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<p>Recreated page</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>== Unicode, Ubuntu and diacritics ==<br /> <br /> How to enter Unicode characters into OpenOffice.org under Ubuntu:<br /> <br /> # &lt;Shift&gt; &lt;Ctrl&gt; U<br /> # Enter the 4 digit / character Unicode code<br /> # Press &lt;space&gt; or &lt;enter&gt;<br /> <br /> Initially an underlined capital U will appear: &lt;u&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;U&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;/u&gt; &lt;br&gt;<br /> Then the number you entered: &lt;u&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;U13cd&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;/u&gt; &lt;br&gt;<br /> Finally the character is displayed: Ꮝ<br /> <br /> For reference, [http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/~tomw/java/unicode.html here is a page with tables of codes].<br /> <br /> They are usefully tabulated:<br /> Range Decimal Name Character<br /> 0x2014 8212 EM DASH —<br /> 0x20A2 8354 CRUZEIRO SIGN ₢<br /> 0x20AC 8364 EURO SIGN €<br /> 0x2103 8451 DEGREE CELSIUS ℃<br /> 0x2122 8482 TRADE MARK SIGN ™ <br /> 0x221A 8730 SQUARE ROOT √<br /> 0x2713 10003 CHECK MARK ✓<br /> 0x2714 10004 HEAVY CHECK MARK ✔<br /> 0x2717 10007 BALLOT X ✗<br /> 0x2718 10008 HEAVY BALLOT X ✘<br /> <br /> [[Category:Linux]]<br /> [[Category:Ubuntu]]</div>

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