“Where is the … key?”
Single Quotes vs Backticks
It’s important to distinguish between single quotes: '
and backticks `
. They look similar, but aren’t interchangeable.
The backtick key is highlighted in the images of the keyboards below, in the top left side.
Slash (/
) vs backslash (\
).
These different symbols will do different things, and aren’t interchangeable!
Slash (/
) location
Backslash (\
) location
The tilde ~
key.
To type the tilde1 key you have to hold Shift+`Shift+`.
The caret ^
You can get the caret symbol with Shift+6Shift+6
The Pipe |
You can get the pipe, or vertical bar, with Shift+ Shift+ .
Side Note: “Smart Quotes”
If, at some point, you copy-paste text from the internet into your code or a text file, you might wind up with “smart quotes” that make things work weird!
Regular Quotes | Smart Quotes |
---|---|
"regular" |
“smart” |
'regular' |
‘smart’ |
Be careful not to have smart quotes cropping up in your code or data!
Footnotes
Pronunciations include [tɪl.də] and [tɪl.di]↩︎
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Citation
@online{fruehwald,
author = {Fruehwald, Josef},
title = {“{Where} Is the ... Key?”},
url = {https://lin611-2024.github.io/notes/concepts/keyboarding/},
langid = {en}
}