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Alexander Mills
Asked: 2018-06-07 20:53:26 +0800 CST

Use alt key to generate unicode chars

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On MacOS, the Alt key allows us to generate Unicode chars via regular keystrokes. For example Alt+J → ∆ (Increment, U+2206).

Is there a way to alter my Ubuntu machine so that the Alt key does this?

Currently the Alt key doesn't seem to do anything when combined with letters.

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  1. Best Answer

    You can use the "English (Macintosh)" layout instead of the standard English layout. Here's how it looks:

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    You'll need to use the "level 3 select key" (which is usually AltGr aka right-Alt key) to get those characters. For example, to get "∆" you need to press AltGr+j and to get "½" you need to press Shift+AltGr+j.

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