As I think I've mentioned before, I like small keyboards because my fingers are short and my hands are tiny like the rest of me XD Large keyboards are not ergonomic at all for me. And I mostly need it for typing text. Function keys are good, though. I really like the keyboard on my little mac laptop because of all that, TBH. But I have particular requirements that don't hold true for many others, as I said.
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Yeah, but you're thinking about inter-key spacing and key size, there, not the number of keys on the keyboard, which makes it a different question entirely. ![[lol]](https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lol2v12_4863.png "[lol]"){kind=small}
As someone who actually uses the number pad to type numbers in abundance, the very thought of cutting it out or even reducing the size of the 0 key is absolute blasphemy.
Pitiable and Illegally Dumped Object
Again, it's all personal preference.
Plus, I can always either get myself a numpad or switched to my full sized Ducky if I need it. Keyboard hobbying is expensive but incredibly custom.
Burning love!
Does make me wonder how keyboards lacking the numerical keypad would allow one to type characters like é and ¾ and ♥ and ≈ and ♪ and other Unicode stuff if they can't do the Alt+(numpad) thing.
Outside of copying and pasting, I mean.
What are the standard inter-key spacing and key sizes?
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Probably whatever you're looking at right now, even laptops tend to shy away from crimping the main keys unless they're netbooks or something. I think it's been basically the exact same... more or less forever, we'd probably be looking at typewriters for the origin.
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As far as diacritics go, using shift + ", ', `, or ~, followed by the letter you want the diacritic on will work in modern text editors like Word and this wiki.
Optimism is a duty.
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It all depends on locale settings and OS, soooooooo...
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Oh, right, so that works for Windows P Cs with a US English keyboard layout, in any case.
Edited by Redmess on Apr 29th 2024 at 12:25:05 PM
Optimism is a duty.
I'll never understand the idea of coming up with the ISO keyboard layout over the clearly superior ANSI layout.
For reference, the big difference between ANSI and ISO is the position of the "" key (above the Enter key in ANSI, right of the right shift key and left of the Z key in ISO). I absolutely cannot fathom how anyone needs the "" key so close as to obstruct the left shift key so badly, and I don't know how the typing of many European accented characters fits in with this design change specifically.
Though looking back my pinky does manage to stretch further than it used to, but I was so upset at having to use those damnable ISO keyboards in high school, with my pinky not stretching out that much at the time. It's like the MadCatz of keyboard designs.
Edited by RainingMetal on Apr 29th 2024 at 6:44:39 AM
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I've mostly being using an ANSI layout for authenticity and having more keys (it gives an easy place to slot in a Fn key), but the swapped @ and " between the US and UK layouts does occasionally catch me out if I'm not paying attention. The one benefit of using a macbook for work is that it also does this even when it's a UK keyboard because... just Apple being Apple, for whatever reason.
Although, that's not quite the ISO layout.
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Honestly, I don't get why you'd need the @ that close at hand, anyway. You use quotation marks way more often, so putting that next to the main row just makes sense to me.
Optimism is a duty.
The characters ' and " being so similar is probably why this is so on a US keyboard, though I agree that " would be used more often than @. Certainly not as heinous as an entire key obstructing another with the latter being used far more often.
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Maybe, but shift + ' IS a rather specific movement. Shift + 2 is way more permissive fingering.
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A week late to the party, but Windows 10 will have support ending on October 14, 2025, current version will be the last but will still have monthly security updates until then, Windows is also charging organizations out the ass for individual devices, likely as a way of getting them on 11.
Edited by tclittle on Apr 30th 2024 at 12:37:33 PM
"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."
Does somebody knows a good Windows program for creating relationship charts with ease? I tried with some chart programs, but they are very tiresome to use since they weren't made for such job.
The Wanderer
If you do the Windows button + . it'll open the Emoji toolbar and those can be found under Symbols, I've been using that a lot since my current laptop lacks a numpad.
Edited by rmctagg09 on May 2nd 2024 at 3:27:00 PM
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King of Anime
Anyone got any laptop recommendations? I've had my current one sense 2021 but it's been having problems for awhile (Albeit relatively minor ones in the grand scheme of things.) and lately after awhile of use the fan will come on and stay on until I put it into hibernate/stop using it. I'm thinking it's time to get a replacement. That being said, I'd love some recommendations. My only real requirements (At the moment atleast.) are no Macs since Windows is my OS of choice and I like the familiarity and that it's not made by HP (Or any other company that supports/backs Israel to be honest. If there's not a lot of options I guess I'll have to make due.). The more storage available the better as well though it's not as important as the other requirements.
What's a relationship chart?
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Diagram to illustrate relations between multiple parties. Love Chart for a fictional cast is one type, but can also be used for things like multilateral diplomacy.
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Here's how I type weird characters.
Where possible, I used the AltGr method, because it's easier. However, I used the CloGaelach keyboard layout, which apparently isn't standard (and might be Unixoid-only, as a bunch of these don't work on the Windows PC I have to use at work).
Most people are aware that holding down the Shift key while pressing a key will result in a different character; for example, pressing ! gives !.
The AltGr key functions similarly; in many cases, holding down AltGr and pressing another key results in a character nor normally shown on the keyboard. For example, pressing AltGr+1 gives ¡. AltGr and Shift in conjunction can yield even more characters; for example, AltGr+Shift+1 gives ¹. In some cases, however, holding down AltGr and pressing a key does not input a character, but rather modifies the next character to be entered. For example, AltGr+w will put a dot on top of the next letter, so pressing AltGr+w and then pressing r yields ṙ. This functionality is technically known as a dead key; the term goes back to typewriters, where a dead key was one that would not advance the paper after being pressed.
For those characters that don't have an AltGr combination, I use a Compose key. Dedicated Compose keys were not uncommon on keyboards in the 1980s, but are rare nowadays; it is more common to assign another key to function as Compose. Scroll Lock and Pause/Break are good choices, since they are not used for anything else; this is why I live having a 105-key keyboard. On Linux and BSD, the Compose key is set from within the Settings section of your desktop environment; I believe MS Windows requires a third-party programme. Compose is a type of dead key that turns the next button pressed into another dead key; it may also be thought of as signifying that the next sequence of keypresses should be read as encoding a single character. And yes, Compose can interact with Shift and AltGr as well. In most cases, the characters following Compose can be entered in any order; for example, Compose,o,/ and Compose,/,o will both result in ø. For the rest of this post, Compose will be represented as Comp.
Several entire letters are hidden on the Irish keyboard, as well as a good number of alternate forms and ligatures.
