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[-] perviouslyiner@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Isn't that just AltGr+4? A lot of UK keyboards write € on the 4 keycap next to the $.

[-] NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

You sure you're not thinking of the Pound symbol (£)? The Euro symbol (€) would have to be a third thing, if it's there at all.

I'm not British and don't know their keyboard layout, so maybe you're right, but I would expect £ to be accessible and € less so.

Edit: oh, you were right. £ is Shift+3, € is AltGr+4.

[-] undergroundoverground@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

None of the ones I've used tbh. That might just be luck though.

[-] perviouslyiner@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Just looking at a random selection of two laptops and five keyboards here and they all have the 4 $ € key marked. The only keyboard I can find that doesn't is the Windows On-Screen Keyboard.

Although looking at laptops on shop websites, a lot of them have just 4 $ so maybe that is going out of fashion? Samsung yes, Asus no, Dell no, HP no.

Actually the Windows On-Screen Keyboard does show € but only after you press Alt-Gr...

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