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Thread: How to insert unicode
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2019-09-19, 03:56 PM (ISO 8601)
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How to insert unicode
Hi folks,
This may be a simple question but answers I've found online don't seem to work. How can I insert unicode characters into a text field? I'm using windows 10 (and chrome, though I don't think that matters).
I know I can find the character and copy/paste it, but that's kind of annoying and I'd rather be able to use a key stroke. I've seen guides saying:
<hold down the alt key>
+
<unicode characters>
<release alt key>
Doing that causes me to activate shortcuts on the browser or the text editor I'm using when it picks up alt+<whatever character>
Help?Spoiler: Small Grammatical Library: use as desired. Please return links to front desk after checking them out.
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2019-09-19, 04:17 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: How to insert unicode
You need to use the number pad on the right side of your keyboard. It does not work with the number keys above the letters.
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2019-09-19, 11:08 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: How to insert unicode
Alternately, with Windows 10 you can pull up the "Emoji Keyboard" by holding down the Windows key and hitting .
This will bring up a pop-up window where you can select from various Emoji, but if you click the Ω symbol in that pop-up you can also browse symbols of various kinds such as letters with diacritical marks and math notation. Since work bought me a tiny laptop with no numpad, I've been using that a lot lately since it's faster than copying and pasting and keeps your recently used ones for easy clicking.
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2019-09-20, 01:50 AM (ISO 8601)
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2019-09-20, 02:41 AM (ISO 8601)
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2019-09-20, 05:25 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: How to insert unicode
An alternative that I use is WinCompose. That lets you type sequences like [Compose Key] [c] [,] to get "ç", or [Compose Key] [=] [/] to get "≠". Most sequences are obvious, and easier to remember than alt codes, plus you can add custom sequences. The default for the compose key is right alt, but you can configure that.
Last edited by Excession; 2019-09-20 at 05:35 AM.
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2019-09-20, 09:01 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: How to insert unicode
Last edited by KillianHawkeye; 2019-09-20 at 09:04 PM.
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2019-09-21, 01:43 AM (ISO 8601)
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2019-09-21, 10:40 AM (ISO 8601)
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2019-09-21, 03:42 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: How to insert unicode
I mostly use the math-related symbols, and it's really nice to be able to quickly grab ², ∠, or ÷ when I'm leaving students comments on their work. (My students mostly turn in their work as Google Docs, and the comments in Google Docs don't include any kind of fancy equation tools or text formatting.)
If I need something not included in the emoji keyboard, I'll either search for it in the Google Docs insert symbol menu (which lets you draw what you're looking for or search by keyword) or use UniView if I want to browse.
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2019-09-22, 02:35 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: How to insert unicode
There is another way to do it which I don't think has been mentioned, and which works on any version of Windows (even back as far as 95, I think)--just do Start->Run (or press Windows key + R, which does the same thing) and type "charmap" without the quotes. This brings up Character Map, which shows you all the characters available in any font you have installed on the system--you can just select a bunch of characters from that, hit Copy, and then paste it into your document.
Last edited by factotum; 2019-09-22 at 02:35 AM.
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2019-10-22, 04:13 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: How to insert unicode
Use windows charmap, then copy & Paste