I've not been able to find a convenient online image showing the characters you get from holding down alt while typing, it may vary by layout, but for me this lets me type:
But of those, I only remember €, # (both printed on the key!), ∞, ƒ, ™, π/∏ (thanks to growing up with MacOS classic — Marathon Infinity for ∞, ƒ for folders, ™/π/∏ no idea why), and –/— (en-dash/m-dash, not sure why I learned them, but was one surprise source of compile-time errors around 2010 because they look exactly like - in a fixed-width font).
jiriro|11 months ago
How come this is not the first “tip” on a fresh Mac?
miniBill|11 months ago
whstl|11 months ago
But I thought you were going to recommend pressing "fn" to switch layouts (I believe you can use either fn or ctrl+space on macOS).
I use to switch from German (for chat/documentation) and English (for coding), and it's quite instant and second nature to me.
jiriro|11 months ago
ben_w|11 months ago
I've not been able to find a convenient online image showing the characters you get from holding down alt while typing, it may vary by layout, but for me this lets me type:
Number row: ¡€#¢∞§¶•ªº–≠ with shift: ⁄™‹›fifl‡°·‚—±
First row: œ∑´®†¥¨^øπ“‘ with shift: Œ„‰ÂÊÁËÈØ∏”’
Home row: åß∂ƒ©˙∆˚¬…æ« with shift: ÅÍÎÏÌÓÔÒÚÆ»
Bottom row: `Ω≈ç√∫~µ≤≥÷ with shift: ŸÛÙÇ◊ıˆ˜¯˘¿
But of those, I only remember €, # (both printed on the key!), ∞, ƒ, ™, π/∏ (thanks to growing up with MacOS classic — Marathon Infinity for ∞, ƒ for folders, ™/π/∏ no idea why), and –/— (en-dash/m-dash, not sure why I learned them, but was one surprise source of compile-time errors around 2010 because they look exactly like - in a fixed-width font).