keyboard shortcut for euro symbol?

jng · Sep 14, 2007, 06:32 AM

Is there a keyboard shortcut for the euro (currency) symbol?

Jaffa Cake · Sep 14, 2007, 06:35 AM

Assuming that it's supported by the font you're using, Option-2 should do the trick.

jng · Sep 14, 2007, 07:08 AM

option 2 gets me the trademark symbol.

Jaffa Cake · Sep 14, 2007, 07:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jng

option 2 gets me the trademark symbol.

Have you got your caps lock on, perchance? If so, try taking it off and give the keystroke another go.

BoyBach · Sep 14, 2007, 07:13 AM

Alt-2 works for me €

shecky · Sep 14, 2007, 07:15 AM

shift + option + 2

devilot · Sep 14, 2007, 07:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jng

option 2 gets me the trademark symbol.

Same. You could do what I'd probably do-- copy and paste.

Quote:

Originally Posted by BoyBach

Alt-2 works for me €

Alt = option.

Quote:

Originally Posted by shecky

shift + option + 2

Ooooh. That works for me.

But I'll never remember that.

€

Jaffa Cake · 07:23 AM

<slaps forehead>

Hang on, just realised – you're liable to be trying this on a German keyboard given your location. Sorry.

If so, give Option-e a try and see if that works for you.

chas0001 · Sep 14, 2007, 07:17 AM

I think it depends on what keyboard layout you are using. Using the UK keyboard layout its ALT 2, the spanish layout its ALT U and the US its ALT + SHIFT + 2.

tuqqer · Sep 14, 2007, 07:36 AM

Option-shift-2 for €

Generating the euro sign on a computer depends on the operating system and national conventions. The euro symbol isn't available on all fonts, of course, but in Courier New, Times New Roman and Arial, Option-shift-2 will get it for you.

€€€€€

Tommie Montana · Sep 14, 2007, 02:59 PM

Here is a method to see every character you can type and it's shortcuts.

Go to system preferences, international, select the tab input (the third tab in case it's another name, I use a Dutch version so I'm not 100% sure). At the bottom, select Show Input Menu in Menu. In the list at the top, select Keybaord Display (or something like that). It's the third in the list.

In the menu on the right, you should see a flag which indicates the kind of keyboard you use, click on it and select Keyboard Display, and there you can play with shortcuts for every possible character. If your keyboard doesn't support a character, you can still find it by selecting the second in the list at your preferences (character palet?) and using that in your menubar.

I hope I've explained this good enough to help you.

TimJim · Sep 14, 2007, 03:00 PM

€€€€€€
option-shift-2

jng · Sep 15, 2007, 11:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jaffa Cake

<slaps forehead>

Hang on, just realised – you're liable to be trying this on a German keyboard given your location. Sorry.

No worries! I'm actually using a US keyboard.

And shift + option + 2 does the trick. Wahoo! I was so tired of spelling out Euro.

Thanks again guys!

drleper · May 27, 2009, 12:49 AM

Complete list by country.

Code:

Keyboard layout	Keystroke combinations
Austrian	Option-Shift-D
Belgian		Option-$
British		Option-2
Catalan		Option-U
Dutch		Option-2
Finnish		Shift-4
French		Option-$
French (num)	Option -Shift-R
German		Option-E
Italian		Option-I
Italian - Pro	Option-E
Portuguese	Option-3
Spanish		Option-U
Spanish - ISO	Option-E
Swiss French	Option-E
Swiss German	Option-E
U.S.		Option-Shift-2

verygod · Mar 23, 2010, 03:10 AM

What that list from Apple misses off is the UK...

It's alt-2 here... although most of us prefer the good old British pound!

Quote:

Originally Posted by drleper

Complete list by country.

Code:

Keyboard layout	Keystroke combinations
Austrian	Option-Shift-D
Belgian		Option-$
British		Option-2
Catalan		Option-U
Dutch		Option-2
Finnish		Shift-4
French		Option-$
French (num)	Option -Shift-R
German		Option-E
Italian		Option-I
Italian - Pro	Option-E
Portuguese	Option-3
Spanish		Option-U
Spanish - ISO	Option-E
Swiss French	Option-E
Swiss German	Option-E
U.S.		Option-Shift-2

the UPS man · Mar 26, 2010, 07:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by verygod

What that list from Apple misses off is the UK...

It's alt-2 here... although most of us prefer the good old British pound!

It depends on the keyboard layout you have. There are two alt keys using the right will give you the euro symbol using the left will give you nothing. This only seems to work in microsoft it will not work as i type. I am running windows under bootcamp in case you are wondering.

sellweek · May 22, 2010, 05:17 AM

That's really a mess. On Slovak keyboard it's alt+r...
€

iBluey · Jun 29, 2010, 01:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tommie Montana

Here is a method to see every character you can type and it's shortcuts.

Go to system preferences, international, select the tab input (the third tab in case it's another name, I use a Dutch version so I'm not 100% sure). At the bottom, select Show Input Menu in Menu. In the list at the top, select Keybaord Display (or something like that). It's the third in the list.

