How to type backslash and pipe? (Czech layout, USB keyboard)

Question

I use an USB keyboard with my Macbook Pro - no choice here, some of the keys of internal keyboard are damaged. The Keyboard is from Genius, type LuxeMate i200. I use Czech QWERTY layout.

Everything pretty much works, although I can't seem to find a way how to type backslash \ and pipe | characters.

Above the right Enter, I have a mysterious key with following characters:

• first row: | ) ;
• second row: \ ň ¨ (and "circle in front of x" i can't even type)

I've tried the following:

• key: ¨
• left SHIFT + key: `
• right SHIFT + key: `
• left ALT + key: ¨
• right ALT + key: ¨
• left SHIFT + key: "
• right SHIFT + key: "
• FN + key: ¨

I would really like to avoid switching between keyboards OR copying the characters from Google, as I use them a lot. Can someone help me please?

EDIT: Here is a photo of the keyboard, if that helps.

EDIT 2: Thanks @krnk, the keyboard viewer helped with the backslash character! I still have a problem with the pipe character though.

What the viewer shows is not consistent with the keyboard (there is no key between left shift and Z key, for example, which would solve my problem with the pipe). Is that maybe another symptom of misconfiguration?

Is there anything else I could try besides "changing keyboard type" (which I already did)?

Answer 1

I just bought a Genius keyboard in the Czech Republic and have the same problem, however I've found the following works for me:

• Right alt + \

• Shift + Right alt + |

Answer 2

Just been fiddling with my Czech Microsoft Sculpt ergonomic and it turns out that the \ & | key is mapped to the ; under the Esc to the left of 1 key. So by pressing Shift, I get the |.

Answer 3

To get the backslash character (\) using the Czech keyboard layout press AltGr + Q.