A comprehensive guide to accented and special characters across every platform Typing letters from other languages — accented vowels, special consonants, characters with diacritical marks — is something most keyboards handle poorly by default but every platform supports through built-in shortcuts, keyboard layouts, and input methods. The right approach depends on how often you need …
The umlaut — here’s every method on every platform The letter U with two dots above it — ü (lowercase) and Ü (uppercase) — is called a U with umlaut or U with diaeresis. It’s a distinct letter in German, used in several other languages, and appears in loanwords and names across English text. Every …
Usually a browser, sync, or settings conflict — here’s what’s causing it and how to fix it Setting up a Gmail signature only to find it disappears after saving, doesn’t appear on new emails, or reverts to an old version is a frustrating problem that has several specific causes. The fix depends on whether the …
Not on any standard key — here’s every method on every platform The bullet point symbol • (Unicode U+2022) isn’t on any standard keyboard but is one of the most commonly needed punctuation marks for lists, notes, and formatted text. Every platform has a reliable method to produce it, and on most of them the …
Usually a browser, extension, or interface issue — here’s how to get it back The YouTube mini player — the small floating video window that lets you browse YouTube while a video keeps playing — disappears or stops working for specific, fixable reasons. It’s not been removed from YouTube, but browser issues, extensions, and interface …