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How do you do the roughly sign on a Mac?

How do you do the roughly sign on a Mac?

When pressing Alt ^¨ and space the tilde ~ appears.

How do you insert the approximate symbol in Word on a Mac?

To insert the approximately equal to or almost equal to symbol in a Word document using Alt:

  1. Position the cursor where you want to insert the symbol.
  2. Press and hold Alt + 247 on the numeric keypad.

Does a tilde mean approximately?

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As a mathematical symbol, the tilde means “approximately” and in logic it means “not.” The tilde is one of the 128 alphanumeric and special characters in ASCII, the most common standard for electronic text exchange.

What is the command symbol on Mac?


The Command key, ⌘, formerly also known as the Apple key or open Apple key, is a modifier key present on Apple keyboards.

What is the approximate symbol called?

The symbol ≈ means approximately equal to.

How do you type a squiggly line?

To create the tilde symbol using a U.S. keyboard hold down Shift and press ~ . This symbol is on the same key as back quote ( ` ), in the top-left portion of the keyboard under Esc.

What is this key ⌥?

Updated: 04/26/2017 by Computer Hope. The option key is a keyboard key found on Apple computers. It is used as a to create special characters and as a modifier for other command codes. As shown in the picture, the option key is found next to the control and command keys.

How do you use shortcuts on Mac?

To use a keyboard shortcut, press and hold one or more modifier keys and then press the last key of the shortcut. For example, to use Command-C (copy), press and hold the Command key, then the C key, then release both keys.

What is the dot key on Mac?

Other Punctuation

SYMBOL NAME CODE
Paragraph Symbol Option+7
Dot Option+8
§ Section Symbol Option+6
en-dash. Option, then minus sign Option+-