Alternate forms
| Character | AltGr method | Comp method |
| ɼ | AltGr+r | |
| ſ | AltGr+z | Comp,f,s |
| ẛ | AltGr+S | Comp,.,AltGr+z |
Non-English letters
These are letters that are not normally used when writing in English. Characters such as å and ø will be shown later, in the relevant diacritic sections. Sorry Scandinavians.
| Character | AltGr method | Comp method |
| ð | Comp,d,h | |
| Ð | Comp,D,H | |
| ə | Comp,e,e | |
| µ | Comp,m,u Comp,/,u | |
| ĸ | Comp,k,k | |
| ŋ | Comp,n,g | |
| ß | AltGr+` | Comp,s,s |
| ẞ | Comp,S,S | |
| þ | Comp,t,h | |
| Þ | Comp,T,H |
Ligatures
| Character | AltGr method | Comp method |
| æ | AltGr+' | Comp,a,e |
| Æ | AltGr+' | Comp,A,E |
| ff | Comp,f,f | |
| fi | Comp,f,i | |
| ffi | Comp,F,i | |
| fl | Comp,f,l | |
| ffl | Comp,F,l | |
| ij | Comp,i,j | |
| IJ | Comp,I,J | |
| œ | AltGr+q | Comp,o,e |
| Π| AltGr+Q | Comp,O,E |
Fada (acute accent)
A fada can be added to most letters by first pressing Comp and then ' (apostrophe). In the case of the vowels, they can more easily have a fada applied by holding own AltGr as they are entered; this method will be more familiar to Irish people.
| Character | AltGr method | Comp method |
| ´ | AltGr+l | |
| á | AltGr+a | Comp,',a |
| Á | AltGr+A | Comp,',A |
| ć | Comp,',c | |
| Ć | Comp,',> | |
| é | AltGr+e | Comp,',e |
| É | AltGr+e | Comp,',E |
| ǵ | Comp,',g | |
| Ǵ | Comp,',G | |
| í | AltGr+i | Comp,',i |
| Í | AltGr+I | Comp,',I |
| ḱ | Comp,',k | |
| ĺ | Comp,',l | |
| Ĺ | Comp,',> | |
| ḿ | Comp,',m | |
| Ḿ | Comp,',M | |
| ń | Comp,',n | |
| Ń | Comp,',N | |
| ó | AltGr+o | Comp,',o |
| Ó | AltGr+O | Comp,',O |
| ṕ | Comp,',p | |
| Ṕ | Comp,',P | |
| ŕ | Comp,',r | |
| Ŕ | Comp,',R | |
| ś | Comp,',s | |
| Ś | Comp,',S | |
| ú | AltGr+u | Comp,',u |
| Ú | AltGr+U | Comp,',U |
| ẃ | Comp,',w | |
| Ẃ | Comp,',W | |
| ý | Comp,',y | |
| Ý | Comp,',Y | |
| ź | Comp,',z | |
| Ź | Comp,',Z | |
| ǽ | Comp,',AltGr+' | |
| Ǽ | Comp,',AltGr+> |
Overdot
Many letters can take a dot on top, and there are a few ways to accomplish this. AltGr+h and AltGr+w function as dead keys that will put a dot on whatever letter comes next. The same can be accomplished with Comp,.. In the case of some consonants, it can be done more quickly by instead holding down AltGr while pressing the key. In the case of the lowercase letters i and j, the H, W, and Comp methods will remove the dot, which is useful for Turkish spellings; dotless ı can also be accomplished by entering AltGr+j.
(In modern Irish, a h after a consonant indicates it is lenitised, but in traditional orthography, this change was accomplished with a dot. The dot was replaced by a h because typewriters couldn't input the dot, but since modern text editors and word processors can do so easily, perhaps it's time to return to traditional orthography).
| Character | AltGr method | Comp method | H method | W method |
| ȧ | Comp,.,a | AltGr+h, a | AltGr+w, a | |
| Ȧ | Comp,.,A | AltGr+h, A | AltGr+w, A | |
| ḃ | AltGr+b | Comp,.,b | AltGr+h, b | AltGr+w, b |
| Ḃ | AltGr+B | Comp,.,B | AltGr+h, B | AltGr+w, B |
| ċ | AltGr+c | Comp,.,c | AltGr+h, c | AltGr+w, c |
| Ċ | AltGr+C | Comp,.,C | AltGr+h, C | AltGr+w, C |
| ḋ | AltGr+d | Comp,.,d | AltGr+h, d | AltGr+w, d |
| Ḋ | AltGr+d | Comp,.,D | AltGr+h, D | AltGr+w, D |
| ė | Comp,.,e | AltGr+h, e | AltGr+w, e | |
| Ė | Comp,.,E | AltGr+h, E | AltGr+w, E | |
| ḟ | AltGr+f | Comp,.,f | AltGr+h, f | AltGr+w, f |
| Ḟ | AltGr+f | Comp,.,F | AltGr+h, F | AltGr+w, F |
| ġ | AltGr+g | Comp,.,g | AltGr+h, g | AltGr+w, g |
| Ġ | AltGr+G | Comp,.,G | AltGr+h, G | AltGr+w, G |
| ḣ | Comp,.,h | AltGr+h, h | AltGr+w, h | |
| Ḣ | Comp,.,H | AltGr+h, H | AltGr+w, H | |
| ı | AltGr+j | Comp,.,i | AltGr+h, i | AltGr+w, i |
| İ | Comp,.,I | AltGr+h, I | AltGr+w, I | |
| ȷ | AltGr+h, j | AltGr+w, j | ||
| ̇k | AltGr+h, k | AltGr+w, k | ||
| ̇K | AltGr+h, K | AltGr+w, K | ||
| ŀ | AltGr+h, l | AltGr+w, l | ||
| Ŀ | AltGr+h, L | AltGr+w, L | ||
| ṁ | AltGr+m | Comp,.,m | AltGr+h, m | AltGr+w, m |
| Ṁ | AltGr+M | Comp,.,M | AltGr+h, M | AltGr+w, M |
| ṅ | Comp,.,n | AltGr+h, n | AltGr+w, n | |
| Ṅ | Comp,.,N | AltGr+h, N | AltGr+w, N | |
| ȯ | Comp,.,o | AltGr+h, o | AltGr+w, o | |
| Ȯ | Comp,.,O | AltGr+h, O | AltGr+w, O | |
| ṗ | Comp,.,p | AltGr+h, p | AltGr+w, p | |
| Ṗ | Comp,.,P | AltGr+h, P | AltGr+w, P | |
| ̇q | AltGr+h, q | AltGr+w, q | ||
| ̇Q | AltGr+h, Q | AltGr+w, Q | ||
| ṙ | Comp,.,r | AltGr+h, r | AltGr+w, r | |
| Ṙ | Comp,.,R | AltGr+h, R | AltGr+w, R | |
| ṡ | Comp,.,s | AltGr+h, s | AltGr+w, s | |
| Ṡ | Comp,.,S | AltGr+h, S | AltGr+w, S | |
| ṫ | Comp,.,t | AltGr+h, t | AltGr+w, t | |
| Ṫ | Comp,.,T | AltGr+h, T | AltGr+w, T | |
| ̇u | AltGr+h, u | AltGr+w, u | ||
| ̇U | AltGr+h, U | AltGr+w, U | ||
| ̇v | AltGr+h, v | AltGr+w, v | ||
| ̇V | AltGr+h, V | AltGr+w, V | ||
| ẇ | Comp,., | AltGr+h, w | AltGr+w, w | |
| Ẇ | Comp,.,W | AltGr+h, W | AltGr+w, W | |
| ẋ | Comp,.,x | AltGr+h, x | AltGr+w, x | |
| Ẋ | Comp,.,X | AltGr+h, X | AltGr+w, X | |
| ẏ | Comp,.,y | AltGr+h, y | AltGr+w, y | |
| Ẏ | Comp,.,Y | AltGr+h, Y | AltGr+w, Y | |
| ż | Comp,.,z | AltGr+h, z | AltGr+w, z | |
| Ż | Comp,.,Z | AltGr+h, Z | AltGr+w, Z |
Grave accent
The grave accent fills the role of the fada in Gaelic, and is also part of French, though I've never been able to figure out what it actually does. It is also used to indicate tone in the romanisation of Chinese. It can be input with either AltGr+ or Comp and ` (the key beside 1); either of these works as a dead key.
