When you can’t type a certain character on your Mac, here’s how to troubleshoot it<article>
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<p>It must be frustrating to find that a key on your keyboard sometimes doesn't work. As reader W.D. Snyder explains:</p>
<p>In macOS 10.12.5, the lower case y is not working in some situations, such as replying to email in Gmail, and when filling out some forms or comments on certain sites.</p>
<p>My first reaction was that W.D. needed a new keboard (sorry), but that’s probably the last resort. I’d go down this list.</p><p>Is it only in a browser this problem occurs? Try a different browser with the same sites. It’s possible some setting is grabbing or suppressing <code>y</code>, although I’d be hard pressed to guess what. A text-expansion program or system shortcut would seemingly consistently intercept that letter in all circumstances in a single app or across the system.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3209726/macs/when-youre-sometimes-unable-to-type-a-certain-character-on-your-mac-heres-how-to-troubleshoot-it.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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When you can’t type a certain character on your Mac, here’s how to troubleshoot it
