Thursday, April 05, 2007

How To Write An Enye (or an N with a tilde) On A Mac

To write an Enye (or an N with a tilde) - ñ - on your Mac, simply follow these steps:

(1) Press option + n on your keyboard, then release. You should see the tilde (the little squiggly line).

(2) Then press n (or shift + n for the uppercase version).

What other characters can I put a tilde on?
You can also put a tilde on the letter A and the letter O:

• option + n, a = ã
• option + n, o = õ

[UPDATE 22-March-2011]

If you want to type the n with a tilde on an iPhone or iPad:
1. Touch and hold the N key until the pop-up menu comes out
2. Slide your finger to the ñ key and release

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20 comments:

  1. Anonymous6/25/2007 11:10 PM

    Hi. It's my first time here. I found the link in Señor Enrique's links. Thank you very much for this tip (and for all the other great things I found here about Mac), I shall now be able to write Señor Enrique's name properly. :)

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  2. pinoymaclover6/26/2007 1:32 AM

    Haha! You're welcome. :)

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  3. Anonymous11/19/2008 7:54 PM

    Haha. I knew there was some shortcut for typing the 'enye' in Mac but I was too lazy to look for it. When I finally did search for it, this blog came up. Now I know how to do the ñ. Hehe.

    Very informative and useful. Definitely worth bookmarking and sharing. :-)

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  4. pinoymaclover11/24/2008 7:47 AM

    glad you found it useful! :)

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  5. Anonymous1/07/2009 5:22 PM

    OMG. Thank you so much for that info. Am working at *insert TV network* and switching to a Mac is kinda like a hassle to me. Thank you. Really.

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  6. Anonymous12/16/2009 5:56 AM

    ñ YAYA

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  7. Salgo2/01/2010 7:44 AM

    Option/alt + e + vowel = vowel+tilde
    example:
    alt + e + i = í
    alt + e + a = á

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  8. Anonymous7/02/2010 3:10 PM

    where is the key option

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  9. pinoymaclover7/07/2010 2:24 PM

    The option key is between the control and the command key.

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  10. Anonymous1/08/2011 8:30 PM

    maraming salamat po nakakasulat na ako ng ñ dito sa aking Mac :3

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  11. pinoymaclover1/09/2011 4:05 PM

    walang anuman! :)

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  12. Anonymous3/20/2011 12:17 AM

    What about tilde n on a iphone?

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  13. Anonymous4/04/2011 3:10 PM

    Thank you!!!!!!! Keep up the good work.

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  14. Anonymous10/03/2011 6:42 AM

    very helpul blog thank you for this

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  15. Anonymous4/29/2012 2:48 PM

    thank you! :)

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  16. Frannie3/23/2013 10:16 PM

    Thanks! I was wondering how to type ñ. I also used to love French Fries dipped in hot fudge sundaes too, when I used to eat fried food and dairy! (a formerly reluctant Mac user)

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  17. Unknown4/14/2013 11:58 PM

    thanks for this information :)

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  18. Unknown1/05/2014 12:05 AM

    hello, gud evning ....how to put ENYE in netbook or laptop use like (Pane) ....Please help me?

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  19. Anonymous7/07/2015 2:02 AM

    ty po, very helpful

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  20. Anonymous9/29/2015 4:24 AM

    I don't get the enye, what I got is this "

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