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pedrob72915308
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Apr 12, 2019 12:17 AM UTC
Question

Accents in Illustrator

i'm using Illustrator and I need to type in Portuguese/Spanish so i need to use accents like áàê

Everywhere else on Mac OS if I long press the key I get an accent pop up, like this:

In adobe products, this never shows up.

Am i missing something here or does Adobe products don't let this native pop up show up?

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    Participant
    Mar 30, 2025 5:33 PM UTC

    I also have the same problem.

     

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    Anubhav M
    Community Manager
    Community Manager
    Mar 31, 2025 12:02 PM UTC

    Hello @default0bsu0bbwszzj,

    Would you mind trying the suggestions shared in this help article (https://adobe.ly/4jelCow) to see if it helps?

    Alternatively, try using the suggestions shared for macOS (https://adobe.ly/3E4jsZx) and for Windows (https://adobe.ly/3QVI0GZ) and share your observations.

    Looking forward to hearing from you.

     

    Anubhav

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    pedrob72915308
    Participant
    Apr 17, 2019 10:19 AM UTC

    Thanks for all the replies, all these workarounds are options, but neither is ideal - the accent pop up still feels like the easiest and fastest one (at least for me).

    I was just using Adobe XD the other day and there the accent pop up shows up fine.

    I'll just open an Illustrator feature request ticket.

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    Myra Ferguson
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    Apr 12, 2019 3:31 PM UTC

    Go to Window > Type > Glyphs to open the Glyphs panel. If additional characters with accents are available in the font you have selected, it will show up there. If you select a character in your text that has alternate glyphs, it should show up in a box below your selection. Here's more info on alternate glyphs How to work with special characters in Illustrator

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    puzeld_OK
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    Oct 12, 2020 5:01 PM UTC

    BEST ANSWER! Thanks

     

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    Eugenio.NYC
    Participating Frequently
    Apr 12, 2019 2:16 AM UTC

    one option, you can use the keyboard viewer

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    pedrob72915308
    Participant
    Apr 12, 2019 1:13 PM UTC

    hi, thanks for the reply.

    yes, i'm aware you can do that and bring up the glyphs window, but it's not practical at all if you're trying to write long blocks of text.

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    Legend
    Apr 12, 2019 1:29 PM UTC

    You can also use Alt codes: How to Type Accents on Mac the Easy Way

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