Easily Enter Unicode in Linux 1

Posted by JD 03/05/2011 at 22:00

Sometimes we all need enter non-ASCII characters for some reason. In Linux, it is fairly easy, provided you have access to a unicode table . There is nothing special about that unicode link – any of them should work.

The trick is to press “cntl+shift+u” as a cord followed by unicode keys for the specific character. For example, “00f1” will enter an “ñ” character. “ooe1” does “é”. Sometimes you don’t need to enter any leading zeros.

The main characters that I need are:

  • 00e1 – á
  • 00e9 – é
  • 00ed – í
  • 00f3 – ó
  • 00fa – ú
  • 00f1 – ñ

My needs are simple.

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  1. JD 03/13/2011 at 08:13

    There’s a better, easier way to enter the most common characters. 

    $ sudo dpkg-reconfigure console-setup

    • Then choose US-International as the keyboard.
    • Next choose the AltGr option, but force the right-logo key to be the deadkey used. Do not choose any other keys options.

    To enter an ú (or similar character), just hold the right-logo key as you would a shift key, then press the key that is most like the desired character. ñ is the [n], for example. Accents for vowels work the same. I haven’t figured out the accented [y] yet.