How to get the Pound Symbol

[dingdongbubble]

Hi

I wanted toknow how I can enter the Great Britain Pounds symbol on Mac OSX which doesnt have it marked on he keyboard?

thanks

 

[acearchie]

Set your keyboard to english and press shift + 3

It works on the US keyboard I have,


You can change your keyboard language in System Preferances

Hope this helps!

 

[phungy]

Without having to change anything like keyboard language, Alt+3 works just fine


£

 

[acearchie]

Without having to change anything like keyboard language, Alt+3 works just fine


£

Not for me it doesnt...

I get # which is the sign above my US keyboard...

 

[phungy]

Not for me it doesnt...

I get # which is the sign above my US keyboard...

Maybe its Option+3, Alum BT keyboard has Alt and Option on the same button.

Just tested on Macbook and it worked (Alt/Option+3)

What keyboard are you using?

 

[xUKHCx]

When I set my keyboard to US the £ symbol is option+3.

Simple way to see it to "Show Keyboard viewer" and press the modifier keys and you can see what buttons have what symbol.

 

[samh004]

Download the CharacterPal widget so you always have access to those troublesome symbols.

 

[riscy]

In FireFox I just go to Edit>Special characters
and in Finder, Edit>Special characters

I am sure you can set a keyboard shortcut or find out an easier way, but for the number of times you use it, this might be an option.

 

[acearchie]

Im using a US keyboard changed to UK language on a powerbook G4 12" and no amount of alt + 3, option + 3, fn + alt + 3 etc... will get a £ sign...

Ill just settle with the way it is!

 

[xUKHCx]

Download the CharacterPal widget so you always have access to those troublesome symbols.

That widget doesn't appear to change the given shortcuts fro different inputs, i.e. seems to be solely american.

I prefer the Keyboard Viewer, which you can either launch or use optionalt widget to launch

Im using a US keyboard changed to UK language on a powerbook G4 12" and no amount of alt + 3, option + 3, fn + alt + 3 etc... will get a £ sign...

Ill just settle with the way it is!

That is because the UK input the £ sign is shift+3 but in the american input it is option+3. Switch it to american and you will see.

BTW alt==option it is just a different name.

 

[dingdongbubble]

Thansk everyon Alt + 3 works for me!

 

[Triharder]

Pound sign on Macbook Pro

I bought my MBP in Oz and to get the pound sign i need to do Fn Shift 3 ( £ ). Crazy.

 

[BlueRevolution]

That depends on the keyboard layout your computer is configured to use, not what the keycaps say. Personally, I use a Dvorak layout, but my keycaps still read in QWERTY.

 

[hillybillygirl]

Getting the Pound Sign on a US Macbook Pro.

I purchased a Macbook Pro 13" with Retina Display in the US in October 2013. To get the Pound sign, just press 'Option' and '3'. Bingo - problem solved.

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I purchased a Macbook Pro 13" with Retina Display in the US in October 2013. To get the Pound sign, just press 'Option' and '3'. Bingo - problem solved.[/QUOTE