I routinely need to enter special characters while typing at my linux desktop (Ubuntu/Gnome or Kubuntu/KDE). In win-dose, I can type something like ALT+nnnn ... so long as I remember the correct value of 'nnnn' for the special characters I want.

QUESTION: How do I do something similar while running some X11 desktop?

QUESTION: How do I do something similar while using a console?

~~~ 0;-Dan


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NOTE -- I not only need to remember 'nnnn' but understand what 'nnnn' means in the active character set and font.

Using the Search function at the top with 'extended ascii characters', gives among other threads :
one search result
You can search also with 'compose key' string, which gives a thread with that link inside
That question has already been answered many times.

Foremost, thank you for the reply with useful information. Sadly, I feel that you also chose to berate the OP (myself) for failure to know the correct search keywords to find an existing answer. I typed my subject line and dutifully selected "find similar" from the new thread page. I even read the articles that appeared. When I failed to find an answer, I continued to complete my question.

Often someone's problem is not a lack of existing information, but rather a lack of context with with to prepare a useful search. In this case, my context is one of "special characters" and not "extended ascii".

Again, I appreciate your answers for my question, but I encourage better empathy for end-users who has a different perspective on the question asked.

~~~ 0;-Dan