This time an e with an accent aigu (é) will replace the apostrophe. Then let go of the option key and tap the letter e again. To type an accent aigu, hold down the option key and tap the letter e (an apostrophe-looking character will appear temporarily).

As illustrated in the screenshot below, when you hold down the letter e a menu will appear with options for the e key.Īnother option for typing French characters on your Mac is to use the option key. On your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch, when you hold down a key a series of options for that key will appear. To select the accent, just click on the one you want to use, or tap it’s corresponding number (in this case, 1-7) On your Mac, when you hold the e key down, a pop-up will appear and you can select from one of 7 different accents for the e key. After a moment a ‘pop-up’ bubble will appear and you can select the accent you wish to use. The easiest way – and this works on Macs, iPhones and iPads – is to tap the letter that you want to accent and hold the key down. This short guide will explain how to type French characters with an accent aigu (é), accent grave (è), circumflex (ê) and more, on your Mac, iPad or iPhone.

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