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Whether you prefer to use a Mac or a Windows PC, you might think you know all your computer’s secrets. ... Both computer symbols and accents fall under the umbrella of “special characters ...
Use a special-character link to enter a Unicode character. Links are available under Special characters above the edit window, and below the buttons at the bottom of the edit window (for more information on the latter, see Help:CharInsert). Clicking a special-character link enters that character at the current position of the cursor in the edit ...
The Alt key (or Option key on Mac) is used to change the function of other pressed keys. Learn about its history, symbol, combinations, and special characters on Windows and Mac.
Alt code is a method of entering characters that do not have a dedicated key combination on the keyboard, using the Alt key and a numeric code. Learn how Alt code works on different operating systems, code pages, and Unicode, and see a list of common codes.
the most common special characters, such as é, are in the character set, so code like é, although allowed, is not needed. Note that Special:Export exports using UTF-8 even if the database is encoded in ISO 8859-1, at least that was the case for the English Wikipedia, already when it used version 1.4.
The VT100 code page is a character encoding used to represent text on the Classic Mac OS for compatibility with the VT100 terminal. It encodes 256 characters, the first 128 of which are identical to ASCII, with the remaining characters including mathematical symbols, diacritics, and additional punctuation marks.
A comprehensive overview of the Unicode characters, covering 161 modern and historical scripts, as well as multiple symbol sets. Learn how to reference Unicode characters using numeric or entity codes, and see the control codes and special characters.
A modifier key is a special key or combination on a computer keyboard that modifies the action of another key when pressed together. Learn about the common modifier keys, their history, and how they are used in keyboard shortcuts and accented characters.