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title: macrons on iPhone
description: Adding macron on an iPhone requires some work arounds and this article describes how to add macrons and makes other observations
url: https://www.taiuru.co.nz/macrons-on-iphone/
markdown_url: https://www.taiuru.co.nz/macrons-on-iphone.md
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slug: macrons-on-iphone
author: Karaitiana Taiuru
published: 2009-04-22T16:34:00Z
modified: 2024-12-25T01:11:14Z
language: en-NZ
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    - Māori Data Sovereignty
    - Māori Data Sovereignty Principles
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# macrons on iPhone

I am investigating how to create macrons the iPhone.  I must admit to feeling like i have gone back 13 and more years in my career to the days when i worked on macron technology for web sites and the PC. Thankfully a task that is now simple and requires little cognition.

Like the old days ASCII Umlauts are available by default on the iPhone but not true macrons using Unicode.

If you still use umlauts or type in Māori et al on your iPhone and need some distinction for a macron:

To display an umlaut hold the vowel key down. You will then be presented with several special characters. Slide your finger to the umlaut vowel you require.

Installing a Macintosh locale such as Hawai’i would give us macrons. There is also the Estonian language (?) which also has macrons but on a standard US iPhone keyboard i can not get it to work.

Ideally a custom keyboard layout with a 5th row of macrons.