Character entry? Isn’t that what we used to call “typing”? Yes, but how can you type characters that aren’t printed on your keyboard, or aren’t available at all through any key combination? There is ...

For different languages or special characters, changing keyboards is often easier than using complicated ASCII codes: simply ...

The keyboard viewer in OS X has been serving as a useful tool for a long time, allowing users to view keyboard characters with a few clicks of their mouse. Though Apple continues to include the ...

The Emoji++ keyboard bills itself at the fastest way to type emoji on iOS. It achieves that by allowing you to scroll through your emoji list as a single collection rather than relying on swiping ...

If you ever find yourself needing characters or symbols that aren’t on your keyboard, Windows has an easy fix: “Character Map.”A character map of all special symbols (including foreign language ...

PCWorld explains how to insert special characters using Alt key codes and Microsoft Word’s Symbols library for enhanced document creation. Alt codes allow typing hundreds of symbols like copyright ...

Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Ever have that issue where you’re looking for an unusual or ...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Starting in November 2020, popular keyboard apps Facemoji Keyboard and Simeji will offer downloadable Disney character keyboard skins for a limited time period of about ...

If you do much typing at all—especially if you dabble in graphic design or publishing—you’ll eventually need hidden typographic characters such as ®, ©, ™, ° and maybe even € and £. Back in 1984, the ...

Whether you prefer to use a Mac or a Windows PC, you might think you know all your computer’s secrets. After all, you use it every day, and modern technology is supposed to be so intuitive that you ...

Back in the day, obtaining a working knowledge of iPhone tips and tricks was something that was reserved for tech-minded nerds who had no qualms about eagerly reading books or websites on the topic.

Your Mac’s keyboard makes it easy to type any of the standard characters—the ones used most frequently in everyday typing. But OS X lets you use hundreds of special characters that don’t appear on ...