On a German keyboard layout I just need to press Alt Gr+m to get a 'µ' (micro) symbol.
How to do so on a English (US) keyboard?
On a German keyboard layout I just need to press Alt Gr+m to get a 'µ' (micro) symbol.
How to do so on a English (US) keyboard?
While the approach suggested by @DK Bose within the comments is completely correct, another possible solution is to create custom keyboard shortcut that uses
xdotool
as command in the following way:Source of the idea is provided within the comments of this answer.
xdotool
should be installed:This shortcut (Ctrl+Shift+M as it is defined above) works also within
wine
applications, the only specific thing is that you should press Ctrl+Shift for about 1 second and then press M.When typing in libre office: From the menu bar select insert, special character This displays lots of different characters including the one asked for in the question.