Keyboarding the euro sign

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Methods for keyboarding the euro sign (€) are dependent on the computer being used and on the keyboard attached to it. This article aims to describe the most common combinations. Mobile phones are a special case and users are referred to the manufacturer's manual.

1 Computer
2 Traditional typewriter

[edit] Computer

[edit] Apple Mac OS

Apple Mac OS keyboards
British:	Press and hold Option/Alt, then press the 2 @ € key.
Canadian:	Press and hold Option/Alt, then press the 2 @ € key.
Finnish:	Press and hold Option/Alt, then press the 4 key.
French/Belgian:	Press and hold Option/Alt, then press the $ key.
German:	Press and hold Option/Alt, then press the E key.
Irish:	Press and hold Option/Alt, then press the 2 @ € key.
Irish Extended:	Press and hold Option/Alt, then press the 2 @ € key.
Italian:	Press and hold Option/Alt, then press the I key.
Norwegian:	Press and hold Option/Alt, then press the 4 key.
Portuguese:	Press and hold Option/Alt, then press the 3 key.
Spanish:	Press and hold Option/Alt, then press the U key.
Swedish:	Press and hold Option/Alt, then press the 4 key.
Slovene:	Press and hold Option/Alt and Shift, then press the 5 key.
US English:	Press and hold Option/Alt and Shift, then press the 2 key.
US Extended:	Press and hold Option/Alt and Shift, then press the 2 key.

[edit] Linux

Linux keyboards
British/Irish:	Press and hold Alt Gr then press the 4 € key.
Canadian:	Please contribute.
French:	Press and hold Alt Gr, then press the E € key.
German:	Press and hold Alt Gr, then press the E € key.
Italian:	Press and hold Alt Gr, then press the E € key.
Portuguese:	Press and hold Alt Gr, then press the E € key.
Spanish:	Press and hold Alt Gr, then press the E € key.
Swedish/Finnish:	Press and hold Alt Gr, then press the E € key.
US English:	Press and hold Ctrl Shift, then enter the sequence "20ac" (GTK+ 2, Mozilla, others).^{[verification needed]}
Via SCIM:	Press the Compose key, then enter the sequence “=c”, “=C”, “=e”, or “=E”.

[edit] Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows¹ keyboards
British/Irish:	Press and hold the Alt Gr then press the 4 € key.
French/Belgian:	Press and hold Alt Gr, then press the E € key.
German:	Press and hold Alt Gr, then press the E € key.
Hungarian:	Press and hold Alt Gr, then press the U € key.
International:²	Press and hold Alt Gr together, then press the 5 key.
Italian:	Press and hold Alt Gr, then press the E € key.
Polish Programmer Keyboard:	Press and hold Alt Gr, then press the U key.
Portuguese:	Press and hold Alt Gr, then press the E € key or the 5 key.³
Slovene:	Press and hold Alt Gr, then press the E € key.
Spanish:	Press and hold Alt Gr, then press the E € key.
Swedish/Finnish:	Press and hold Alt Gr, then press the E € key.

[edit] Notes

On older keyboards, the € symbol may not be engraved on the key, but will still function as if it were, provided the operating system has been updated as noted above.

Note 1: Versions of Microsoft Windows earlier than Windows XP need a software update, available from the Microsoft Downloads web site.

Alt Gr is the same as the right Alt key, even if it's not labelled as such. Instead of Alt Gr the combination Ctrl and Alt can also be used. This is useful in case the keyboard doesn't distinguish between the left and right Alt key.

If your keyboard layout doesn't support the euro sign, you can enter it like this:

Press and hold Alt and type 0128 on the numeric keypad.

Note 2: This setting allows diacritics to be typed using dead keys. Commonly used when typing in languages with diareses (like Dutch) or accents (like French).

Note 3: The option to use the 5 key is for backwards compatibility and is liable to be deleted in a future version of Windows.^{[verification needed]}