[HOW TO] use Alt-Code characters on Zorin OS / Linux

You can enable the Unicode format with the keyboard shortcut ctrl+shift+u (per use).
Once enabled, you can then type the Unicode or Hex code to make the character, then hit the enter key (Or space key will work, too). If you have magical inhuman fingers, you can hold down ctrl+shift+u while entering in the unicode or hex, thereby not needing to hit the enter key.
For example, to make the ß character, I would use the hex 0xDF (Though I did not bother capitalizing the DF and the character came out fine).

The Trademark™ is unicode 2122 and the Registered® is 00AE.
This also works for Accented Characters. For example, cedilla is 00E7, should you want to type Façade.
You can look up Unicode Lists or look up the Hex of Unicode you need on a per-character basis.

To tie all of the above together... I want to type the word facade without letting people know how ignorant I really am.
I would type the f and the a letters, then tap ctrl+shift+u and type in 00e7 for the cedilla character, then enter or space key and continue typing as normal: a d e...
Façade

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Don't hurt me. But it was me who edited [How to] adding the square brackets.

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Hello, excuse me but for me, when i went to the link you post, I tried to make ß (For paste this letter I need to go to google and search for betta )
when I try the code 0337 or 223 go to this:
̷ ȣ
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Its my first post on Zorin forum, Sorry if I couldn't revive this topic

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Those numbers are the octal and decimal representation, respectively, of the Unicode character. You need to use the hexadecimal representation – Note that the prefix "0x" is not necessary, that is a common notation to indicate that the number that follows is expressed as hexadecimal.

Ctrl+Shift+U will enter into a "wait for input" state, then you can enter the character sequence that you want: 0DF and press Space to apply it: ß.

If there's an appropriate interpreter you can even use the HTML characters as well. This forum, for example:


ß

©

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Simpler still would be to use the 'insert symbol' in your preferred Text Processor:

TextMaker keeps track of your most used 'insert symbol' s to save searching.

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