| Character | AltGr method | Comp method |
| à | AltGr+,a | Comp,`,a |
| À | AltGr+,A | Comp,`,A |
| è | AltGr+,e | Comp,`,e |
| È | AltGr+,E | Comp,`,E |
| ì | AltGr+,i | Comp,`,i |
| Ì | AltGr+,I | Comp,`,I |
| ǹ | AltGr+,n | Comp,`,n |
| Ǹ | AltGr+,N | Comp,`,N |
| ò | AltGr+,o | Comp,`,o |
| Ò | AltGr+,O | Comp,`,O |
| ù | AltGr+,u | Comp,`,u |
| Ù | AltGr+,U | Comp,`,U |
| ẁ | AltGr+,w | Comp,`,w |
| Ẁ | AltGr+,W | Comp,`,W |
| ỳ | AltGr+,y | Comp,`,y |
| Ỳ | AltGr+,Y | Comp,`,Y |
Circumflex
The easiest way to add a cirumflex (^; also called a chevron, even though the háček is an actual chevron) to a letter is to press AltGr+6; this functions as a dead key, and sticks a circumflex on the next letter pressed. Alternatives are Comp,^ and Comp,>; these combinations also work like dead keys.
| Character | AltGr method | ^ method | > method | |
| â | AltGr+6,a | Comp,^,a | Comp,>,a | |
| Â | AltGr+6,A | Comp,^,A | Comp,>,A | |
| ĉ | AltGr+6,c | Comp,Ahift+6,c | Comp,>,c | |
| Ĉ | AltGr+6,C | Comp,^,C | Comp,>,C | |
| ê | AltGr+6,e | Comp,^,e | Comp,>,e | |
| Ê | AltGr+6,E | Comp,^,E | Comp,>,E | |
| ĝ | AltGr+6,g | Comp,^,g | Comp,>,g | |
| Ĝ | AltGr+6,G | Comp,^,G | Comp,>,G | |
| ĥ | AltGr+6,h | Comp,^,h | Comp,>,h | |
| Ĥ | AltGr+6,H | Comp,^,H | Comp,>,H | |
| î | AltGr+6,i | Comp,^,i | Comp,>,i | |
| Î | AltGr+6,I | Comp,^,I | Comp,>,I | |
| ĵ | AltGr+6,j | Comp,^,j | Comp,>,j | |
| Ĵ | AltGr+6,J | Comp,^,J | Comp,>,J | |
| ô | AltGr+6,o | Comp,^,o | Comp,>,o | |
| Ô | AltGr+6,O | Comp,^,O | Comp,>,O | |
| ŝ | AltGr+6,s | Comp,^,s | Comp,>, | |
| Ŝ | AltGr+6,S | Comp,^,S | Csomp,>,S | |
| û | AltGr+6,u | Comp,^,u | Comp,>,u | |
| Û | AltGr+6,U | Comp,^,U | Comp,>,U | |
| ŵ | AltGr+6,w | Comp,^,w | Comp,>,w | |
| Ŵ | AltGr+6,W | Comp,^,W | Comp,>,W | |
| ŷ | AltGr+6,y | Comp,^,y | Comp,>,y | |
| Ŷ | AltGr+6,Y | Comp,^,Y | Comp,>,Y | |
| ẑ | AltGr+6,z | Comp,^,z | Comp,>,z | |
| Ẑ | AltGr+6,Z | Comp,^,Z | Comp,>,Shift+z |
Umlaut (diaresis, tréma)
Umlauts are most easily entered with AltGr+8, which functions as a dead key, followed by the letter. They can also be entered with Comp,",<letter>.
| Character | AltGr method | Comp method |
| ä | AltGr+8,a | Comp,",a |
| Ä | AltGr+8,A | Comp,",A |
| ë | AltGr+8,e | Comp,",e |
| Ë | AltGr+8,E | Comp,",E |
| ḧ | AltGr+8,h | Comp,",h |
| Ḧ | AltGr+8,H | Comp,",H |
| ï | AltGr+8,i | Comp,",i |
| Ï | AltGr+8,I | Comp,",I |
| ö | AltGr+8,o | Comp,",o |
| Ö | AltGr+8,O | Comp,",O |
| ẗ | AltGr+8,t | Comp,",t |
| ü | AltGr+8,u | Comp,",u |
| Ü | AltGr+8,U | Comp,",U |
| ẅ | AltGr+8,w | Comp,",w |
| Ẅ | AltGr+8,W | Comp,",W |
| ẍ | AltGr+8,x | Comp,",x |
| Ẍ | AltGr+8,X | Comp,",X |
| ÿ | AltGr+8,y | Comp,",y |
| Ÿ | AltGr+8,Y | Comp,",Y |
Háček (caron)
The háček, or caron, is the one that looks like an inverted circumflex. The easiest way to enter it is with AltGr+v, which works as a dead key to put a chevron on the next letter. It can also be entered with Comp,v, Comp,c, or Comp,<.
The caron changes the pronunciations of S and C to SH and CH, which means we could spell words like šugar and čurč and be completely unambiguous. This is a diacritic both English and Irish should adopt.
| Letter | AltGr method | V method | C method | < method |
| ǎ | AltGr+v,a | Comp,v,a | Comp,c,a | Comp,<,a |
| Ǎ | AltGr+v,A | Comp,v,A | Comp,c,A | Comp,<,A |
| č | AltGr+v,c | Comp,v,c | Comp,c,c | Comp,<,c |
| Č | AltGr+v,C | Comp,v,C | Comp,c,C | Comp,<,C |
| ď | AltGr+v,d | Comp,v,d | Comp,c,d | Comp,<,d |
| Ď | AltGr+v,D | Comp,v,D | Comp,c,D | Comp,<,D |
| ě | AltGr+v,e | Comp,v,e | Comp,c,e | Comp,<,e |
| Ě | AltGr+v,E | Comp,v,E | Comp,c,E | Comp,<,E |
| ǧ | AltGr+v,g | Comp,v,g | Comp,c,g | Comp,<,g |
| Ǧ | AltGr+v,G | Comp,v,G | Comp,c,G | Comp,<,G |
| ȟ | AltGr+v,h | Comp,v,h | Comp,c,h | Comp,<,h |
| Ȟ | AltGr+v,H | Comp,v,H | Comp,c,H | Comp,<,H |
| ǐ | AltGr+v,i | Comp,v,i | Comp,c,i | Comp,<,i |
| Ǐ | AltGr+v,I | Comp,v,I | Comp,c,I | Comp,<,I |
| ǰ | AltGr+v,j | Comp,v,j | Comp,c,j | Comp,<,j |
| ǩ | AltGr+v,k | Comp,v,k | Comp,c,k | Comp,<,k |
| Ǩ | AltGr+v,K | Comp,v,K | Comp,c,K | Comp,<,K |
| ľ | AltGr+v,l | Comp,v,l | Comp,c,l | Comp,<,l |
| Ľ | AltGr+v,L | Comp,v,L | Comp,c,L | Comp,<,L |
| ň | AltGr+v,n | Comp,v,n | Comp,c,n | Comp,<,n |
| Ň | AltGr+v,N | Comp,v,N | Comp,c,N | Comp,<,N |
| ǒ | AltGr+v,o | Comp,v,o | Comp,c,o | Comp,<,o |
| Ǒ | AltGr+v,O | Comp,v,O | Comp,c,O | Comp,<,O |
| ř | AltGr+v,r | Comp,v,r | Comp,c,r | Comp,<,r |
| Ř | AltGr+v,R | Comp,v,R | Comp,c,R | Comp,<,R |
| š | AltGr+v,s | Comp,v,s | Comp,c,s | Comp,<,s |
| Š | AltGr+v,S | Comp,v,S | Comp,c,S | Comp,<,S |
| ť | AltGr+v,t | Comp,v,t | Comp,c,t | Comp,<,t |
| Ť | AltGr+v,T | Comp,v,T | Comp,c,T | Comp,<,T |
| ǔ | AltGr+v,u | Comp,v,u | Comp,c,u | Comp,<,u |
| Ǔ | AltGr+v,U | Comp,v,U | Comp,c,U | Comp,<,U |
| ž | AltGr+v,z | Comp,v,z | Comp,c,z | Comp,<,z |
| Ž | AltGr+v,Z | Comp,v,Z | Comp,c,Z | Comp,<,Z |
Breve
The breve, which looks like a curvy chevron, is input with either Comp,b, or Comp,u followed by the letter.
