![]() So if I search for Division you could see I get two different symbols. So you just hold Control Command and then Space or on newer Macs you hold the Globe Key down and press E and this brings up the Emoji & Special Character Viewer here and you can search for things. However, you can access a whole variety of different symbols using the Emoji & Special Character Viewer. So, for instance, if I wanted to type a not equals symbol you could see I'm holding down the Option Key here and it's the equals key with the Option Key held down that will do that. So you can get an idea of not only what is available but how to type it. If you hold the Shift Key you'll also see what you get when you hold Shift, Shift and Option give you these symbols including some other math symbols there as well. But you can see a variety of other math symbols like this and this. So if you press the Option Key you'll notice all the symbols you can see here. We're just going to use it to actually see what happens when you press the Option Key. This brings up this little mini-keyboard here that shows you what you're typing. To see what is available the best way is to go into System Settings, and then go to Accessibility and then go to Keyboard. But there are a lot of other math symbols. ![]() Now unfortunately there is no equivalent multiplication symbol that you can type with the keyboard. But unfortunately there is no matching symbol for that for multiplication. ![]() This isn't used generally in programming but if you're just doing it for typesetting purposes, just to show something in a Pages document or an email, then you can use this symbol pretty easily. Use the Option key and then slash and this will type a division symbol. Now if you do want to type a division symbol you actually can on a Mac keyboard. The line is kind of diagonal so it gives that impression. The slash kind of simulate s the idea of having 2 above the 7. So for 2 divided by 7 you may see it like this 2/7. So instead usually the slash / key is used. Now you'll notice there also is no division symbol on the keyboard. So using x for multiplication can be a problem. You may see letters used like this for an algebraic equation. That's used in mathematical equations for other things, like variables. Sometimes you may see somebody that doesn't know this use the letter x instead. So an asterisk, on a US keyboard is Shift 8, that stands for multiplication. So that may leak over into other documents you may see even if you're not programming. So all the computer languages use that symbol. That's how you do it when you're programming on the computer. An asterisk may be used in place of a multiplication symbol. However, you may see it as something like 5*7. Notice that there isn't a multiplication symbol on your keyboard anywhere. But what if you wanted to use multiplication. You could see that symbol right there on your keyboard. ![]() For instance, when you type an equation, like 1+2 it is just two numbers and then the symbol in-between them. You may not want to actually use these but you may see them all the time online. Now the first thing is the simple way of doing it just using the basic keys on your keyboard. I'm going to use Pages here in this example but you could use the same techniques in other apps as well. So it is useful to know all these different techniques. Now when using your Mac you may come across math symbols, math equations, or you may need to type them yourself. Join us and get exclusive content and course discounts. There you can read more about the Patreon Campaign. MacMost is brought to you thanks to a great group of more than 1000 supporters. Let me show you how to type math symbols and equations on your Mac. Video Transcript: Hi, this is Gary with. Check out Typing Math Symbols and Equations on a Mac at YouTube for closed captioning and more options.
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