Check this out!

<Multi_key> <asciicircum> <y>
will insert ŷ

(latin small letter y with circumflex)

#composekey #keyboard #specialcharacters #keyboardlayout

You may have a file with a name like /usr/share/X11/locale/en_US.UTF-8/Compose that contains a *long* list of characters that you can type with compose-key combinations, along with their unicode code points.

References:

https://unicodefyi.com/guide/type-special-chars-linux/

https://symbolfyi.com/glossary/compose-key/

If you use i3, the magic word is Multi_key (this is also the name used in the file I mentioned above):

https://adamsimpson.net/writing/compose-key-and-i3

Here, it's about 11° and raining (see what I did there?)

#linux #specialcharacters #compose #unicode

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With compose, exotic characters are near:

<Multi_key> <acute> <R>
will insert Ŕ

(latin capital letter r with acute)

#composekey #keyboard #specialcharacters #keyboardlayout

Ever tried the compose key?

<Multi_key> <exclam> <o>
will insert ọ

(latin small letter o with dot below)

#composekey #keyboard #specialcharacters #keyboardlayout

With compose, exotic characters are near:

<Multi_key> <apostrophe> <aring>
will insert ǻ

(latin small letter a with ring above and acute)

#composekey #keyboard #specialcharacters #keyboardlayout

Today's compose key sequence is:

<Multi_key> <l> <less>
will insert ľ

(latin small letter l with caron)

#composekey #keyboard #specialcharacters #keyboardlayout

With compose, funny characters are near:

<Multi_key> <t> <period>
will insert ṫ

(latin small letter t with dot above)

#composekey #keyboard #specialcharacters #keyboardlayout

Check this out!

<Multi_key> <parenleft> <F> <parenright>
will insert Ⓕ

(circled latin capital letter f)

#composekey #keyboard #specialcharacters #keyboardlayout

Check this out!

<Multi_key> <apostrophe> <asciicircum> <o>
will insert ố

(latin small letter o with circumflex and acute)

#composekey #keyboard #specialcharacters #keyboardlayout

Compose key sequence:

<Multi_key> <parenleft> <KP_Space> <KP_5> <parenright>
will insert ㉕

(circled number twenty five)

#composekey #keyboard #specialcharacters #keyboardlayout