micro sign Option+M. U+00B5. Alt+230 or Alt+0181 on a number pad.
  • N-ary product Option+Shift+P. U+220F. In neither Alt code set.
  • N-ary summation Option+W. U+2211. In neither Alt code set.
  • Not equal to Option+=. U+2260. In neither Alt code set.
  • Not sign Option+L. U+00AC. Alt+170 or Alt+0172 on a number pad.
  • Partial differential Option+D. U+2202. In neither Alt code set.
  • Per mille sign Option+Shift+R. U+2030. Alt+0137 on a number pad.
  • Plus-minus sign Option+Shift+=. U+00B1. Alt+241 or Alt+0177 on a number pad.
  • Square root Option+V. U+221A. Alt+251 on a number pad.

Dashes and quotation marks 15

  • Double low-9 quotation mark Option+Shift+W. U+201E. Alt+0132 on a number pad.
  • Em dash Option+Shift+-. U+2014. Alt+0151 on a number pad.
  • En dash Option+-. U+2013. Alt+0150 on a number pad.
  • Inverted exclamation mark Option+1. U+00A1. Alt+173 or Alt+0161 on a number pad.
  • Inverted question mark Option+Shift+/. U+00BF. Alt+168 or Alt+0191 on a number pad.
  • Left double quotation mark Option+[. U+201C. Alt+0147 on a number pad.
  • Left single quotation mark Option+]. U+2018. Alt+0145 on a number pad.
  • Left-pointing double angle quotation mark Option+\. U+00AB. Alt+174 or Alt+0171 on a number pad.
  • Middle dot Option+Shift+9. U+00B7. Alt+250 or Alt+0183 on a number pad.
  • Right double quotation mark Option+Shift+[. U+201D. Alt+0148 on a number pad.
  • Right single quotation mark Option+Shift+]. U+2019. Alt+0146 on a number pad.
  • Right-pointing double angle quotation mark Option+Shift+\. U+00BB. Alt+175 or Alt+0187 on a number pad.
  • Single left-pointing angle quotation mark Option+Shift+3. U+2039. Alt+0139 on a number pad.
  • Single low-9 quotation mark Option+Shift+0. U+201A. Alt+0130 on a number pad.
  • Single right-pointing angle quotation mark Option+Shift+4. U+203A. Alt+0155 on a number pad.

Letters 26

  • Feminine ordinal indicator Option+9. U+00AA. Alt+166 or Alt+0170 on a number pad.
  • Latin capital letter A with acute Option+Shift+Y, or Option+E, then Shift+A. U+00C1. Alt+0193 on a number pad.
  • Latin capital letter A with circumflex Option+Shift+M, or Option+I, then Shift+A. U+00C2. Alt+0194 on a number pad.
  • Latin capital letter A with ring above Option+Shift+A. U+00C5. Alt+143 or Alt+0197 on a number pad.
  • Latin capital letter AE Option+Shift+'. U+00C6. Alt+146 or Alt+0198 on a number pad.
  • Latin capital letter C with cedilla Option+Shift+C. U+00C7. Alt+128 or Alt+0199 on a number pad.
  • Latin capital letter I with acute Option+Shift+S, or Option+E, then Shift+I. U+00CD. Alt+0205 on a number pad.
  • Latin capital letter I with circumflex Option+Shift+D, or Option+I, then Shift+I. U+00CE. Alt+0206 on a number pad.
  • Latin capital letter I with diaeresis Option+Shift+F, or Option+U, then Shift+I. U+00CF. Alt+0207 on a number pad.
  • Latin capital letter O with acute Option+Shift+H, or Option+E, then Shift+O. U+00D3. Alt+0211 on a number pad.
  • Latin capital letter O with circumflex Option+Shift+J, or Option+I, then Shift+O. U+00D4. Alt+0212 on a number pad.
  • Latin capital letter O with grave Option+Shift+L, or Option+`, then Shift+O. U+00D2. Alt+0210 on a number pad.
  • Latin capital letter O with stroke Option+Shift+O. U+00D8. Alt+0216 on a number pad.
  • Latin capital letter U with acute Option+Shift+;, or Option+E, then Shift+U. U+00DA. Alt+0218 on a number pad.
  • Latin capital ligature OE Option+Shift+Q. U+0152. Alt+0140 on a number pad.
  • Latin small letter a with ring above Option+A. U+00E5. Alt+134 or Alt+0229 on a number pad.
  • Latin small letter ae Option+'. U+00E6. Alt+145 or Alt+0230 on a number pad.
  • Latin small letter c with cedilla Option+C. U+00E7. Alt+135 or Alt+0231 on a number pad.
  • Latin small letter dotless i Option+Shift+B. U+0131. In neither Alt code set. Where short codes follow code page 850, Alt+213 types it.
  • Latin small letter f with hook Option+F. U+0192. Alt+159 or Alt+0131 on a number pad.
  • Latin small letter o with stroke Option+O. U+00F8. Alt+0248 on a number pad.
  • Latin small letter sharp s Option+S. U+00DF. Alt+225 or Alt+0223 on a number pad.
  • Latin small ligature fi Option+Shift+5. U+FB01. In neither Alt code set.
  • Latin small ligature fl Option+Shift+6. U+FB02. In neither Alt code set.
  • Latin small ligature oe Option+Q. U+0153. Alt+0156 on a number pad.
  • Masculine ordinal indicator Option+0. U+00BA. Alt+167 or Alt+0186 on a number pad.

