Compose Key Help
All key combinations require you to press the compose key first, then key 1, then key 2. |
Most key combinations can be run in reverse order. |
By default on Ubuntu you can find or set the Compose key under: |
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Preferences > Keyboard Layout > Options > Compose Key Position |
Fractions
Char |
Key 1 |
Key 2 |
Description |
½ |
1 |
2 |
One-half |
⅓ |
1 |
3 |
One-third |
⅔ |
2 |
3 |
Two-thirds |
¼ |
1 |
4 |
One-quarter |
¾ |
3 |
4 |
Three-quarters |
⅕ |
1 |
5 |
One-fifth |
⅖ |
2 |
5 |
Two-fifths |
⅗ |
3 |
5 |
Three-fifths |
⅘ |
4 |
5 |
Four-fifths |
⅙ |
1 |
6 |
One-sixth |
⅛ |
1 |
8 |
One-eighth |
⅜ |
3 |
8 |
Three-eighths |
⅝ |
5 |
8 |
Five-eighths |
⅞ |
7 |
8 |
Seven-eighths |
Punctuation
Symbol |
Key 1 |
Key 2 |
Description |
´ |
' |
' |
Acute accent |
` |
` |
[space] |
Grave accent |
˘ |
( |
[space] |
Breve |
ˇ |
< |
[space] |
Caron |
¸ |
, |
, |
Cedilla |
^ |
> |
[space] |
Circumflex |
¨ |
" |
" |
Diaeresis |
… |
. |
. |
Ellipsis |
¡ |
! |
! |
Inverted exclamation |
¿ |
? |
? |
Inverted question |
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[space] |
[space] |
Non-breaking space |
» |
> |
> |
Right double arrow |
« |
< |
< |
Left double arrow |
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Accented Characters
Char |
Key 1 |
Key 2 |
Description |
á |
a |
' |
a with acute |
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Also: a, c, e, i, l, n, o, r, s, u, y, z |
ă |
a |
( |
a with breve |
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Also: a, g |
â |
a |
> |
a with circumflex |
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Also: a, e, i, o, u, w, y |
ä |
a |
" |
a with diaeresis |
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Also: a, e, i, o, u, y |
à |
a |
` |
a with grave |
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Also: a, e, i, o, u |
ą |
a |
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a with ogonek |
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Also: a, e, i, u |
å |
a |
* |
a with ring above |
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Also: a, u |
ã |
a |
~ |
a with tilde |
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Also: a, i, n, o, u |
Ḃ |
B |
. |
B with dot above |
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Also: a, b, c, d, e, f, g, i, m, p, s, t, z |
č |
c |
< |
c with caron |
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Also: c, d, e, l, n, r, s, t, z |
ç |
c |
, |
c with cedilla |
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Also: c, g, k, l, n, r, s |
To create upper case accented letters, use an upper case letter when typing the combination.
Ligatures
Char |
Key 1 |
Key 2 |
Description |
æ |
a |
e |
ae ligature |
œ |
o |
e |
oe ligature |
Æ |
A |
E |
AE ligature |
Π|
O |
E |
OE ligature |
ß |
s |
s |
German ß |
∞ |
8 |
8 |
Massachusett ꝏ |
Symbols
Symbol |
Key 1 |
Key 2 |
Description |
© |
o |
c |
Copyright |
® |
o |
r |
Registered |
™ |
t |
m |
Trademark |
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Mathematical Symbols
Symbol |
Key 1 |
Key 2 |
Description |
° |
o |
o |
Degree |
÷ |
: |
- |
Division |
× |
x |
x |
Multiplication |
ª |
a |
_ |
Feminine ordinal |
º |
o |
_ |
Masculine ordinal |
µ |
/ |
u |
Micro |
¬ |
, |
- |
Not |
¶ |
p |
! |
Pilcrow |
± |
+ |
- |
Plus/minus |
§ |
o |
s |
Section |
⁰ |
^ |
0 |
Superscript 0 |
¹ |
^ |
1 |
Superscript 1 |
² |
^ |
2 |
Superscript 2 |
³ |
^ |
3 |
Superscript 3 |
... and so on until |
⁹ |
^ |
9 |
Superscript 9 |
Currencies
Symbol |
Key 1 |
Key 2 |
Description |
¢ |
| (bar) |
C |
Cent |
¤ |
O |
X |
Currency |
€ |
C |
= |
Euro |
£ |
L |
= |
Pound |
¥ |
Y |
- |
Yen |
Music
Symbol |
Key 1 |
Key 2 |
Description |
♩ |
# |
q |
Quarter * |
♪ |
# |
e |
Eighth * |
♫ |
# |
E |
Beamed eighth * |
♬ |
# |
S |
Beamed sixteenth * |
♭ |
# |
b |
Flat |
♮ |
# |
f |
Natural |
♯ |
# |
# |
Sharp |
* Recent additions, may not work on all versions of Ubuntu.
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Quibble: Please note, dear reader: Don't let the title of this cheatsheet steer you away. These compose key combinations hold true for all Linux distributions. They are not specific to Ubuntu.
Thank you Dave Child for putting this cheatsheet together. It is so much more readable than the raw-looking charts out there.
k1: <
k2: -
char: ←
desc.: converse implication, assignment, rel. dir., causality
k1: -
k2: ->
char: →
desc.: implication, assignment, pointer operator, vector
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