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The document provides instructions for using the compose key on keyboards to input characters and symbols not found on standard keyboards. It lists compose sequences for entering diacritics, mathematics symbols, typography, arrows, music, and currency symbols.

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OSDC - Cheatsheet-Compose-2022 4 15

The document provides instructions for using the compose key on keyboards to input characters and symbols not found on standard keyboards. It lists compose sequences for entering diacritics, mathematics symbols, typography, arrows, music, and currency symbols.

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Compose Key Cheat Sheet

The compose key allows you to enter symbols not printed on the keys of your keyboard.

Setting the compose key


GNOME Install Tweaks and set Compose key in Keyboard & Mouse

KDE Plasma Desktop Open System Settings > Input Devices > Keyboard > Advanced

Compose sequence
1. Press the compose key, then release. You are now in compose mode.

2. Type the other keys in your compose sequence. Once the glyph appears, you are out of compose mode.

Diacritics Result Characters Result


<Compose> ' e é <Compose> a e æ

<Compose> ` e è <Compose> s s ß

<Compose> " o ö <Compose> e e ə

<Compose> ^ e ê <Compose> o o °

<Compose> , c ç <Compose> t m ™

<Compose> ~ n ñ <Compose> o c ©

<Compose> - e ē <Compose> o r ®

<Compose> o a å <Compose> ( A ) Ⓐ

<Compose> u e ĕ <Compose> ( 1 ) ①

<Compose> _ " o ȫ <Compose> ( 5 0 ) ㊿

<Compose> - d đ <Compose> ^ 1 ¹ (superscript)

<Compose> . w ẇ <Compose> _ 1 ₁ (subscript)

<Compose> ! ! ¡ <Compose> ? ? ¿

Diacritics work on a variety of letters (aeiou, d, j, n, t, y, w, z). The ones listed here are just common examples.

Seth Kenlon CC BY-SA 4.0 Opensource.com


Compose Key Cheat Sheet

Mathematics Result Typography Result


<Compose> 1 2 ½ <Compose> . - .

<Compose> 3 4 ¾ <Compose> . = •

<Compose> / = ≠ <Compose> . < ‹

<Compose> < = ≤ <Compose> > > »

<Compose> = > ⇒ <Compose> ! ^ ¦

<Compose> % o ‰ <Compose> . . …

<Compose> v / √ <Compose> - - - — (emdash)

<Compose> + - ± <Compose> s o §

<Compose> . - · <Compose> P P ¶

<Compose> x x × <Compose> N o №

Arrows and symbols Result Currency Result


<Compose> < - ← <Compose> - L £

<Compose> - > → <Compose> c | ¢

<Compose> | ^ ↑ <Compose> Y = ¥

<Compose> < 3 ♥ <Compose> = E €

<Compose> : ) ☺ <Compose> C E ₠

<Compose> L L A P 🖖 <Compose> R s ₨

Music Result Currency Result


<Compose> # q ♩ <Compose> # E ♫

<Compose> # e ♪ <Compose> # S ♬

<Compose> # b ♭ <Compose> # f ♮

<Compose> # # ♯ <Compose> < > ⋄

Seth Kenlon CC BY-SA 4.0 Opensource.com

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