| Letter | B method | U method |
| ă | Comp,b,a | Comp,u,a |
| Ă | Comp,b,A | Comp,u,A |
| ĕ | Comp,b,e | Comp,u,e |
| Ĕ | Comp,b,E | Comp,u,E |
| ğ | Comp,b,g | Comp,u,g |
| Ğ | Comp,b,G | Comp,u,G |
| ĭ | Comp,b,i | Comp,u,i |
| Ĭ | Comp,b,I | Comp,u,I |
| ŏ | Comp,b,o | Comp,u,o |
| Ŏ | Comp,b,O | Comp,u,O |
| ŭ | Comp,b,u | Comp,u,u |
| Ŭ | Comp,b,U | Comp,u,U |
Macron
The macron, which is apparently not the same as an overbar, is added to a vowel with Comp,- and then the letter.
| Letter | Method |
| ā | Comp,-,a |
| Ã | Comp,-,A |
| ē | Comp,-,e |
| Ē | Comp,-,E |
| ī | Comp,-,i |
| Ī | Comp,-,I |
| ō | Comp,-,o |
| Õ | Comp,-,O |
| ū | Comp,-,u |
| Ū | Comp,-,U |
| ȳ | Comp,_,y |
| Ȳ | Comp,_,Y |
Tilde
The easiest way to add a tilde to a letter is with AltGr+n and then the letter. It can also be done with Comp,~ (equivalent to Comp,~). In the case of N, it can also be accomplished with Comp,-,n.
| Letter | AltGr method | Comp method | Other |
| ã | AltGr+n,a | Comp,~,a | |
| Ã | AltGr+n,A | Comp,~,A | |
| ẽ | AltGr+n,e | Comp,~,e | |
| Ẽ | AltGr+n,E | Comp,~,E | |
| ĩ | AltGr+n,i | Comp,~,i | |
| Ĩ | AltGr+n,I | Comp,~,I | |
| ñ | AltGr+n,n | Comp,~,n | Comp,-,n |
| Ñ | AltGr+n,N | Comp,~,N | Comp,-,N |
| õ | AltGr+n,o | Comp,~,o | |
| Õ | AltGr+n,O | Comp,~,O | |
| ũ | AltGr+n,u | Comp,~,u | |
| Ũ | AltGr+n,U | Comp,~,U | |
| ṽ | AltGr+n,v | Comp,~,v | |
| Ṽ | AltGr+n,V | Comp,~,V | |
| ỹ | AltGr+n,y | Comp,~,y | |
| Ỹ | AltGr+n,Y | Comp,~,Y |
Overring
An overring may be added to a letter with either AltGr+k or Comp,o followed by the letter. Another way to do it is with Comp,* (equivalent to Comp,*) and then the letter. Scandinavians using an Irish keyboard will be pleased to note that å can be typed with Comp,a,a.
| Letter | AltGr method | O method method | * method | Other |
| å | AltGr+k,a | Comp,o,a | Comp,*,a | Comp,a,a |
| Å | AltGr+k,A | Comp,o,A | Comp,*,A | Comp,A,A |
| ů | AltGr+k,u | Comp,o,u | Comp,*,u | |
| Ů | AltGr+k,U | Comp,o,U | Comp,*,U | |
| ẘ | AltGr+k,w | Comp,o,w | Comp,*,w | |
| ẙ | AltGr+k,y | Comp,o,y | Comp,*,y |
Stroke
Several letters can have a stroke added with Comp,/ followed by the letter. A slash can also be applied to D with Comp,-.
| Letter | Combination | Other |
| ƀ | Comp,/,b | |
| đ | Comp,/,d | Comp,-,d |
| Đ | Comp,-,D | |
| ǥ | Comp,/,g | |
| Ǥ | Comp,/,G | |
| ħ | Comp,/,h | |
| Ħ | Comp,/,H | |
| ɨ | Comp,/,i | |
| Ī | Comp,/,I | |
| ł | Comp,/,l | |
| Ł | Comp,/,L | |
| ø | Comp,/,o | |
| Ø | Comp,/,O | |
| ŧ | Comp,/,t | |
| Ŧ | Comp,/,T | |
| ƶ | Comp,/,z | |
| Ƶ | Comp,/,Z |
Ogonek
An ogonek can be added to a letter in two ways; Comp with either comma or semicolon will add an ogonek to the next letter.
| Letter | Comma method | Semicolon method |
| ą | Comp,,,a | Comp,;,a |
| Ą | Comp,,,A | Comp,;,A |
| ę | Comp,,,e | Comp,;,e |
| Ę | Comp,,,E | Comp,;,E |
| į | Comp,,,i | Comp,;,i |
| Į | Comp,,,I | Comp,;,I |
| ǫ | Comp,,,o | Comp,;,o |
| Ǫ | Comp,,,O | Comp,;,O |
| ų | Comp,,,u | Comp,;,u |
| Ų | Comp,,,U | Comp,;,U |
Cedille (cedilla)
A cedille can be added to a copatible letter with AltGr+|, followed by the letter. Alternatively, it can be applied with Comp,,,<letter> to letters that cannot take ogoneks. (One would think that this combination would instead add a comma, but oh well)
The cedille is input with Comp and comma, as long as a cedille can be attached and an ogonek can't. The easiest way to attach a cedille to a letter is with AltGr+>. It can also be done with comp and comma, as long as the letter in question doesn't take an ogonek; Comp and semicolon does nothing to these letters. (For whatever reason, ķ looks like it has a comma, but appears to be a cedille).
| Letter | AltGr method | Comp method |
| ç | AltGr+|,c | Comp,,,c |
| Ç | AltGr+|,C | Comp,,,C |
| ḑ | AltGr+|,d | Comp,,,d |
| Ḑ | AltGr+|,D | Comp,,,D |
| ģ | AltGr+|,g | Comp,,,g |
| Ģ | AltGr+|,G | Comp,,,G |
| ḩ | AltGr+|,h | Comp,,,h |
| Ḩ | AltGr+|,H | Comp,,,H |
| ķ | AltGr+|,k | Comp,,,k |
| Ķ | AltGr+|,K | Comp,,,K |
| ļ | AltGr+|,l | Comp,,,l |
| Ļ | AltGr+|,L | Comp,,,L |
| ņ | AltGr+|,n | Comp,,,n |
| Ņ | AltGr+|,N | Comp,,,N |
| ŗ | AltGr+|,r | Comp,,,r |
| Ŗ | AltGr+|,R | Comp,,,R |
| ş | AltGr+|,s | Comp,,,,s |
| Ş | AltGr+|,S | Comp,,,S |
| ţ | AltGr+|,t | Comp,,,t |
| Ţ | AltGr+|,T | Comp,,,T |
Comma
A comma can be added the letters S and T with Comp,;. Yes, a comma adds a cedille, while a comma is added with a semicolon.
