Which key types the "|" symbol?

Question

With the default Raspberry Pi keyboard layout and a US keyboard, when I press Shift+| the result would be ~

and if I press on ~ or Shift+~ I would get a different symbol.

Answer 1

Do other keys not function as you wish, as well? Such as # outputting €?

1. Make sure you have set the correct locales and default locale using sudo raspi-config.

2. sudo locale

   • Make sure these are what you think they should be

3. sudo dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration

4. sudo reboot

Answer 2

You can get the | (pipe) symbol using the Shift + \ shortcut. The Shift can be found on the left side of your keyboard, on the second row from bottom.

The \ (backslash) key can usually be found above the Enter key (on the fourth row from bottom).

On other keyboards, it is located on the left side of a keyboard, next to the Shift key:

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