SubscribeDastardly Diacriticals
Thanks to the lovely people who hang about at I love typography for posting this up.
Poster designed by Michael Ciancio
You may or may not have noticed the ^ above the ‘a’ in my name. Most don’t, some do, and even fewer use it. (It’s there for a reason folks! And not just a typographical “I like to look different” reason – a proper grammatical one – it changes the sound of the letter ‘a’.)
I love ‘em all though – and am sad enough to have spent time working out what the key combos are to get most of them.
Just in case you’re interested – you get the â as follows:
Mac users – hold ALT, press i, release everything and press a
PC users – hold ALT, press 131 on the number pad, release ALT
hey presto! So now you know… ;)
Posted by Siân on Friday 3rd of October 2008 at 3:36pm
But I haven't got a number pad on my laptop Sian! I could start typing Sia(with a hat)n...
Posted by Louise on Friday 3rd of October 2008 at 3:52pm