| Character | Combination |
| ș | Comp,;,s |
| Ș | Comp,;,S |
| ț | Comp,;,t |
| Ț | Comp,;,T |
Underdot
A dot can be placed under a letter with Comp,! followed by the letter.
| Letter | Combination |
| ạ | Comp,!,a |
| Ạ | Comp,!,A |
| ḅ | Comp,!,b |
| Ḅ | Comp,!,B |
| ḍ | Comp,!,D |
| Ḍ | Comp,!,D |
| ẹ | Comp,!,e |
| Ẹ | Comp,!,E |
| ḥ | Comp,!,H |
| Ḥ | Comp,!,H |
| ị | Comp,!,I |
| Ị | Comp,!,I |
| ḳ | Comp,!,k |
| Ḳ | Comp,!,K |
| ḷ | Comp,!,l |
| Ḷ | Comp,!,L |
| ṃ | Comp,!,m |
| Ṃ | Comp,!,M |
| ṇ | Comp,!,n |
| Ṇ | Comp,!,N |
| ọ | Comp,!,o |
| Ọ | Comp,!,O |
| ṛ | Comp,!,r |
| Ṛ | Comp,!,R |
| ṣ | Comp,!,s |
| Ṣ | Comp,!,S |
| ṭ | Comp,!,t |
| Ṭ | Comp,!,T |
| ụ | Comp,!,u |
| Ụ | Comp,!,U |
| ṿ | Comp,!,v |
| Ṿ | Comp,!,V |
| ẉ | Comp,!,w |
| Ẉ | Comp,!,W |
| ỵ | Comp,!,y |
| Ỵ | Comp,!,Y |
| ẓ | Comp,!,z |
| Ẓ | Comp,!,Z |
Overhook
A hook can be placed on top of a letter with Comp,? followed by the letter.
| Letter | Combination |
| ả | Comp,>,a |
| Ả | Comp,>,A |
| ẻ | Comp,>,e |
| Ẻ | Comp,>,E |
| ỉ | Comp,>,i |
| Ỉ | Comp,>,I |
| ỏ | Comp,>,o |
| Ỏ | Comp,>,O |
| ủ | Comp,>,u |
| Ủ | Comp,>,U |
| ỷ | Comp,>,y |
| Ỷ | Comp,>,Y |
Horn
The horn is a diacritic used exclusively in Vietnamese. It is entered with Comp,+ followed by the letter.
| Letter | Combination |
| ơ | Comp,+,o |
| Ơ | Comp,+,O |
| ư | Comp,+,u |
| Ư | Comp,+,U |
Double-fada (double acute accent)
The double acute accent (or double-fada as I prefer to call it) is entered with Comp,= followed by the letter.
| Letter | Combination |
| ő | Comp,=,o |
| Ő | Comp,=,O |
| ű | Comp,=,u |
| Ű | Comp,=,U |
Fada and overdot
| Letter | Combination |
| ṥ | Comp,.,',s |
| Ṥ | Comp,.,',S |
Fada and circumflex
| Letter | Combination |
| ấ | Comp,',^,a |
| Ấ | Comp,',^,A |
| ế | Comp,',^,e |
| Ế | Comp,',^,E |
| ố | Comp,',^,o |
| Ố | Comp,',^,O |
Fada and Breve
| Letter | Combination |
| ắ | Comp,',b,a |
| Ắ | Comp,',b,A |
Fada and umlaut
There are precomposed glyphs for ḯ and ǘ, typed with Comp,'," (equivalent to Comp,',").
Precomposed
| Letter | Combination |
| ḯ | Comp,',",i |
| Ḯ | Comp,'.",I |
| ǘ | Comp,',",u |
| Ǘ | Comp,',",U |
Fada and breve
A fada and breve can be placed on top of the letter a letter with Comp,',b.
| Letter | Combination |
| ắ | Comp,',b,a |
| Ắ | Comp,',b,A |
Fada and macron
A fada can be put on top of a macron on a letter with Comp,_,'.
| Letter | Combination |
| ḗ | Comp,',_,e |
| Ḗ | Comp,',_,E |
| ṓ | Comp,',_,o |
| Ṓ | Comp,',_,O |
Fada and tilde
A letter can take a fada and a tilde in two ways - either AltGr+n and then AltGr+<letter>, or Comp,',~ and then the letter.
| Letter | AltGr method | Comp method |
| ṍ | AltGr+n,AltGr+o | Comp,',~,o |
| Ṍ | AltGr+n,AltGr+O | |
| ṹ | AltGr+n,AltGr+u | |
| Ṹ | AltGr+n,AltGr+U |
Fada and overring
| Letter | Combination |
| ǻ | Comp,',AltGr+k,a |
Fada and stroke
| Letter | Combination |
| ǿ | Comp,',/,o |
| Ǿ | Comp,',/,O |
Fada and cedille
The letter C can take a cedil and a fada with Comp,',AltGr+> and then the letter. This isn't a precomposed character; the character seen is actually the character with a cedil, and the fada character superimposed.
| Letter | Combination |
| ḉ | Comp,',AltGr+,c |
| Ḉ | Comp,',AltGr+,C |
Fada and horn
The letters O and U can take both a fada and a horn with Comp,',Shift||
| Letter | Combination |
| ớ | Comp,',+,o |
| Ớ | Comp,',+,Shifr+o |
| ứ | Comp,',+,u |
| Ứ | Comp,',Shifr+=,U |
Overdot and háček
The letter S can take an overdot and háček with Comp,.,AltGr+v
| Letter | Combination |
| ṧ | Comp,.,AltGr+v,s |
| Ṧ | Comp,.,AltGr+v,S |
Overdot and macron
A ponc and a macron can be added with Comp,_,. and the letter.
| Letter | Combination |
| ǡ | Comp,_,.,a |
| Ǡ | Comp,_,.,A |
| ȱ | Comp,_,.,o |
| Ȱ | Comp,_,.,O |
Overdot and underdot
The letter S can get a dot above and below with Comp,.,! (equivalent to Comp,.,!)
| Letter | Combination |
| ṩ | Comp,.,!,s |
| Ṩ | Comp,.,!,S |
Grave and circumflex
A grave and circumflex can be added with either AltGr+,AltGr+6 or Comp,`,^ and then the letter.
| Letter | AltGr method | Comp method |
| ầ | AltGr+,AltGr+6,a | Comp,`,^,a |
| Ầ | AltGr+,AltGr+6,A | Comp,`,^,A |
| ề | AltGr+,AltGr+6,e | Comp,`,^,e |
| Ề | AltGr+,AltGr+6,E | Comp,`,^,E |
| ồ | AltGr+,AltGr+6,o | Comp,`,^,o |
| Ồ | AltGr+,AltGr+6,O | Comp,`,^,O |
Grave and umlaut
The letter U can get a grave and umlaut with either AltGr+,AltGr+8 or Comp,`," and then U. It can also be accomplised with AltGr+,v.
| Letter | AltGr method | Shortcut | Comp method |
| ǜ | AltGr+,AltGr+8,u | AltGr+,v | Comp,`,",u |
| Ǜ | AltGr+,AltGr+8,U | AltGr+,> | Comp,`,",Shuft+u |
Grave and breve
A grave and breve can be added to a letter A with AltGr+,Comp,b or Comp,`,b and then A.
| Letter | AltGr method | Comp method |
| ằ | AltGr+,Comp,b,a | Comp,`,b,a |
| Ằ | AltGr+,Comp,b,A | Comp,`,b,A |
Grave and macron
E and O can take a grave and macron with Comp,`,_ and then the letter.
