OS X Tip #160
Your Mac has an Option key sometimes shown as ⌥ which is a modifier located between the Control key and Command (sometimes called the Apple key) on your Mac’s keyboard. Modifier keys are powerful when used with other keys. On some Apple keyboards the Option key also has “alt” on it.

You can use the Option Key for quickly typing special characters.

Here’s how:
Try typing these combinations to get special characters that are not on your keyboard.

Using the Option ⌥ + the key shown will type the symbol shown.

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Also see OS X Tip #150: Typing Special Characters

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