How to type the @ sign on Mac computers

There are fewer and fewer differences between Mac and Windows computers, and moving from one operating system to another brings fewer headaches than it did years ago. The programs are usually compatible with both operating systems, as well as most of the functions.

It is true that many others vary in their operation or execution, but it will take you a little while to get used to it if you go from a Windows computer to a Mac. Of course, there are small details that bother more than one user, such as the way of writing some symbols in Mac keyboards, such as the diameter or the at sign.

Most Mac computers do not have a physical key that allows you to type the at sign directly, which leads to confusion for many users.

So, if you don’t know how to enter this character, necessary for many social networks or to write email addresses, you will easily clear up your doubts here.

Methods to write the at sign on Mac

We are going to give you a couple of ways in which you can easily type the at sign on a Mac computer.

If your keyboard has the at sign visible, it will be found on the number 2 key. But it will not be enough to press it for it to be written on the screen – because if you do, the mentioned number will appear – but you will first have to press the Alt key and then the 2.

This works for Spanish keyboards, but if you use an English one the at sign is on the G. Again, you will have to press the Alt + G key so that the at sign is written.

On the other hand, there is a third method – somewhat more complicated – to introduce the at sign. We will explain it to you in case one of the previous two does not work (which is really strange).

Additional way to put the at sign with a keyboard on Mac

-Open the “TextEdit” application on your Mac and access the “Edit” menu in the top navigation bar. There you can see the “Special Characters” menu. It can also be called “Symbols and Emojis” and is located at the bottom of the pop-up menu that appears.

emojis and symbols

-Now you will see all the special symbols available and you can choose the one with the symbol or the one you want.

By the way, there is another way to access this menu, and it is by pressing the following key combination: Command + Control + Space.

If you press them on your Mac keyboard, you will reach the “Special Characters” menu directly and you will only have to find and select the at sign for it to appear on the screen.

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