Windows 10: Keyboard: Special Characters such as " ! £ % have perfect input timing, but only the " @ '...

All special characters work as intended, but only the @/' key English British keyboard takes slightly more than a split second to type. When it does work, it inputs at least 3 or 4 @ or ' symbols way too quickly, so I always have to delete the extras. I have tried changing the repeat and delay rate on the keyboard but it hasn't changed it to a way I like.The keybioard troubleshooter has not helped.Please, someone help!

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Special keyboard characters.

I cannot find the special characters "ð" and "þ" in the Keyboard.



These are special Icelandic characters, Do they exist at all?



If not does anyone know if they will come with the Mango update?

 

Change keyboard combination of a special character

How can I change key-combination of special characters on a specific language keyboard?

Example:

On a keyboard there is a key-combination for a special character. I want to be able to:

1. Use this key-combo for another special char.

or

2. Use another key-combo for this special char.

More specifically, I want to insert Unicode 200C character (zero width non-joiner) with Ctrl+Space or Shift+Space keys.

Is this even possible in windows 10?

 

My special characters are not working.

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



I understand that you are facing difficulties with the French and Spanish keyboard layouts. In few keyboard layouts that are installed with the language pack, the accented characters appear by just pressing the symbol keys. However,
you can also check the suggestion below and see if it is helpful to you.



Using United States-International keyboard layout for the installed Language pack:

1. Press the Windows key and
   I key, this will open the Settings app for you.
   
2. Select Time & Language, on the left pane click on
   Language.
   
3. Select the French or Spanish language pack that you have already installed and select
   Options.
   
4. Under Keyboards, click on
   Add a keyboard.
   
5. Add the United States-International keyboard and remove the standard keyboard for that language.
   
6. Now in the taskbar, you should be able to see the
   United States-International keyboard under the language pack that you selected. Alternatively, you can press the
   Windows key and Space key to switch between the input languages.
   

Check if you are able to type the accented characters.



For more information, I would suggest you to refer the article on

Using US-Int'l Keyboard Layout to Type Accented Characters and check if it is helpful to you.



Regards,





Aaron Summith

Microsoft Community - Moderator