I think all you can do about this is [complain to Apple][1] and use [Character Viewer][2] or the [ABC Extended][3] keyboard instead. Making a custom layout for the characters you need most often with [Ukelele][4] may also make sense. Update: Still broken as of MacOS 12.6 [1]: http://www.apple.com/feedback [2]: https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/use-emoji-and-symbols-on-mac-mchlp1560/12.0/mac/12.0 [3]: https://sites.psu.edu/symbolcodes/mac/codemacext/ [4]: https://software.sil.org/ukelele/