Extra and accented letters on the iPhone keyboard

You probably know that you can use a keyboard combination on your Mac to insert accented letters – such as È, É, Ê or Ë. But were you aware that the iPhone onscreen keyboard offers a quick way to input accented letters and alternate characters, too? Here’s how.

accented letters on mac

To insert an accented vowel on a Mac, press the Option key, along with `, E, I, or U, then release the keys and type a vowel. For example, press and release Option+U and then type an uppercase “E” to get Ë.

iphone letter keyboard

The iPhone virtual keyboard uses “press and hold” to reveal accented letters or alternate choices. Just hold down a vowel or the C, L, N or S letter for a moment to see an extended character set. Then simply slide your finger to choose.

iphone number keyboard

The iPhone number keyboard also contains a few alternate characters. For additional currency choices, hold down the dollar sign to be offered ₩, ¥, £ and €. The question mark and exclamation mark offer their reversed versions and the double and single quotation marks reveal several alternative versions.

iphone symbol keyboard

The question mark, exclamation mark and single quotation/apostrophe on the iPhone symbol keyboard offer the same choices as previously mentioned.