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In Linux you can enter Unicode hex values directly by holding '''ctrl''' and '''shift''' while typing '''u''' followed by the 4 digit hex value of Unicode character. You hold '''ctrl''' and '''shift''' for the entire sequence. So '''<ctrl-shift>U221E''' will produce the infinity sign, '''∞'''.
 
In Linux you can enter Unicode hex values directly by holding '''ctrl''' and '''shift''' while typing '''u''' followed by the 4 digit hex value of Unicode character. You hold '''ctrl''' and '''shift''' for the entire sequence. So '''<ctrl-shift>U221E''' will produce the infinity sign, '''∞'''.
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In Mac OS X to enter Unicode you go to '''System Preferences | Keyboard | Input Sources'''. Then click '''+''' to add a keyboard input source. To choose a sources use the search box; it's easier than scrolling through by keyboard or mouse. Select and add the '''Unicode Hex Input'''. Later you turn on the Unicode input method. Once activated you can type hex input by pressing and holding the '''Option (alt)" key while typing hex values. Note that at the moment OS X does not seems to support hex code longer than 4 digits. So no Vulcan salut, '''U+1F596''', I'm afraid.
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See also:
 
See also:
 
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letterlike_Symbols Letterlike Symbols]
 
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letterlike_Symbols Letterlike Symbols]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical_operators_and_symbols_in_Unicode Mathematical operators and symbols in Unicode]
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical_operators_and_symbols_in_Unicode Mathematical operators and symbols in Unicode Hex I]
 
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical_Alphanumeric_Symbols Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols]
 
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical_Alphanumeric_Symbols Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols]
  

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Some Useful Unicode Symbols

In Linux you can enter Unicode hex values directly by holding ctrl and shift while typing u followed by the 4 digit hex value of Unicode character. You hold ctrl and shift for the entire sequence. So <ctrl-shift>U221E will produce the infinity sign, .

In Mac OS X to enter Unicode you go to System Preferences | Keyboard | Input Sources. Then click + to add a keyboard input source. To choose a sources use the search box; it's easier than scrolling through by keyboard or mouse. Select and add the Unicode Hex Input. Later you turn on the Unicode input method. Once activated you can type hex input by pressing and holding the Option (alt)" key while typing hex values. Note that at the moment OS X does not seems to support hex code longer than 4 digits. So no Vulcan salut, U+1F596, I'm afraid.


See also:

Common characters that people often get wrong.

Some symbols look the same as their counterparts in the Greek alphabet, but these are actually seen as different in Unicode. These do not decompose as equivalent or compatible. For example, if you mean Ohm you should use the Ohm sign, not the Greek Omega. Probably this makes little practical difference in the real world. Any sort of semantic search indexing system probably has special cases for Greek letters used in other contexts. This can affect sorting and lexical indexing, but again, I can't think of any instance where this would actually cause a problem. Some fonts might be complete for some code points in the code space, but not others. I've not seen any that have the Greek letters, but not the Mathematical signs. So really, you want to use the correct symbol just to be correct, smartypants.

Ω 
Ohm sign, not Greek Omega, Ω. U+2126
µ 
Micro sign, not Greek Mu, μ. U+00B5

Characters that are commonly used, but are not common on most US keyboards.

∑ 
Mathematical sigma. U+2211
Ω 
Ohm sign. U+2126
µ 
Micro sign. U+00B5
Å 
Ångström Sign. U+212B
√ 
Square Root. U+221A
∫ 
Integral. U+222B
∞ 
Infinity. U+221E
° 
Degree. U+00B0
℉ 
Degree Fahrenheit. U+2109
℃ 
Degree Celsius. U+2103
Kelvin sign. U+212A
ℎ 
Plank constant. U+210E
€ 
Euro currency symbol. U+20AC
£ 
Pound Sterling. U+00A3
© 
Copyright symbol. U+00A9
™ 
Trademark Sign. U+2122
÷ 
divide. U+00F7
± 
plus-minus. U+00B1
≠ 
not equal. U+2260
≈ 
approximately equal. U+2248
⁰ 
superscript zero. U+2070
¹ 
superscript one. U+00B9
² 
superscript two. U+00B2
³ 
superscript three. U+00B3
⁴ 
superscript four. U+2074
⁵ 
superscript five. U+2075
⁶ 
superscript six. U+2076
⁷ 
superscript seven. U+2077
⁸ 
superscript eight. U+2078
⁹ 
superscript nine. U+2079
½ 
1/2. U+00BD
¼¾ 
1/4 and 3/4. U+00BC U+00BE
⅓⅔ 
1/3 and 2/3. U+2153 U+2154
⅕⅖⅗⅘
fifths. U+2155 through U+2158
⅙⅚
sixths. U+2159 U+215A
radioactive sign. U+2622
biohazard sign. U+2623
♳ 
plastic code polyethylene terephthalate (PET or PETE). U+2673
♴ 
plastic code high density polyethylene (HDPE). U+2674

Some Useless Unicode Symbols

 ; 
Greek Question Mark. U+037E. Although this may be canonically decomposed to a real semicolon (U+003B), this is not required and I am not aware of any IDE text editors that automatically normalize Unicode. The Greek Question mark can really screw up C, C++, Java, and anything else that relies on semicolons for syntax. This should not be taken as an invitation to a practical joke.

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