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

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

Didn't work without rebooting unfortunately, but the reboot did it for me, thanks !

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

You've saved my life!

sudo rm /Library/Preferences/com.apple.keyboardtype.plist did the trick with my Keychron Q1 Max. Thank you!

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.

OMG! THANK YOU SO MUCH!