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> Mac, alt-minus. I've been using Macs for decades; it's called the Option key; no seasoned Mac user calls it "Alt". I know when a PC-style keyboard is attach

by alwillis 11mo ago

> Mac, alt-minus. I've been using Macs for decades; it's called the Option key; no seasoned Mac user calls it "Alt". I know when a PC-style keyboard is attached to a Mac, the Alt key functions as the Option key. [1] - Option-minus creates an en dash - Option-Shift-minus creates an em dash [1]: https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/intro-to-mac-keyboard-shortcuts-mchld6b9e240/mac https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/intro-to-mac-keyboa... [2]: https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/em-dash-en-dash-how-to-use https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/em-dash-en-dash-how-...

saagarjha 11mo ago
It says “alt” on it
- alwillis 11mo ago
  Not on my MacBook Pro.
  - saagarjha 11mo ago
    Seasoned Mac users have ones that do ;)
ben_w 11mo ago
Mac since 1995 or so, pretty seasoned. But I also have windows keyboards plugged in. Hard enough getting the ones I like around here without also constraining them to Apple's preferred symbols printed on the keys.