In the menu on the right, you should see a flag which indicates the kind of keyboard you use, click on it and select Keyboard Display, and there you can play with shortcuts for every possible character. If your keyboard doesn't support a character, you can still find it by selecting the second in the list at your preferences (character palet?) and using that in your menubar.

I hope I've explained this good enough to help you.

Thanks Tommie for the explanation - its easy to give someone the fish, you taught us how to catch one on our own - thank you.

I'm using Croatian layout and my Keyboard viewer doesn't show EUR sign anywhere when I press ALT key. Is there some easy, system-supported option of reassigning keys visible with this Keyboard viewer? I'd like to substitute £ with EUR sign since I use eur a lot more often.

Anyone any ideas how to easily (without 3rd party apps/tools) reassign alt keys for a particular keyboard layout?

Nizar Halloun · Jan 20, 2011, 03:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shecky

shift + option + 2

shift + option + 2!

Nizar

Tomorrow · Jan 20, 2011, 03:53 PM

When in doubt, you can just open up Keyboard Viewer:

rednom · 12:04 PM

Thank You!
and Slovak shortcut for the € mark is:

Options + R

MacNOW2 · Jan 23, 2012, 07:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shecky

shift + option + 2

Thanx, THAT works :-)

537635 · Sep 2, 2012, 02:30 PM

ALT + SHIFT + 5 brings EURO sign on Slovenian keyboard.

TooCoolJuul · Jan 11, 2013, 10:40 AM

Alt + Shift + 2...

On your number keyboard (above the QWERTY), there are three indications.

The 2 of course,
the @
and the € sign.

Success,
TCJ

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Tomorrow

When in doubt, you can just open up Keyboard Viewer:

How do I find and open Keyboard Viewer. I feel so macDUMB.

Tomorrow · Jan 11, 2013, 11:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TooCoolJuul

How do I find and open Keyboard Viewer. I feel so macDUMB.

This link will walk you through it.

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Sep 14, 2007, 07:16 AM	#8
Jaffa Cake macrumors Core Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Hull, Englandshire	<slaps forehead> Hang on, just realised – you're liable to be trying this on a German keyboard given your location. Sorry. If so, give Option-e a try and see if that works for you. __________________ It's written in the DNA of this club to do it the hard way. Last edited by Jaffa Cake; Sep 14, 2007 at 07:23 AM.
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Sep 14, 2007, 07:15 AM	#6
shecky Guest Join Date: May 2003 Location: Obviously you're not a golfer.	shift + option + 2
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Sep 14, 2007, 07:17 AM	#9
chas0001 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Alicante, SPAIN	I think it depends on what keyboard layout you are using. Using the UK keyboard layout its ALT 2, the spanish layout its ALT U and the US its ALT + SHIFT + 2.
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Sep 14, 2007, 07:36 AM	#10
tuqqer macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Boulder, CO	Option-shift-2 for € Generating the euro sign on a computer depends on the operating system and national conventions. The euro symbol isn't available on all fonts, of course, but in Courier New, Times New Roman and Arial, Option-shift-2 will get it for you. €€€€€ __________________ Mac Pro 2.8Ghz Quad-core Intel Mac Pro tower, 14 Gigs RAM.
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Sep 14, 2007, 02:59 PM	#11
Tommie Montana macrumors member Join Date: Aug 2007	Here is a method to see every character you can type and it's shortcuts. Go to system preferences, international, select the tab input (the third tab in case it's another name, I use a Dutch version so I'm not 100% sure). At the bottom, select Show Input Menu in Menu. In the list at the top, select Keybaord Display (or something like that). It's the third in the list. In the menu on the right, you should see a flag which indicates the kind of keyboard you use, click on it and select Keyboard Display, and there you can play with shortcuts for every possible character. If your keyboard doesn't support a character, you can still find it by selecting the second in the list at your preferences (character palet?) and using that in your menubar. I hope I've explained this good enough to help you.
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Sep 14, 2007, 03:00 PM	#12
TimJim macrumors 6502a Join Date: May 2007	€€€€€€ option-shift-2
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May 22, 2010, 05:17 AM	#17
sellweek macrumors newbie Join Date: May 2010	That's really a mess. On Slovak keyboard it's alt+r... € __________________ 21,5" iMac, 3,06 GHz, 4GB RAM, 1TB HD; 32GB iPhone 3GS
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Tomorrow macrumors 603 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Always a day away	When in doubt, you can just open up Keyboard Viewer: Attached Thumbnails __________________ I would scream just to be heard, as if yelling at the stars - I was bleeding just to feel. You would never say a word, kept me reaching in the dark - always something to conceal.
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Mar 15, 2011, 11:59 AM	#21
rednom macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2011	€ Thank You! and Slovak shortcut for the € mark is: Options + R Last edited by rednom; Mar 15, 2011 at 12:04 PM. Reason: Alt is called as Options on MAC
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537635 macrumors regular Join Date: Mar 2009	ALT + SHIFT + 5 brings EURO sign on Slovenian keyboard.
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