| Letter | Combination |
| ḕ | Comp,`,_,e |
| Ḕ | Comp,`,_,E |
| ṑ | Comp,`,_,o |
| Ṑ | Comp,`,_,O |
Grave and horn
O and U can take a grave and a horn with AltGr+,Comp,+ or Comp,`,+ and then the letter.
| Letter | AltGr method | Comp method |
| ờ | AltGr+,Comp,+,o | Comp,`,+,o |
| Ờ | AltGr+,Comp,+,O | Comp,`,+,O |
| ừ | AltGr+,Comp,+,u | Comp,`,+,u |
| Ừ | AltGr+,Comp,+,O | Comp,`,+,O |
Circumflex and tilde
Some letters can take a circumflex and a tilde with AltGr+n,AltGr+6 or Comp,~,^.
| Letter | AltGr method | Comp method |
| ẫ | AltGr+n,AltGr+6,a | Comp,~,^,a |
| Ẫ | AltGr+n,AltGr+6,A | Comp,~,^,A |
| ễ | AltGr+n,AltGr+6,e | Comp,~,^,e |
| Ễ | AltGr+n,AltGr+6,E | Comp,~,^,E |
| ỗ | AltGr+n,AltGr+6,o | Comp,~,^,o |
| Ỗ | AltGr+n,AltGr+6,O | Comp,~,^,O |
Circumflex and underdot
Some letters can take a circumflex and underdot with either AltGr+6,Comp,! or Comp,^,!.
| Letter | AltGr method | Comp method |
| ậ | AltGr+6,Comp,!,a | Comp,^,!,a |
| Ậ | AltGr+6,Comp,!,A | Comp,^,!,A |
| ệ | AltGr+6,Comp,!,e | Comp,^,!,e |
| Ệ | AltGr+6,Comp,!,E | Comp,^,!,E |
| ộ | AltGr+6,Comp,!,o | Comp,^,!,o |
| Ộ | AltGr+6,Comp,!,O | Comp,^,!,O |
Circumflex and hook
A circumflex and hook can be put on a letter with Comp,> followed by either ^ or AltGr+6 and then the letter.
| Letter | AltGr method | Comp-only method |
| ẩ | Comp,>,AltGr+6,a | Comp,>,^,a |
| Ẩ | Comp,>,AltGr+6,A | Comp,>,^,A |
| ể | Comp,>,AltGr+6,e | Comp,>,^,e |
| Ể | Comp,>,AltGr+6,E | Comp,>,^,E |
| ổ | Comp,>,AltGr+6,o | Comp,>,^,o |
| Ổ | Comp,>,AltGr+6,O | Comp,>,^,O |
Umlaut and breve
The letter U can take and umlaut and breve with Comp,c,",u.
| Letter | Combination |
| ǚ | Comp,c,",u |
| Ǚ | Comp,c,",U |
Umlaut and macron
The letter U can take an umlaut and a macron in two ways. Comp,",_,u will put the umlaut on top, while Comp,_," will put the macron on top.
| Letter | Combination |
| ṻ | Comp,",_,u |
| Ṻ | Comp,",_,> |
| ǖ | Comp,Shit+-,",u |
| Ǖ | Comp,Shifr+-,",U |
Umlaut and tilde
The letter O can take an umlaut and tilde with AltGr+n,AltGr+8 orComp,",~.
| Letter | AltGr method | Combination |
| ṏ | AltGr+n,AltGr+8,o | Comp,",~,o |
| Ṏ | AltGr+n,AltGr+8,N | Comp,",~,O |
Breve and tilde
A breve and tilde can be applied to the letter A with either AltGr+n,Comp,b or Comp,~,b and then the letter.
| Letter | AltGr method | Comp method |
| ẵ | AltGr+n,Comp,b,a | Comp,~,b,a |
| Ẵ | AltGr+n,Comp,b,A | Comp,~,b,A |
Breve and cedille
A breve and cedil can be added to the letter E with Comp,b,,,e
| Letter | Combination | 0 |
| ḝ | Comp,b,,,e | |
| Ḝ | Comp,b,,,E |
Breve and underdot
A breve and underdot can be added to the letter A with Comp,b,!,a.
| Letter | Combination |
| ặ | Comp,b,!,a |
| Ặ | Comp,b,!,A |
Macron and tilde
The letter O can take a macron and tilde with Comp,_,AltGr+n or Comp,_,~.
| Letter | AltGr method | Comp method |
| ȭ | Comp,_,AltGr+n,o | Comp,_,~,o |
| Ȭ | Comp,_,AltGr+n,O | Comp,_,~,O |
Macron and ogonek
A macron and ogonek can be applied to the letter O with Comp,_,;
| Letter | Combination |
| ǭ | Comp,_,;,o |
| Ǭ | Comp,_,;,O |
Macron and underdot
Some surprising letters can take a macron and underdot with Comp,_,!. This is apparently used in transliterating Indic languages.
| Letter | Combination |
| ḹ | Comp,_,!,l |
| Ḹ | Comp,_,!,L |
| ṝ | Comp,_,!,r |
| Ṝ | Comp,_,!,R |
Tilde and horn
O and U can take a tilde and a horn with Comp,~,+
| Letter | Combination |
| ỡ | Comp,~,+,o |
| Ỡ | Comp,~,+,O |
| ữ | Comp,~,+,u |
| Ữ | Comp,~,+,U |
Hook and horn
O and U can take a hook and a horn with Comp,>,+.
| Letter | Combination |
| ở | Comp,>,+,o |
| Ở | Comp,>,+,O |
| ử | Comp,>,+,u |
| Ử | Comp,>,+,U |
Fractions
A number of common fractions have specific symbols, which can be entered with Comp,numerator,denominator. A few also have specific AltGr shortcuts. Note that the numbers must be entered with the top row of the keyboard; it will not work with the numeric keypad.
