How can I type ティ `ti` (small ィ) in Japanese on OSX?

Question

I have been typing in Japanese for a while now but I cannot figure out how to type ティ (small ィ, not a big one イ).

How does one do this using the Katakana input method of OSX?

Answer 1

Just type texi in Katakana mode. Generally, prefixing x will generate the small variant character (useful if you need to generate ゅ, ょ or っ in isolation).

Answer 2

The x prefix does generate the small variant, but what you probably want is thi.

Answer 3

Building off of Justin's answer, there's a few other special kana input strings that I found online. This is not an exhaustive list.

wi = ウィ/うぃ

we = ウェ/うぇ

va = ヴァ/ゔぁ

vi = ヴィ/ゔぃ

vu = ヴ/ゔ

ve = ヴェ/ゔぇ

vo = ヴォ/ヴぉ

she = シェ/しぇ

je = ジェ/じぇ

fa = ファ/ふぁ

fi = フィ/ふぃ

fe = フェ/ふぇ

fo = フォ/ふぉ

che = チェ/ちぇ