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How to find Unicode symbols: |
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* [http://shapecatcher.com/ shapecatcher.com - unicode character recognition] — '''draw the symbol with the mouse to find it!''' |
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* In Gnome, see ''character maps'' (<code>gucharmap</code>) to get unicode hex code. |
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* In KDE, try ''KDE Character Selector'' (<code>KCharSelect</code>). |
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== Tips == |
== Tips == |
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Revision as of 12:25, 14 May 2014
Unicode symbols
Frequently used symbols:
| ← | 0x2190 | 8592 | ← ^AltGr-Y | ← ←
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| ↑ | 0x2191 | 8593 | ↑ ^AltGr-Shift-U | ↑ ↑
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| → | 0x2192 | 8594 | → ^AltGr-I | → →
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| ↓ | 0x2193 | 8595 | ↓ ^AltGr-U | ↓ ↓
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How to find Unicode symbols:
- shapecatcher.com - unicode character recognition — draw the symbol with the mouse to find it!
- In Gnome, see character maps (
gucharmap) to get unicode hex code. - In KDE, try KDE Character Selector (
KCharSelect).
Tips
- Inserting Unicode symbols in Linux
These are similar to Windows' Alt-key code.
- Ctrl-Shift-u, followed by unicode hexadecimal code while maintaining Ctrl-Shift (see [1])
- Ex Ctrl-Shift-ue7 for
ç, Ctrl-Shift-ue8 forè, Ctrl-Shift-ue9 foré...
- In Gnome, see character maps (
gucharmap) to get unicode hex coce. - In KDE, try KDE Character Selector (
KCharSelect).