iPad Air. why open parentheses are on the 8 key instead of the 9 key?

May anyone please answer my question:


on my iPad

iPad Air

versión iPadOS 18.6.2

Serial Number HJ******2L


why open parentheses are on the 8 key instead of the 9 key?


I wanted to use the open parenthesis, that usually works “shift 9” but it didn’t.

after clicking on all the numbers I found out that on my iPad Air to use the open parenthesis I have to use shift 8.

So shift:

1 is ! ✅. 6 is & ❌

2 is “ ❌. 7 is / ❌

3 is . ❌. 8 is ( ❌

4 is $ ✅. 9 is ) ❌

5 is % ✅. 0 is = ❌


I did check the settings

language English

region United States


thanks


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iPad Air, iPadOS 18

Posted on Sep 2, 2025 05:36 PM

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iPad Air. why open parentheses are on the 8 key instead of the 9 key?

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