How to Type Accent Marks on an iPhone

First, start an iMessage or text message as you normally would.

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Then, hold down the letter you'd like an accent mark for.

You should see a row of different accents available, depending on the letter. If you have an iPhone 6S or 6S Plus, be careful and don't push down on the screen too hard or you'll activate a 3D Touch feature instead.

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You can also press down on certain symbols to see other ones you can pick from.

The -, $, &, “, ., ?, !, ‘, %, and / each show different symbols after pressing down.

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You can also use the same trick to get accents on your Mac.

Just press down on whatever letter you need an accent for and easily pick out what you need. If you hit the escape button, the row of options will disappear.

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You can also easily use other symbols or emoji on your Mac.

To access this screen, just press command, control, and space at the same time. At first, you'll see the emoji keyboard. To see symbols, press on the tiny keyboard icon at the top right corner. After that, you should see a list of the different types of symbols you can use. To use one, have your doc ready and open. Just click on the symbol and it should appear in your doc. Pretty easy, right?

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