How to type Spanish accents and ñ

You don't need a Spanish keyboard. The one you have already types á, ñ, ¿ and the rest; here's how on each device.

Typing a word yourself is part of learning it, and AnimeLang counts a missing accent as a spelling mistake: si means “if” and sí means “yes”.

On a Mac

Keep the keyboard you have, U.S. or ABC. Press and hold a letter, say e, and a menu of its accents appears: click one, or press the number under it.

Quicker, once you know them, are the Option keys. For an accent, press Option with the accent's key, then the letter:

To see them all, open Keyboard Viewer and hold Option: the accent keys are outlined in orange.

Add one keyboard, United States-International: the US keyboard with accents added.

Open Settings › Time & language › Language & region.
Next to English (United States), choose … › Language options › Add a keyboard and add United States-International.
Switch between it and your usual keyboard with Windows key + Space.

Then, for an accent, press the accent's key, then the letter:

á é í ó ú: ', then the vowel.
ñ: ~ (Shift and the key left of 1), then n. Or Right Alt + N.
ü: " (Shift-'), then u.
¡ is Right Alt + 1 and ¿ is Right Alt + /.
For a capital, hold Shift on the letter: ', then Shift-E, gives É.
No Right Alt key? Ctrl + Alt does the same.
On this keyboard ' and " wait for the next key. For an apostrophe or a quote mark on its own, press it and then the space bar.

Touch and hold a letter, say e, then slide your finger to the accent you want and let go.

From Apple's, Microsoft's and Google's own help: Mac, Windows, United States-International, iPhone and Gboard.