Accent marks alone 12

  • Acute accent Option+Shift+E. U+00B4. Alt+0180 on a number pad.
  • Breve Option+Shift+.. U+02D8. In neither Alt code set.
  • Caron Option+Shift+T. U+02C7. In neither Alt code set.
  • Cedilla Option+Shift+Z. U+00B8. Alt+0184 on a number pad.
  • Diaeresis Option+Shift+U. U+00A8. Alt+0168 on a number pad.
  • Dot above Option+H. U+02D9. In neither Alt code set.
  • Double acute accent Option+Shift+G. U+02DD. In neither Alt code set.
  • Macron Option+Shift+,. U+00AF. Alt+0175 on a number pad.
  • Modifier letter circumflex accent Option+Shift+I. U+02C6. Alt+0136 on a number pad.
  • Ogonek Option+Shift+X. U+02DB. In neither Alt code set.
  • Ring above Option+K. U+02DA. In neither Alt code set.
  • Small tilde Option+Shift+N. U+02DC. Alt+0152 on a number pad.

Letters made with an accent key 39

  • Latin capital letter A with diaeresis Option+U, then Shift+A. U+00C4. Alt+142 or Alt+0196 on a number pad.
  • Latin capital letter A with grave Option+`, then Shift+A. U+00C0. Alt+0192 on a number pad.
  • Latin capital letter A with tilde Option+N, then Shift+A. U+00C3. Alt+0195 on a number pad.
  • Latin capital letter E with acute Option+E, then Shift+E. U+00C9. Alt+144 or Alt+0201 on a number pad.
  • Latin capital letter E with circumflex Option+I, then Shift+E. U+00CA. Alt+0202 on a number pad.
  • Latin capital letter E with diaeresis Option+U, then Shift+E. U+00CB. Alt+0203 on a number pad.
  • Latin capital letter E with grave Option+`, then Shift+E. U+00C8. Alt+0200 on a number pad.
  • Latin capital letter I with grave Option+`, then Shift+I. U+00CC. Alt+0204 on a number pad.
  • Latin capital letter N with tilde Option+N, then Shift+N. U+00D1. Alt+165 or Alt+0209 on a number pad.
  • Latin capital letter O with diaeresis Option+U, then Shift+O. U+00D6. Alt+153 or Alt+0214 on a number pad.
  • Latin capital letter O with tilde Option+N, then Shift+O. U+00D5. Alt+0213 on a number pad.
  • Latin capital letter U with circumflex Option+I, then Shift+U. U+00DB. Alt+0219 on a number pad.
  • Latin capital letter U with diaeresis Option+U, then Shift+U. U+00DC. Alt+154 or Alt+0220 on a number pad.
  • Latin capital letter U with grave Option+`, then Shift+U. U+00D9. Alt+0217 on a number pad.
  • Latin capital letter Y with diaeresis Option+U, then Shift+Y. U+0178. Alt+0159 on a number pad.
  • Latin small letter a with acute Option+E, then A. U+00E1. Alt+160 or Alt+0225 on a number pad.
  • Latin small letter a with circumflex Option+I, then A. U+00E2. Alt+131 or Alt+0226 on a number pad.
  • Latin small letter a with diaeresis Option+U, then A. U+00E4. Alt+132 or Alt+0228 on a number pad.
  • Latin small letter a with grave Option+`, then A. U+00E0. Alt+133 or Alt+0224 on a number pad.
  • Latin small letter a with tilde Option+N, then A. U+00E3. Alt+0227 on a number pad.
  • Latin small letter e with acute Option+E, then E. U+00E9. Alt+130 or Alt+0233 on a number pad.
  • Latin small letter e with circumflex Option+I, then E. U+00EA. Alt+136 or Alt+0234 on a number pad.
  • Latin small letter e with diaeresis Option+U, then E. U+00EB. Alt+137 or Alt+0235 on a number pad.
  • Latin small letter e with grave Option+`, then E. U+00E8. Alt+138 or Alt+0232 on a number pad.
  • Latin small letter i with acute Option+E, then I. U+00ED. Alt+161 or Alt+0237 on a number pad.
