How can I type the symbol Θ (theta) on an Irish keyboard layout (mostly the same as UK layout) using Linux? Seems a lot of hassle to go copy and paste it from somewhere everytime I need it,.
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For Linux (Gnome), press and hold Ctrl+Shift, then type U. After that, you enter the hex Unicode value. For Theta, this is 398. (The symbol will not appear until you press another key, such as space. This is reasonable: you may want more digits, such as U+3987, 㦇.)
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Still doesn't work for me (in plain gedit); also, it's better to just fix the errors when editing because, for example, it took me three reads to notice the change. Aug 3, 2010 at 20:59
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1Sorry about the editing. So, when you press and hold ctrl+shift, and you press "u", do you get an underlined "u" on your screen? if so, all you have to do, while keeping the keys pressed, is enter 398. At least that is how it works for me. Did you do it like that? Aug 3, 2010 at 21:01
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Ahem. Yes, the underlined "u" appears, and when I type 398 after that, theta is typed. But it does not work without the "u", and you did not mention that in your answer. Also, you do not need to keep Ctrl+Shift pressed, you can release them and press Enter after typing "398" too. Aug 3, 2010 at 21:03