In Linux I can insert unicode by pressing ctrl+shift+u and the code. This does not work for Libreoffice in Windows.
For me, Ctrl+Shift+u does not work with LibreOffice in Linux either (tested on version 6.4.6.2 with the package from Lubuntu 20.04). I have to use another software like Geany and then copy-paste the character.
There is an .oxt extension ‘Compose Special Characters’ (my current version: 2.0.10). It is also caüable of inserting characters by unicode.
It works great. Thank you so much.
While this worked fine in Apache OO ver. 4, it doesn’t work in LibreO ver 6.0. I tend to use only a few characters not available directly from the keyboard so it was nice to not have to wade through stacked dialogs to find that one I wanted. “Compose Special Characters” is still available from the Apache world, but its publisher, “ProductiveApps” is defunct.
I guess I’m stuck with stacked dialogs. Dang.
This is an old thread, and it is exclusively about the input of characters by giving their codepoint numbers. The numbers must be in “HEX”!
For me ComposeSpecialCharacters with correctly set shortcut (flag prefixed in Calc) still works in V 6.0.2.1. 4 HEX digits are required in any case.
Also the native feature on Win for the purpose described here since V 5.1. Leading zeros may be ommitted.
Since LibreOffice 5.1, I believe that your can enter these codes with Windows by typing the code number the ALT+X. I do not use Windows so I cannot text it. See https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes/5.1
I can verify that this works with Libre Office 6.0 on Windows 10-
Also works in Linux (Mint 18.3 = Ubuntu Xenial)