What exactly is the difference between US English QWERTY and International English QWERTY Apple keyboards?
I'm talking about the hardware keyboards specifically, not about keyboard layouts (in System Settings).
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The most important differences are the size and position of the Enter/Return, and a few differences in the layout. The ~ key and the \ key have an entirely different position on both keyboards. Also, the US keyboard has no € label (although it can be entered: Alt+Shift+2).
The International keyboard (‘keyboard type’ = ISO) also has one more key than the US keyboard (‘keyboard type’ = ANSI). Some Apple keyboard layouts use that key for essential characters, and this can cause problems for users with only the US keyboard.
Below is a high-quality visual comparison.
US QWERTY Apple keyboard:
EN International Apple keyboard:
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2"...the US keyboard has no € label" - this seems to imply that the international English keyboard has a key with a € label but that's not the case - if the attached images are correct. – Kristof Oct 06 '22 at 18:14
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Sneaky that the hardware US Qwerty layout from Apple is named English US International on Linux's software mapping... But eh, we have a clear answer on the regular non-L-shaped return key thanks to this, the idea of looking for the keyboard updating live on their website is also a very good approach indeed! – kissu Nov 15 '23 at 09:41
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Latest version from the official Apple website:
QWERTY - International & QWERTY - US
The link below is to the overview of all keyboard layouts that Apple provides. Might be useful.
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The image is incorrectly labelled. The English keyboard has the large Enter key. – Hannes Schneidermayer Mar 26 '24 at 21:00
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It doesn't have the alternate "upper" characters of the number keys, i.e. the pound sign.
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5I don't understand what you are talking about. US qwerty and En International have the pound sign £ in exactly the same place, alt plus 3. Neither of them have it printed on the key. – Tom Gewecke Jul 28 '15 at 15:37