How to get Tilde (~) to work correctly in macOS

tildeOnMac.md

This is to solve an issue where you use a non-apple european keyboard with the US keyboard layout in macOS where the Tilde key is in the wrong place.

This is the process for the Logitec MX Keys Mini

• Connect the keyboard (bluetooth)
• Make sure the keyboard is in PC mode (hold fn + p for 3 seconds)
• Go through the keyboard wizard and at the end select the European ISO... layout
• Switch the keyboard to Mac mode (hold fn + o for 3 seconds)
• Tilde should work

If this doesn't work:

• delete /Library/Preferences/com.apple.keyboardtype.plist
• reboot
• try above again

I had to do this again with the MX Keys S Plus today, and the same instructions worked out fine. It's like the Nordic keys one which I use in US layout. When I went through the Wizard it wasn't recognized as European ISO, but it was the only one with ISO in the name. "~" worked fine once I switched it back to Mac mode.

I mentioned the Wizard, because when it seems when you connect these Logitech keyboards to macOS by adding them as a Bluetooth device, they always bring up a keyboard Wizard (says something about not being able to identifiy which layout the keyboard is in etc).

Also I guess I should mention that I've never actually tried to buy the "Mac version" of these keyboards even though I see that is an option. Things might just work then, but these are the Cross-platform editions I've tested with where you have both key's printed on the actual keyboard.

Maybe someone finds it helpful, but I couldn't get used to the fact, that tilde was on the right to the Shift key, but I get used that it's above the Tab. To swap them, hold "fn+U" for around 3 seconds and it will be changed. I found it somewhere over Reddit, but no docs to this behaviour attached.

@whydrae yessir! that did the job. thank you very much!

@whydrae yes that worked, fn + u. Thanks a lot!

Thanks @whydrae, save my day ! 

Thanks a lot! It worked!

Maybe someone finds it helpful, but I couldn't get used to the fact, that tilde was on the right to the Shift key, but I get used that it's above the Tab. To swap them, hold "fn+U" for around 3 seconds and it will be changed. I found it somewhere over Reddit, but no docs to this behaviour attached.

@whydrae thank you! Your advice helped me with the keyboard Logitech ERGO K860 for macOS Sequoia 15.5!

Thank you so much for this. In my case:

1. sudo rm -rf /Library/Preferences/com.apple.keyboardtype.plist
2. reboot

worked out. Using Logitech MX Keys Mini, M1 Max MBP16 on macOS Sequoia 15.5

I think it is doable without rebooting

fn+P

terminal

sudo rm /Library/Preferences/com.apple.keyboardtype.plist
open /System/Library/CoreServices/KeyboardSetupAssistant.app

select iso
finish setup
fn+O