Author name: Walter Addison

The á — an a with an acute accent — is one of the most common accented characters in European […]

The í — an i with an acute accent — shows up in Spanish (sí, difícil), Portuguese (aí, país), Irish

If you type accents often, shortcuts alone aren’t enough. Here’s the fastest, easiest way to type any accent on Mac,

The US International keyboard is an alternative input method built into Windows, Mac, and Chromebook operating systems. It keeps the

Alt codes are one of the oldest ways to type accent marks on Windows — hold Alt, type a number

You know the drill. You try to type é or ñ, and nothing happens — or worse, you get a

Ask most people whether English uses accent marks and they’ll say no. English is that plain, utilitarian language that gets

Microsoft Word is where a lot of serious writing happens — reports, essays, letters, professional documents. And when that writing

Google Docs is where a lot of Spanish writing happens — school assignments, work documents, shared projects. And yet typing

Mac users have it easier than most when it comes to typing ñ. Unlike Windows, which requires Alt codes or