How on the keyboard is an apostrophe (comma at the top)

A comma at the top, or an apostrophe, if properly labeled, is often found in the grammar of the languages of peoples of different countries. In some cases, the comma at the top is also used in the grammar of the Russian language. Put this sign is possible using the keyboard keys, a special menu of characters in the text editor "Word" or hot keys.

Applying the upper comma

The apostrophe is one of the spelling symbols in the form of a superscript upper comma, which finds application in Russian in the following moments:

• Writing words or names of foreign origin using an apostrophe, often before the comma at the top are the symbols "O" or "D", for example, the names of all the familiar: D'artanyan, O'Connor;
• Foreign common names for geographical objects, for example, Côte-d'Or;
• Words that write in Latin, but add the Russian suffix (E-mail).

The main ways to create an apostrophe in the document

Commas at the top in the documents can be put in different ways. Let's start with the simplest - press the "e" button when the English keyboard layout is active, the required "'" symbol will appear on the screen.

When using the Ukrainian layout, the comma at the top is rendered on a separate key, which corresponds to the location of the letter "e" in the Russian layout.

other methods

The methods discussed above are often rather inconvenient, because you need to constantly change the keyboard layout. When typing a large number of characters to people constantly engaged in typing, you have to look for other options for inserting an apostrophe. So, let's look at how to put a comma at the top of a word without changing the keyboard layout.

• Set the cursor in the document to the place where you want to place the top comma.
• Then press and hold the Alt key.
• Dial the code "0146".
• Then release the Alt key.

In the end, we get the symbol we need at the right place in the document, only it is necessary to use the numeric keypad, not the numbers located above the letter panel.

Conclusion

In summary, we can conclude that the apostrophe can be placed using the "comma" symbol at the top of the keyboard or by typing the character code. Also an apostrophe can be placed using the symbol menu. Whichever way you choose, the final outcome will be the one that you need. However, such a variety of methods allows the user to choose independently what is more convenient for him.