To make Spanish characters in Mac OS X, you must type a special key combination (often OPTION + e) followed by the letter.
Below is a table for creating the various Spanish characters.
Character | Control Key Combo | Then Press |
---|---|---|
á | [ OPTION ][ e ] | [ a ] |
Á | [ OPTION ][ e ] | [ SHIFT ][ a ] |
é | [ OPTION ][ e ] | [ e ] |
É | [ OPTION ][ e ] | [ SHIFT ][ e ] |
í | [ OPTION ][ e ] | [ i ] |
Í | [ OPTION ][ e ] | [ SHIFT ][ i ] |
ñ | [ OPTION ][ n ] | [ n ] |
Ñ | [ OPTION ][ n ] | [ SHIFT ][ n ] |
ó | [ OPTION ][ e ] | [ o ] |
Ó | [ OPTION ][ e ] | [ SHIFT ][ o ] |
ú | [ OPTION ][ e ] | [ u ] |
Ú | [ OPTION ][ e ] | [ SHIFT ][ u ] |
ü | [ OPTION ][ u ] | [ u ] |
Ü | [ OPTION ][ u ] | [ SHIFT ][ u ] |
¿ | [ OPTION ][ SHIFT ] | [ / ] |
¡ | [ OPTION ] | [ 1 ] |
How to make Spanish characters on other devices: