3/19/2024 0 Comments Hawaiian okina alt cod![]() To make it easier, I almost always keep ‘ on my clipboard whenever I edit Hawaiian text. I would much prefer to use ‘ over an apostrophe. I believe ` is a grave accent used in à, è, ò, etc., and isn't really appropriate. Singu larity 20:09, 1 Iune 2008 (UTC) I prefer using ‘ because, as you said, it looks like an ‘okina, and also because of the point brought up by Agent X here stating that ʻ looks bad when italicized. However, for the sake of easiness, I can go with the apostrophe. ![]() Which one should be used? My first choice would be ‘ (option-] on Macs), since it looks close to the ‘okina and works well in text. Kal (e walaʻau) 19:15, 1 Iune 2008 (UTC) We should talk about the ‘okinas as well, because there are four different ones used right now that I know of: the apostrophe ('), the tick (`), and the two standard ‘okinas (‘ and ʻ). On a Mac, however, you can simply get the Hawaiian keyboard layout and type kahakō by pressing option. On Windows, the alt-codes I tried didnʻt work. ![]() Maybe not here, but on a separate Help: page? Maybe we should give some instructions on how to type kahakō, especially if the user has Javascript disabled or simply finds it more convenient to type them.
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