| Fraction | AltGr shortcut | Comp combo |
| ½ | AltGr+K | Comp,1,2 |
| ⅓ | Comp,1,3 | |
| ¼ | AltGr+J | Comp,1,4 |
| ⅕ | Comp,1,5 | |
| ⅙ | Comp,1,6 | |
| ⅐ | Comp,1,7 | |
| ⅛ | Comp,1,8 | |
| ⅑ | Comp,1,9 | |
| ⅒ | Comp,1,1,0 | |
| ⅔ | Comp,2,3 | |
| ⅖ | Comp,2,5 | |
| ¾ | AltGr+L | Comp,3,4 |
| ⅗ | Comp,3,5 | |
| ⅜ | Comp,3,8 | |
| ⅘ | Comp,4,5 | |
| ⅚ | Comp,5,6 | |
| ⅝ | Comp,5,8 | |
| ⅞ | Comp,7,8 | |
| ↉ | Comp,0,3 |
Operations
| Symbol | Description | AltGr method | Comp method | Alternative Comp method |
| > | Greater than | > | Comp,g,t | |
| < | Less than | > | Comp,l,t | |
| ≥ | Greater than or equal to | AltGr+. | Comp,_,. | |
| ≤ | Less than or equal to | AltGr+, | Comp,Shifr+-,, | |
| · | Dot (multiplication) | AltGr+( | Comp,.,^* | |
| × | Cross (multiplication) | AltGr+x | Comp,x,x | |
| ÷ | Obelus (division) | AltGr+/ | Comp,:, | - |
| ± | Plus or minus | AltGr++ | Comp,-,+ | |
| ≠ | Not equals | AltGr+= | ||
| ≃ | Asymptotically equivalent | AltGr+n,= | ||
| ≈ | Approximately | Comp,~,~ | ||
| ≡ | Equivalent to | Comp,=,_ | ||
| ≅ | Cognate | AltGr+X | ||
| |Vertical line (logical OR) | > | Comp,l,v | Comp,^,/ | |
| ¬ | Logical NOT | > | Comp,,,- | Comp,-,, |
| √ | Square root | Comp,/,v | ||
| ⋄ | Diamond | Comp,>,> |
APL symbols
| Symbol | Description | How to enter |
| ⍀ | Scan (first axis) | Comp,,- |
| ⌿ | Reduce (first axis) | Comp,/,- |
| ⌷ | ??? | Comp,[,] |
| ⍮ | ??? | Comp,;,_ |
| ⍭ | ??? | Comp,>,~ |
| ⍬ | ??? | Comp,~,0 |
Arrows
| Symbol | Description | How to enter |
| → | Right arrow | Comp,-,> |
| ↑ | Up arrow | Comp,>,^ |
| ← | Left arrow | Comp,>,- |
| ↓ | Down arrow | Comp,>,v |
| ⇒ | Double right arrow | Comp,=,> |
[[folder:Others]]
| Symbol | Description | AltGr method | Comp method | Alternative Comp method |
| µ | Greek mu | AltGr+y | Comp,m,u | Comp,/,u |
| ⌀ | Diameter symbol | Comp,d,i | ||
| ħ | h-bar (reduced planck constant) | Comp,/,h | ||
| ‰ | Per mille | AltGr+^ | Comp,%,o | |
| ° | Degree sign | AltGr+) | Comp,o,o | |
| ∞ | Infinity | Comp,8,8 | ||
| ∅ | Null set | Comp,{,} | ||
| ∴ | Triangle (therefore) | Comp,:,. | ||
| ∵ | Inverted triangle (because) | Comp,.,: |
Punctuation
| Symbol | Description | AltGr method | Comp method |
| ¡ | Inverted exclamation mark | AltGr+1 | |
| ¿ | Inverted question mark | AltGr+> | |
| ‽ | Interrobang | Comp,!,> | |
| ⸘ | Inverted interrobank | Comp,>,! | |
| ⁊ | Tironian and | AltGr+> | |
| • | Bullet point | AltGr+* | |
| – | En dash | AltGr+- | Comp,-,-,. |
| — | Em dash | AltGr+_ | Comp,-,-,- |
| { | Open curly bracket | { | Comp,(,- |
| } | Close curly bracket | } | Comp,),- |
| “ | Opening double quotation mark (top) | AltGr+[ | Comp,",> |
| „ | Opening double quotation mark (bottom) | AltGr+> | |
| ” | Closing double quotation mark | AltGr+{ | Comp,",> |
| ‘ | Opening single quotation mark (top) | AltGr+] | Comp,',> |
| ‚ | Opening single quotation mark (bottom) | AltGr+> | Comp,',> |
| ’ | Closing single quotation mark | AltGr+} | |
| « | Opening double angle quotation brackets | AltGr+# | |
| » | Closing double angle quotation brackets | AltGr+~ | |
| ‹ | Opening single angle quotation bracket | Comp,.,> | |
| › | Closing single angle quotation bracket | Comp,.,> | |
| … | Ellipses | AltGr+; | Comp,.,. |
| Backslash | Comp,/,/ | ||
Typography
| Symbol | AltGr method | Comp method | Alternative |
| § | AltGr+5 | Comp,o,s | |
| ¶ | AltGr+7 | Comp,!,p |
Footnotes
| Symbol | AltGr method | Comp method |
| † | AltGr+% | |
| ‡ | AltGr+: | |
| ª | Comp,^,_,a | |
| ʰ | Comp,^_,h | |
| ⁱ | Comp,^_,i | |
| ʲ | Comp,^_,j | |
| ˡ | Comp,^_,l | |
| ⁿ | Comp,^_,n | |
| º | Comp,^,_,o | |
| ʳ | Comp,^_,r | |
| ˢ | Comp,^_,s | |
| ʷ | Comp,^_,w | |
| ˣ | Comp,^_,x | |
| ʸ | Comp,^_,y |
Ordinal indicators
| Indicator | How to enter |
| ª | AltGr+9 |
| º | AltGr+0 |
Superscripts
Numbers and some mathematical symbols can be input with Comp,^ and then the character. This is equivalent to Comp,^ but only works with ^; Comp,AltGr+6 does nothing.
1, 2, and 3 can alternatively be superscripted with Alt GR+Shift||<number>.
| Symbol | AltGr method | Comp method |
| ¹ | AltGr+! | Comp,^,1 |
| ² | AltGr+" | Comp,^,2 |
| ³ | AltGr+£ | Comp,^,3 |
| ⁴ | Comp,^,4 | |
| ⁵ | Comp,^,5 | |
| ⁶ | Comp,^,6 | |
| ⁷ | Comp,^,7 | |
| ⁸ | Comp,^,8 | |
| ⁹ | Comp,^,9 | |
| ⁰ | Comp,^,0 | |
| ⁽ | Comp,^,( | |
| ⁾ | Comp,^,) | |
| ¯ | Comp,^,- | |
| ⁼ | Comp,^,= | |
| ⁺ | Comp,^,+ |
Subscripts
Subscript version of some symbols can be entered with Comp,_ and then the number.
| Symbol | Combination |
| ₁ | Comp,_,1 |
| ₂ | Comp,_,2 |
| ₃ | Comp,_,3 |
| ₄ | Comp,_,4 |
| ₅ | Comp,_,5 |
| ₆ | Comp,_,6 |
| ₇ | Comp,_,7 |
| ₈ | Comp,_,8 |
| ₉ | Comp,_,9 |
| ₀ | Comp,_,0 |
| ₍ | Comp,_,shift+( |
| ₎ | Comp,_,> |
| ₌ | Comp,_,= |
| ₊ | Comp,_,+ |
Circled numbers
All unaccented letters, and numbers up to 50, can be put in a circle with Comp,(,<character>,).
