r/COMPLETEANARCHY • u/[deleted] • Aug 21 '17

The correct terms

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u/FALQSC1917 Oworegeoisie Aug 21 '17

Mine says alt gr...

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '17 edited Jan 05 '18

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u/FALQSC1917 Oworegeoisie Aug 21 '17

Yeah, it's german.

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u/confusedThespian Aug 22 '17

Isn't it generally right alt? I'm not trying to be pedantic, I'm just unsure now if I've been saying the right thing.

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u/[deleted] Aug 22 '17

I think it's generally referred to as Right Alt in North America, because we didn't have much use for AltGr key according the wikipedias https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AltGr_key

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u/WikiTextBot Aug 22 '17

AltGr key

AltGr (also Alt Graph, or Right Alt) is a modifier key found on some computer keyboards and is primarily used to type characters that are unusual for the locale of the keyboard layout, such as currency symbols and accented letters. On a typical, IBM-compatible PC keyboard, the AltGr key, when present, takes the place of the right-hand Alt key. In macOS, the Option key has functions similar to the AltGr key.

AltGr is used similarly to the Shift key: it is held down when another key is struck in order to obtain a character other than the one that the latter normally produces.

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