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On Mac OS 10.15.4, when long-pressing keys such as E, O etc., we can chose from a small menu displaying several options for that letter.

I am searching for a possibility to write the letter ß in the same way. I know I can type "option + S", but this is not what I want

Question:

Is there a way to assign ß to an option menu that appears when long pressing the letter S (similar to ling pressing letters such as E, O, U etc.)?

Thanks a lot!

Edit after comments:

  • I have a MacBook Pro with a Dutch keyboard layout.
  • Language & Region settings: Preferred languages = English (US); Region = United States
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    Using macOS Catalina 10.15.4 set to US English under Language & Region in System Preferences, if I long press the S key I get the pop-up with ß on it.
    – user3439894
    Commented Jun 2, 2020 at 8:08
  • It's probably quicker to use Opt/s to get ß than wait for the long press.
    – Tetsujin
    Commented Jun 2, 2020 at 8:54
  • @user3439894 's comment is an answer. Works for me on Mojave, too. Perhaps it doesn't work on alternate Keyboard layouts?
    – benwiggy
    Commented Jun 2, 2020 at 9:53
  • I can confirm that long pressing "s" on the default german MacBook keyboard layout works! Using macOS Catalina 10.15.5 on MBA 2020 - no keyboard layout modifications.
    – iOSapps.de
    Commented Jun 2, 2020 at 11:05
  • Please see my edit in the post. My keyboard is Dutch. Pressing S doesn't open any option menu unfortunately.
    – Frederick
    Commented Jun 2, 2020 at 11:35

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The easiest fix is to just switch to the US or ABC input source. These have the same mapping as Dutch, but with more press/hold options.

If you want to customize the Dutch input source, see this:

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