Archived - Mac OS: How to Type the Euro Glyph (€)

This document explains how to type the euro glyph in Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X.

Products Affected

Mac OS 9.2, Mac OS X 10.0, Mac OS X 10.1

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How you type the euro glyph (€) in Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X depends on which keyboard layout you use. See the table below to determine how to type the euro glyph using your keyboard layout.


Keyboard layout
Keystroke combinations
AustrianOption-Shift-D
Belgian Option-$
British Option-2
Catalan Option-U
Dutch Option-2
Finnish Shift-4
French Option-$
French - numericalOption -Shift-R
German Option-E
ItalianOption-I
Italian - ProOption-E
PortugueseOption-3
SpanishOption-U
Spanish - ISOOption-E
Swiss FrenchOption-E
Swiss GermanOption-E
U.S.Option-Shift-2
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