How do I type tick and backtick on Windows?

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Backtick (grave accent)

QWERTY

Key that’s been marked with red border. It’s a dead key by default.

This also applies to the Slovak QWERTZ layout.

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QWERTZ Germany & Austria

Shift + Key that's been marked with red border

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QWERTZ Switzerland

Shift + Key that's been marked with a red border

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QWERTZ Czech Republic and South Slavic Latin (Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene)

Alt Gr + Key that's been marked with red border

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QWERTZ Hungary

Alt Gr + Key that's been marked with red border

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AZERTY France

Alt Gr + Key that’s been marked with red border

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AZERTY Belgium

Alt Gr + Key that’s been marked with red border

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Forwardtick (acute accent)

AZERTY Belgium

Alt Gr + Key that’s been marked with red border

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Alt codes

There may not be forwardtick keys available for the other keyboards, however an alt code exists (Hold left Alt and type the numbers on your num pad).

The below codes should work on any keyboard.

• Alt + 96 = `
• Alt + 0180 = ´
• Alt + 39 = '

So if you want an ', you do the following: Hold left Alt, press3, release 3 but still hold Alt, press9, release 9, release Alt.

Unicode Character 'ACUTE ACCENT'

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Italian - Italy keyboard have no backtick key assigned.

...but it can be easily added by creating a new keyboard layout with Microsoft Keyboard layout Creator

I suggest to map it like in Linux with the AltGr+? key combination.

1. Install & run
2. Add key ALT+096 on the AltGr+? key combination
3. Generate setup
4. Launch setup and install the new keyboard
5. Select the new keyboard layout from Language and keyboard in Windows control panel

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On a Hungarian keyboard the backtick character is available via AltGr+7 (RightAlt+7).

On German keyboard, backtick ´ is on the left to backspace, or right to ß key.

You need to press that key and then press space to show up the ´ character.

On Brazilian ABNT2 keyboards, the back tick key is the key between P and the key which has these symbols [/{.

It is also know as grave accent. To use it, press Shift + ` and then space.

Brazilian Portuguese translation:

Também é conhecido como acento grave. Para usá-lo, pressione Shift + ` e então Sace.

Norwegian keyboards has the backtick as a dead character. Press Shift + the key left of the Backspace.

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While Num Lock is enabled hold Alt and type 0180 on the keypad then release the Alt key. This will result in a forwardtick/acute accent.

Qwerty-latinoamericano layout:

Hold Alt Gr and press twice the button that has these symbols: ]}

Full shortcut:

AltGr + ]} x 2

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Fancy Logitech keyboard:

right Fn + Top left key.

The answer was missing for the Spanish keyboard.  It is: AltGr+}.

Spanish - Spain: QWERTY keyboard layout (slightly different to Latin American Spanish layout)

Its the default value for the key marked with [ althoughit is still a dead key

QWERTZ: On my keyboard the acute accent is at AltGr + 9: ´

Accepted answer's key gives me ¸

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