Comments on: Apple Keyboard Symbols

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 04:30:30 +0000

It may have other uses I’m not aware of, but the symbol “§” (Opt+6) means SECTION in the legal field, such as “Municipal Code §253.” Sometimes there are two of them together which makes it plural, such as “Municipal Code §§ 253 and 256.”

By: anonymous

anonymous — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 22:26:17 +0000

And why don’t they put them on the keyboards where they belong?

By: anonymous

anonymous — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 22:24:58 +0000

PS Why don’t they show this to people when they first run OSX? and then give them a way to find it again?

By: anonymous

anonymous — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 22:22:44 +0000

The phrase I used to find your site, “What the fuck are the keys for the mac symbols”

PS Thanks

By: Thatzlife

Thatzlife — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 17:00:32 +0000

Thank YOU SO MUCH! And why do you say they are obvious????
I hate that Mac has parts on its help sections where they use those symbols and you look down at your keyboard and NONE OF THOSE SYMBOLS except for the ‘command’ symbol is even there!
Im like what the hell?! why would they do this???
So thank you. But its beyond me why these symbols are not on the keyboard, but referred to in every magazine as if they ARE on the keyboard!

By: Nikolaj

Nikolaj — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 11:59:53 +0000

The “registered trademark” symbol is ALT + 6.

By: traci godfrey

traci godfrey — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 18:04:59 +0000

how do i make a “registered trademark” symbol?

By: Alicia M B Ballard

Alicia M B Ballard — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 19:59:05 +0000

could you please let me know what this symbol stands for?

thank you?

By: remi stevens

remi stevens — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:18:33 +0000

Great Post! I use an international mac daily. My keyboard has 15 different types of arrows on it strewn across 13 keys- i always forget what things are…I’ll also never understand why alt/option and apple/command need two names! Mac needlessly over-complicates the simplest things.

By: Pyno

Pyno — Tue, 31 May 2011 20:20:19 +0000

Thanks for this… FYI, might want to add the backspace key, as it may not be immediately clear to new mac users what that is also.