At sign with Apple Mac keyboard (@) - how it works

If you switch from Windows to a Mac, you often start looking desperately for the at sign (@), also called a spider monkey. We'll show you how to write the sign.

Shortcut for the @ sign on Apple's Mac keyboard

Depending on how old your Mac keyboard is, the @ sign can be inserted differently.

• On the older keyboards you have to press the "Shift", "Alt" and "1" keys simultaneously.
• On newer Mac keyboards, the character can be inserted using "Alt" and "L" (see picture).

In this practical tip you can read how to enter a backslash on the Mac keyboard.