| Character | Combination |
| ⓪ | Comp,(,0,) |
| ① | Comp,(,1,) |
| ② | Comp,(,2,) |
| ③ | Comp,(,3,) |
| ④ | Comp,(,4,) |
| ⑤ | Comp,(,5,) |
| ⑥ | Comp,(,6,) |
| ⑦ | Comp,(,7,) |
| ⑧ | Comp,(,8,) |
| ⑨ | Comp,(,9,) |
| ⑩ | Comp,(,1,0,) |
| ⑪ | Comp,(,1,1,) |
| ⑫ | Comp,(,1,2,) |
| ⑬ | Comp,(,1,3,) |
| ⑭ | Comp,(,1,4,) |
| ⑮ | Comp,(,1,5,) |
| ⑯ | Comp,(,1,6,) |
| ⑰ | Comp,(,1,7,) |
| ⑱ | Comp,(,1,8,) |
| ⑲ | Comp,(,1,9,) |
| ⑳ | Comp,(,2,0,) |
| ㉑ | Comp,(,2,1,) |
| ㉒ | Comp,(,2,2,) |
| ㉓ | Comp,(,2,3,) |
| ㉔ | Comp,(,2,4,) |
| ㉕ | Comp,(,2,5,) |
| ㉖ | Comp,(,2,6,) |
| ㉗ | Comp,(,2,7,) |
| ㉘ | Comp,(,2,8,) |
| ㉙ | Comp,(,2,9,) |
| ㉚ | Comp,(,3,0,) |
| ㉛ | Comp,(,3,1,) |
| ㉜ | Comp,(,3,2,) |
| ㉝ | Comp,(,3,3,) |
| ㉞ | Comp,(,3,4,) |
| ㉟ | Comp,(,3,5,) |
| ㊱ | Comp,(,3,6,) |
| ㊲ | Comp,(,3,7,) |
| ㊳ | Comp,(,3,8,) |
| ㊴ | Comp,(,3,9,) |
| ㊵ | Comp,(,4,0,) |
| ㊶ | Comp,(,4,1,) |
| ㊷ | Comp,(,4,2,) |
| ㊸ | Comp,(,4,3,) |
| ㊹ | Comp,(,4,4,) |
| ㊺ | Comp,(,4,5,) |
| ㊻ | Comp,(,4,6,) |
| ㊼ | Comp,(,4,7,) |
| ㊽ | Comp,(,4,8,) |
| ㊾ | Comp,(,4,9,) |
| ㊿ | Comp,(,5,0,) |
| ⓐ | Comp,(,a,) |
| Ⓐ | Comp,(,A,) |
| ⓑ | Comp,(,b,) |
| Ⓑ | Comp,(,B,) |
| ⓒ | Comp,(,c,) |
| Ⓒ | Comp,(,C,) |
| ⓓ | Comp,(,d,) |
| Ⓓ | Comp,(,D,) |
| ⓔ | Comp,(,e,) |
| Ⓔ | Comp,(,E,) |
| ⓕ | Comp,(,f,) |
| Ⓕ | Comp,(,F,) |
| ⓖ | Comp,(,g,) |
| Ⓖ | Comp,(,G,) |
| ⓗ | Comp,(,h,) |
| Ⓗ | Comp,(,H,) |
| ⓘ | Comp,(,i,) |
| Ⓘ | Comp,(,I,) |
| ⓙ | Comp,(,j,) |
| Ⓙ | Comp,(,J,) |
| ⓚ | Comp,(,k,) |
| Ⓚ | Comp,(,K,) |
| ⓛ | Comp,(,l,) |
| Ⓛ | Comp,(,L,) |
| ⓜ | Comp,(,m,) |
| Ⓜ | Comp,(,M,) |
| ⓝ | Comp,(,n,) |
| Ⓝ | Comp,(,N,) |
| ⓞ | Comp,(,o,) |
| Ⓞ | Comp,(,O,) |
| ⓟ | Comp,(,p,) |
| Ⓟ | Comp,(,P,) |
| ⓠ | Comp,(,q,) |
| Ⓠ | Comp,(,Q,) |
| ⓡ | Comp,(,r,) |
| Ⓡ | Comp,(,R,) |
| ⓢ | Comp,(,s,) |
| Ⓢ | Comp,(,S,) |
| ⓣ | Comp,(,t,) |
| Ⓣ | Comp,(,T,) |
| ⓤ | Comp,(,u,) |
| Ⓤ | Comp,(,U,) |
| ⓥ | Comp,(,v,) |
| Ⓥ | Comp,(,V,) |
| ⓦ | Comp,(,w,) |
| Ⓦ | Comp,(,W,) |
| ⓧ | Comp,(,x,) |
| Ⓧ | Comp,(,X,) |
| ⓨ | Comp,(,y,) |
| Ⓨ | Comp,(,Y,) |
| ⓩ | Comp,(,z,) |
| Ⓩ | Comp,(,Z,) |
Currency
Many currency symbols can be entered by combining Comp,= with a letter resembling the barless symbol. A few can more easily be typed with AltGr plus the letter that the currency resembles.
| Symbol | Name | AltGr method | Comp method | Alternative |
| ¤ | Generic currency | Comp,x,o | Comp,o,x | |
| ¢ | Cent | AltGr+$ | Comp,/,c | |
| ₡ | Colón | Comp,/, C | ||
| ₠ | European curency unit | Comp,C,E | ||
| ₢ | Cruzeiro | Comp,C,r | ||
| ₫ | Đồng | Comp,=,d | ||
| € | Euro | AltGr+4 | Comp,=,c | Comp,=,e |
| ₣ | Frank | Comp,F,r | ||
| ₦ | Naira | Comp,=,N | ||
| £ | Pound (single bar) | £ | Comp,-,l Comp,=,l | |
| ₤ | Pound (double bar) | Comp,=,L | ||
| ₥ | Mill | Comp,/,m | ||
| ₧ | Peseta | Comp,P,t | ||
| ₽ | Rouble | Comp,=,p | ||
| ₨ | Rupee (generic) | Comp,R,s | ||
| ₹ | Rupee (India) | Comp,=,r | ||
| ₩ | Won | Comp,=,W | ||
| ¥ | Yen | AltGr+y | Comp,=,y Comp,-,y |
Smileys
| Smiley | Combination |
| ☺ | Comp,:,) |
| ☹ | Comp,:,( |
Musical symbols
Musical symbols are typed with Comp,# followed by a key.
| Symbol | Desription | Combination |
| ♯ | Sharp | Comp,#,# |
| ♭ | Flat | Comp,#,b |
| ♪ | Quaver | Comp,#,e |
| ♫ | Double quaver | Comp,#,E |
| ♬ | Semiquaver | Comp,#,S |
| ♮ | Natural | Comp,#,f |
| ♩ | Crotchit | Comp,#,q |
Other symbols
| Symbol | Description | AltGr method | Comp method | Alternative | |
| © | Copyright symbol | AltGr+3 | Comp,o,c | Comp,(,c | |
| ® | Registered trademark | AltGr+r | Comp,o,r | Comp,(,r | |
| ℠ | Service mark | Comp,s,m | |||
| ™ | Trademark | AltGr+2 | Comp,t,m | ||
| ¦ | Broken pipe | AltGr+` | Comp,!,^ | * | |
| # | Hash sign | # | Comp,+,+ | ||
| № | Number sign | Comp,N,o | |||
| @ | At sign | > | Comp,A,T | ||
| ☭ | Hammer and sickle | Comp,C,C,C,P | |||
| ⍘ | Underlined apostrophe | Comp,_,' | |||
| ⍮ | Underlined semicolon | Comp,;,_ | |||
| ♥ | Solid heart | Comp,<,3 |
Some specific spaces have Comp sequences, if you need a specific type of space.
| Space | Description | Combination | |
| Non-breaking space | Comp, , | ||
| Punctuation space (width of a full stop) | Comp, ,. | | |
| | Soft hyphen | Comp,-,-, |
Edited by VampireBuddha on May 2nd 2024 at 8:16:35 PM
Ukrainian Red Cross
Figure of Hourai
Please put that in a folder. <_>
Relatedly, I thought the compose key was in the X settings of all places. No idea if that's migrated over to Wayland. (As for AltGr, although standard on British keyboards, I think it's not generally available on a US keyboard layout—not a clue where that might leave European ones; I really guess it depends who was implementing what at any given moment).
Edited by RainehDaze on May 2nd 2024 at 7:32:48 PM
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Redmess
You, uh, may want to folderize that one. ![[nja]](https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/user_ninja_2074.png "[nja]"){kind=small}
Edited by Redmess on May 2nd 2024 at 8:38:09 PM
Optimism is a duty.
Having a smaller keyboard doesn't give me more mouse space (or wouldn't, regardless), so I don't think that's a particularly big motivator for me. Plus, if my mouse space is constrained by the keyboard, I'd rather address the cause than limit actual functionality...
I do find it weird when it's the full 60% "I don't want function keys either" approach, I know it's not as much of a problem nowadays as it could be, but that's like... a lot of things that occasionally come up and then you need to go find the option manually. Seems infuriating.
Edited by RainehDaze on Apr 29th 2024 at 8:28:22 PM
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