#Greek letters on mac keyboard shortcuts how to
The Greek semicolon ( ano teleia) and the Greek question mark are the only exceptionsįor full details on how to type all the letters, diacritics, and punctuation of the Greek Polytonic Unicode keyboard. Most punctuation on the Greek Polytonic Unicode keyboard is typed exactly as on the English (QWERTY) keyboard. Typing breathing mark or diaeresis, then accent, then iota-subscript usually achieves the best result.Įxample: typing v produces ᾧ. Accents will display differently based on the order in which they are typed. They can be typed with AltGr or Ctrl+Alt. Vowels and the letter rho ( ρ) can be typed as precomposed letters.Īll combining diacritics are typed after the letter. This can be done in Keyman Configuration / Options / General.Įxample: typing ~>a or ^>a or >~a or >^a produces ᾆ. It is also possible to activate Keyman's "Simulate AltGr with Ctrl+Alt" option. Iota subscript can be typed with AltGr or Ctrl+Alt. Accents can be typed in any order, except iota subscript, which must come last. Diacritics for Precomposed LettersĪll precomposed letters are typed with accents first (before the letter). Use the following keystrokes to type diacritics for precomposed letters. When you delete a precomposed letter, you delete the entire letter, not just the accent.
Precomposed letters look like an accent+vowel, but they are actually a single symbol. The Greek Polytonic Unicode keyboard uses two different systems to handle accented characters:Īll of the basic accented characters can be typed with precomposed letters. These can be typed with AltGr or Ctrl+Alt combinations.Įxample: typing produces Ϙ. The keyboard also includes a selection of archaic Greek and Coptic letters, e.g. It must be typed as an independent letter.Ĭapital letters are typed using shift, as in English. Some characters are in a different place and may need to be memorized.įinal sigma ( ς) is not automatic. Most Greek letters are in the same place as the equivalent English letters on an English (QWERTY) keyboard. The Greek Polytonic Unicode keyboard adds polytonic accents to a modern Greek layout.
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