# Can't type apostrophe(') or quote(") in Processing IDE

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/cant-type-apostrophe-or-quote-in-processing-ide/35915>\
**Category:** Processing\
**Created:** [March 24, 2022, 8:56am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/cant-type-apostrophe-or-quote-in-processing-ide/35915 "2022-03-24T08:56:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![cern](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/cern/32/19208_2.png) [@cern](https://discourse.processing.org/u/cern)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2022, 8:56am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/cant-type-apostrophe-or-quote-in-processing-ide/35915/1 "2022-03-24T08:56:07Z")

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Hi all,

I have this weird issue… Any ideas on why?  
I’m using Mac OS Monterey (12.2.1) and Processing 4.0b7

p.s. I can type these characters in Processing 3.5.4 on the same OS.

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**Author:** ![th75](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ebca7d/32.png) [@th75](https://discourse.processing.org/u/th75)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2022, 11:43pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/cant-type-apostrophe-or-quote-in-processing-ide/35915/2 "2022-03-25T23:43:50Z")

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Hi cern,  
i’m using monterey 12.3 and Processing 4.0b7 too, and no problems here…  
my language/regional/keyboard layout are set to “french”

i will try to play with those macos prefs to test, (it s a random guess here)  
in processing ide there are 2 languages options (language and non-latin checkbox), but i really don t know if it have something to do with your problem too  
sorry I can’t help more than that

however if it is working with 3.5.4, i guess it s suppose to work in 4.0 too  
if you don’t figure out, may be consider to fill in an “issue” on [github](https://github.com/processing/processing4/issues) with all the details of your setup

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**Author:** ![cern](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/cern/32/19208_2.png) [@cern](https://discourse.processing.org/u/cern)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2022, 6:45pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/cant-type-apostrophe-or-quote-in-processing-ide/35915/3 "2022-03-27T18:45:35Z")

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Hi th75,

I didn’t try changing my keyboard settings (US International - PC) and it seems that was the issue. It never occurred in the previous versions of Processing, and I always used this keyboard layout while using Processing. Long story short, I didn’t even think of trying different language settings. Thanks for reminding me : )

It simply works with US, although it looks the same in the keyboard layout preview as US International - PC.

Thank you!