Mac Keyboard Viewer
In macOS, you can type special characters such as { é ƒ © ≠ ≥ ° }, by holding down the ⌥ option key. To see what characters are available, you can pull the Keyboard Viewer.

Those colored orange are prefix keys, allowing you to type accented characters such as {é ü ô}.
How to Turn on Keyboard Viewer

To start Keyboard Viewer:
- Open System Preferences
- Click keyboard icon
- Select “Input Sources” tab
- Click at the botton “Show input menu in menu bar”.
- Then, on the input menu at the top right of the menu bar, there's a menu [Show Keyboard Viewer] menu. This will show the Keyboard Viewer.

Define Your Own Keys to Insert Unicode Symbols
You can define keys to insert any Unicode character, such as 😂 α ⌘ ♥ .
For how, see: Creating Keyboard Layout in Mac OS X .
For a list of symbols, see: Unicode Search 😄
See also: Apple Keyboard Problems
Mac Keyboard Guide
- Mac Keyboard Software Guide
- Mac: Swap CapsLock Control Option Command Keys
- macOS: Create Custom Keyboard Layout
- Mac Keyboard Viewer
- Mac: How to Switch to Dvorak Keyboard Layout
- Mac: Hover Mouse Auto Click
- Mac Keyboard Shortcuts
- Apple Keyboard Problems
- Apple Keyboard History ⌨
- Difference Between Apple and Microsoft keyboards