  • Latin small letter i with circumflex Option+I, then I. U+00EE. Alt+140 or Alt+0238 on a number pad.
  • Latin small letter i with diaeresis Option+U, then I. U+00EF. Alt+139 or Alt+0239 on a number pad.
  • Latin small letter i with grave Option+`, then I. U+00EC. Alt+141 or Alt+0236 on a number pad.
  • Latin small letter n with tilde Option+N, then N. U+00F1. Alt+164 or Alt+0241 on a number pad.
  • Latin small letter o with acute Option+E, then O. U+00F3. Alt+162 or Alt+0243 on a number pad.
  • Latin small letter o with circumflex Option+I, then O. U+00F4. Alt+147 or Alt+0244 on a number pad.
  • Latin small letter o with diaeresis Option+U, then O. U+00F6. Alt+148 or Alt+0246 on a number pad.
  • Latin small letter o with grave Option+`, then O. U+00F2. Alt+149 or Alt+0242 on a number pad.
  • Latin small letter o with tilde Option+N, then O. U+00F5. Alt+0245 on a number pad.
  • Latin small letter u with acute Option+E, then U. U+00FA. Alt+163 or Alt+0250 on a number pad.
  • Latin small letter u with circumflex Option+I, then U. U+00FB. Alt+150 or Alt+0251 on a number pad.
  • Latin small letter u with diaeresis Option+U, then U. U+00FC. Alt+129 or Alt+0252 on a number pad.
  • Latin small letter u with grave Option+`, then U. U+00F9. Alt+151 or Alt+0249 on a number pad.
  • Latin small letter y with diaeresis Option+U, then Y. U+00FF. Alt+152 or Alt+0255 on a number pad.

How this list was compiled: The first 78 rows and the second way of nine capital letters are every character that one press of Option, or of Option and Shift, with another key types on the U.S. (ABC) keyboard layout: 87 characters, 42 with Option alone and 45 with Shift as well. The key presses were read out of the keyboard layout itself on 2026-09-19 by asking the system what each key press produces. Two presses are left out: Option+Shift+K, which types a private-use character (U+F8FF, a maker's logo), and Option+Shift+`, which types the plain grave accent of its own key. The layout was read again on 2026-10-01 and every row agrees. The last 48 rows are the letters that the five accent keys make (Option+E, Option+`, Option+I, Option+N and Option+U, then a letter), read from the same layout on the same day; the maker's support page describes these key pairs and gives Option+N then A as its example (https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/enter-characters-with-accent-marks-on-mac-mh27474/mac, read 2026-10-01). Character names are the official names in UnicodeData.txt, version 18.0.0 (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/UnicodeData.txt), in sentence case. HTML names are from the HTML standard's list (https://html.spec.whatwg.org/entities.json). Alt codes named in a row's line come from the code page 437 and code page 1252 tables of the Unicode Consortium (https://www.unicode.org/Public/MAPPINGS/VENDORS/MICSFT/PC/CP437.TXT and https://www.unicode.org/Public/MAPPINGS/VENDORS/MICSFT/WINDOWS/CP1252.TXT); the one code page 850 code, for the dotless i, is from its table there (https://www.unicode.org/Public/MAPPINGS/VENDORS/MICSFT/PC/CP850.TXT, read 2026-10-01). Other keyboard layouts differ. Licence: own work (facts read from a keyboard layout, the HTML standard and the Unicode Character Database)

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