How do I type a Unicode text number so that the correct character is displayed
For instance type U+274F to display a box with a shadow
MacBook Pro, OS 10.15.1
LO 6.3.1002
On Linux and Windows it works by entering the code (i.e. 274F) followed by Alt+X. But got no information if this could be translated somehow to macOS and MacBook keyboard and if there is an implementation on macOS at all (Got no MacBook).
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Woohoo…!!!
Thank you…! After reading about 14 web pages on various sites with totally incorrect information, I encountered your comment which is correct…! It works on Fedora 42 running KDE plasma.
Many thanks…!
On most linux-machines there is also the global keyboard-sequence ctrl+shift+u»hexcode« available.
Yes, thanks. I did see that, but for some reason it does not work for me.
It could be that I have an Apple full-sized keyboard on this desktop which is not an Apple machine. But the keyboard is working as expected in every other function.
I’ll eventually test with another keyboard.
Thanks. I’ll remember the ctrl+shift+u+
As @anon73440385 commented, there is a key combo to toggle between Unicode codes and actual characters. In win and Linux is Alt X while in mac systems the shortcut is CMD-option-X (for some locales it may be Alt-C, it seems). See here for more information.
@RGB-es - Thanks for the info and the link. Perhaps it should be mentioned that a font replacement (for the Uniciode character to be inserted) may occur, if a certain Unicode character is not available in the current paragraph’s font.