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title: How to type German "Umlaut" with Emglish keyboard
tags: archive, german
date: 2021-10-18
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# How to type German "Umlaut" with English keyboard

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# Umlaut

## First

==Swirch to International English keyboard==

1. Go to Windows Setting.
2. Time and Language -> Lauguage and Region -> Language Option
3. Add United States - International Keyboard.

## Then
### With Numeric Keypad

`Leftalt`:The `alt` on the left hand side

|symbol|ASCII method|
|---|---|
|Ä|`Leftalt`+`0196`|
|ä|`Leftalt`+`0228`
|Ö|`Leftalt`+`0214`|
|ö|`Leftalt`+`0246`|
|Ü|`Leftalt`+`0128`|
|ü|`Leftalt`+`0252`|
|ß|`Leftalt`+`0223`|

### Without Numieric Keyboard (uiversal)

#### Method 1
- `alrGr`: The `alt` on the right hand side
- Must use International English Keyboard.

|symbol|method|
|---|---|
|Ä |`altGr`+`shift`+`q`|
|ä|`altGr`+`q`|
|Ö|`altGr`+`shift`+`p`
|ö|`altGr`+`p`|
|Ü|`altGr`+`shift`+`y`
|ü|`altGr`+`y`|
|ß|`altGr`+`s`|

#### Method 2
| press | then press | result |
|:-----:|:------------:|:------:|
| `shift` + `"` | a,o,u | ä,ö,ü |
| `shift` + `"` | `shift`+A,O,U | Ä,Ö,Ü |

# Curency

|currency| name| method
|---|---|---|
|¢ |cent |`altGr`+`shift`+`c`
|£ |british pound |`altGr`+`shift`+`4`|
|¥ |japanese yen |`altGr`+`-`
|€ |euro |`altGr`+`5`
|¤| generic currency| `altGr`+`4`
|$|dollar|`shift`+ `4`|

# Reference
- [typography - How to type umlaut over a dash as in many German dictionaries? - German Language Stack Exchange](https://german.stackexchange.com/questions/4880/how-to-type-umlaut-over-a-dash-as-in-many-german-dictionaries)
- [Help with Microsoft Keyboards US-International | School of Languages, Cultures, and Race | Washington State University](https://slcr.wsu.edu/help-pages/microsoft-keyboards-us-international/)
- [US-International Keyboard](https://web.cortland.edu/ponterior/keyboard/)