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I'm using Emacs 24.5.1 in Mac OS X.

Recently I had to input £ frequently so I changed my input source from U.S. to British. With British keyboard, Option+3 will yield # in other editors, however, this doesn't work in Emacs since M is special keystroke in Emacs.

How can I insert # in Emacs in Mac OS X with Brithsh keyboard?

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  • I use my left for meta and my right for stock Apple stuff: (setq ns-alternate-modifier 'meta) (setq ns-right-alternate-modifier 'none) There are other methods, but I'll leave those for other forum participants to chime in.
    – lawlist
    Commented Oct 21, 2015 at 2:12
  • @lawlist I think your comment can be an answer.
    – ntalbs
    Commented Oct 21, 2015 at 4:02
  • Yet another possibility is to use ukelele or karabiner to remap your keyboard.
    – Harald Hanche-Olsen
    Commented Oct 21, 2015 at 9:11

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There are other methods than the one mentioned in this answer, but I personally prefer the best of both worlds -- i.e., I use the left alt/option key as meta, and I use the right alt/option key for stock Apple stuff -- e.g., special characters like the ones mentioned by the original poster:

(setq ns-alternate-modifier 'meta)
(setq ns-right-alternate-modifier 'none)
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