How to put an apostrophe on the keyboard

The apostrophe is used when writing some words in Russian, Ukrainian, and Belarusian languages. This list is not complete. It may also be needed in programming for adding comments and in wiki markup of text to regulate its appearance (italics, bold, bold italics). What does an apostrophe look like?

An apostrophe is a non-literal spelling sign that looks like a superscript comma.



But there is another kind of it



How to put an apostrophe on the keyboard when typing

Since the database of the Word editor included in Microsoft Office package, there is a large selection of characters that, one way or another, are similar to an apostrophe, there is a possibility of using its incorrect form. This will cause the spell checker to treat the spelling as incorrect. Therefore, it is necessary to use the correct form.

Three easy steps to add an apostrophe:

- Place the cursor in the place where the apostrophe is supposed to be present.

-Turn on the numeric keypad by pressing the “NumLock” key.

- Hold down the “Alt” button and type the digital apostrophe code “8217” on the numeric keypad.

After which the correct apostrophe icon should appear in the specified place in the word.



Also a proper apostrophe is the symbol that can be added by pressing and holding "Alt" and then typing "39".



For those users for whom it is not critical how exactly an apostrophe should look, you can use the following hotkey combination - “Alt+96”.



It’s easy to see that this version of the apostrophe was rejected by the module and highlighted as an erroneous spelling. For a laptop, these options are unacceptable, because the keyboard does not have a digital module. Therefore, it is preferable to use the key combination “Ctrl + double press Є or E”.