# Duplication when trying to permute letters (e.g. a--\>ä)

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**Created:** [July 2, 2023, 11:08am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/duplication-when-trying-to-permute-letters-e-g-a-a/31740 "2023-07-02T11:08:26Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 2, 2023, 11:52am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/duplication-when-trying-to-permute-letters-e-g-a-a/31740/2 "2023-07-02T11:52:35Z")

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> [@\[macos\] Letters double while typing with diacritics](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/macos-letters-double-while-typing-with-diacritics/27457/2):
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> [https://docs.ankiweb.net/editing.html#inputting-foreign-characters-and-accents](https://docs.ankiweb.net/editing.html#inputting-foreign-characters-and-accents) The toolkit on which Anki is built has trouble dealing with a few input methods, such as holding down keys to select accented characters on macOS

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