If these key combinations do not work for the @ sign, you have probably changed the key assignment.
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In the properties of the keyboard you can select the language options or the key layout.
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No special character is used as often as the @ sign, also known colloquially as “Klammeraffe”. Usually only an integral part of a mail address, the “@” is also suitable for addressing someone directly in a chat or in an e-mail with several addressees. With the key combination [Alt Gr + Q] the mark is also set quickly.
At sign @ no longer works – what to do?
If this combination no longer works, there can be several reasons. The most common reason is that you accidentally hit the
English or American key assignment
have activated. Then you can find the @ using the key combination [Shift + 2]You do not have to use the numeric keypad here, but the row of numbers under the F keys. Alternatively also works [Shift + a].
Windows 10: The most important hotkeys and shortcuts
Switch the keyboard back to German
To fix the language switch, go to
Settings> Time and Language> Language
and check whether “German” is set on your keyboard or not. Switching works even faster with the key combination [Shift + Alt]. See also: Changing the keyboard language at the touch of a button
By the way:
An Apple PC produces a spider monkey when you press one of the two “Alt” keys at the same time as the letter “L”.
Here is an overview of the most important countries and keyboard shortcuts for the @ sign:
|
Keyboard shortcuts |
countries |
|---|---|
|
Alt Gr + 0 |
Africa and Arab countries (French-speaking), Belgium (French-speaking), France |
|
Alt Gr + 2 |
Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Finland, Canada, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, Spain |
|
Alt Gr + q |
Iceland, South America (Spanish speaking), Turkey |
|
Alt Gr + v |
Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia |
|
Alt Gr + ò (key above the point) |
Italy |
|
Shift + 2 |
Africa and Arab countries, Greece, USA |
|
Shift + ä (key above the right shift) |
Great Britain |
