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Where to find the ` backtick / grave accent on your keyboard

The backtick is used for inline code and code blocks in Markdown. Its location changes with your keyboard layout - use the highlighted key and shortcut below.

US ENGLISH

QWERTY

Press the key directly below Esc, to the left of 1. It shares a key with the tilde.

`Press once

Esc `~ 1234567890-=Delete

Top-left key, next to 1

GERMAN

QWERTZ

Hold Shift and press the ´ key immediately to the left of Backspace.

Shift+´Hold Shift, then press

Esc ^°1234567890ß´`Backspace

Use Shift + the key just before Backspace

FRENCH

AZERTY

On the common classic layout, hold AltGr and press 7, the key labelled è on the number row.

AltGr+7Hold AltGr, then press

Newer French Standard layouts use AltGr + è, then Space.

Esc ²&1é2"3'4(5-6è7 / `_8ç9à0)°=+Backspace

Use AltGr + 7 (è)