Typing a colon on an English keyboard

by Pramith

If you have an English keyboard, the colon is not located on the bottom-right key as usual. Instead, on both British and American keyboards, you can only type this punctuation mark using a keyboard shortcut.

English keyboard: Typing a colon

  • Windows and Linux: Regardless of whether your keyboard layout is set to English (UK), English (US) or English (Canada), you can always type a colon using the key combination [Shift] + [Ö].
  • Mac: On macOS, use the key combination [Alt] + [Ö].
  • Alternatively, on all keyboards, you can type the colon using the combination [Alt] + [5] [8]. (You must enter the two digits one after the other using the numeric keypad).

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