How to exit console when accidentially pressing ~ in dragonage inquisition

Considering how my answer is not in here just gone say it was   ^   (for germany/EU?) you might need to double tab it... also it might delay the opening of the console to your next input which would explain the confusion about the trigger button

I found something that works: type a bunch of random letters, hit Enter and it lets me interact with the game again while the nonsense command and the console fade away. It seems to work as nothing else did.

For anybody on an english UK keyboard it's shift + `

( ' is the key above tab)

I got a German keyboard, (QWERTZ) in this case you have to press Shift and ^

or ° (which is the same thing)  

The "console key" is a toggle. 

The same one that opens it, closes it.  Always.

If you've already pressed any other "standard" key(s) after invoking it, you'll have to press [Enter] to close out the command (which will probably just be nonsense characters) before you can press the console key again to toggle it off.

I have totally disabled the tilde key and the console still opens during battles, mostly with dragons. I was never able to close the console even when I had the tilde enabled. I have found no way to close the console without ending task on the whole game.

Having the ability to disable the console is what is needed!