How to Type a Vertical Line on Mac?

Pipe Symbol

The vertical line | also called "Pipe Symbol" is well hidden on the Mac keyboard . In normal everyday life on the Mac you rarely need the stroke. But if you need it, well tell you where to find it. To get the line, press the key combination [Alt 7].

How do you Make a Line on a Mac?

Click in the toolbar, then in the Basic category, click a line. Options include a straight line with or without endpoints, or a line with editing points to create a curved line.
Click to select an existing line on a page.

How to Type a Vertical Line on a Mac

Open your text editor , such as TextEdit, or word processor, such as Pages or Microsoft Word.
Open a document and click your cursor in front of whitespace where you can enter a character.
Press the key combination "Shift\" to type the "|" symbol.

How do you do a Straight Slash on a Mac?

Slash / enter: The slash key combination on the Mac is Shift + 7.