#TIL that you can tell #GnuEmacs on macOS to pass through your right Option/Alt key to the operating system so you can type accented characters with it the same way you would in any other window, e.g., typing alt-e followed by e to get é.
Ref: https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Mac-_002f-GNUstep-Customization.html
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Mac / GNUstep Customization (GNU Emacs Manual)

Mac / GNUstep Customization (GNU Emacs Manual)