Mac OS | Enter a Backtick (`) Instead of Won (₩) on a Korean Keyboard

Overview

After updating to macOS Sierra, when the keyboard is in Korean input mode, pressing the backtick (`) key enters the won sign (₩).

In Korean input mode, you must press the backtick () key together with the Option key to enter a backtick ().

This is very inconvenient for people who write Markdown documents or for developers.

Solution

Move to the ~/Library directory and then move to KeyBindings. If it does not exist, create the directory.

$ cd ~/Library
$ mkdir KeyBindings > Directory creation command (omit this if the directory already exists)

Create the DefaultkeyBinding.dict file in the ~/Library/KeyBindings directory.

$ touch DefaultkeyBinding.dict > File creation command (omit this if the file already exists)

Add the following code to the DefaultkeyBinding.dict file with an editor such as vi.

{
    "₩" = ("insertText:", "`");
}

Then quit and reopen the application. You can confirm that a backtick (`) is entered even in Korean input mode.