Questions tagged [characters]
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How do you type Unicode characters using hexadecimal codes?
This is in Windows, but answers for other operating systems can be handy to others.
Most guides say something to the effect of "hold down the Alt key and type in the code on the keypad". This works ...
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Insert Unicode characters via the keyboard? [duplicate]
I am familiar with inserting an ASCII character into a text document by using 'Alt+ASCII code' on the NumPad keys (e.g. Alt+130 inserts an é character).
Is there a similar way to insert a Unicode ...
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Italian keyboard: entering tilde (~) and backtick (`) characters without changing keyboard layout
Here is what the layout of an Italian keyboard looks like:
As you can see, the curly braces, which are absolutely necessary to
write code in any of C, C++, JavaScript, Java, Objective-C, and others,
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How to set character encoding when opening a CSV file in Excel?
Is it possible to set the default encoding for Excel (any version, e.g. 2010) when opening files like csv files (like you can in Open Office Calc)?
I When I try to open a csv file encoded in Japanese ...
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STILL no file paths longer than 260 characters in Win Explorer, in 2023? [duplicate]
When I try to create a subfolder in a folder whose file path is already cca 260 characters, I get this message:
The file name(s) would be too long for the destination folder. You can shorten the file ...
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How to type directly with keyboard the U+200C character?
How to type directly with keyboard the U+200C character in Notepad or other places... in Windows 8.1? (without depending on a certain font)
I don't want to copy and paste ways.
I don't want any ...
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what is PGP public key block?
There's PGP public key block posted on some websites (eg. http://phrack.org/index.html).
It's not hex code. it uses much more alphabet characters. What is it?
Why is this information posted? how can ...
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How to enter special characters like ∞, ˚ in macOS?
I can't enter special characters like ∞, ˚ in macOS. How to enter this character in macOS?
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Does Unicode have a unified way to input all diacritics, especially in MS word2010?
I search and find that in word 2010, the only way that can input all kinds of UNICODE characters is to use the "symbol table", which is a time butcher to find the character I need, because the ...
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What's the quickest way to count the number of each character in a file?
I want to count the A's T's C's G's N's and "-" characters in a file, or every letter if needed, is there a quick Unix command to do this?
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How can I type U+200B character?
How can I type the unicode character U+200B (zero-width space character) with my keyboard?
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Notepad Ctrl-Backspace behavior
Text fields in almost all software erase a word when ctrl+backspace is pressed. However, Notepad behaves differently, and inserts a character which is:
`` (I copy-pasted it here. I'm not sure if it is ...
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CMD: How to use non-English characters?
I want to work with non-English File names in CMD (Command Line) like creating Folder with the names or deleting several files that names are non-English. How can i work with this names ?
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How to Make Windows Show Unicode Characters Properly?
How do I make Windows 7 show Unicode all characters properly, like those in this question?
Right now I just see squares for some of them.
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How can I get keyboard shortcuts for certain characters listed in character map that don't have an ALT equivalent listed?
Does anyone know how to get a complete listing of character map equivalents? For example, look in Windows character map under Arial for ¼ . It says you can type ALT+0188 . But some things do not have ...
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How do I type accented characters like ü and ö in macOS?
In macOS, I can't type characters like ü and ö. How to enter these characters in macOS?
Appreciate if someone can suggest me how to do this.
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Input corrupted on Windows 10 after 1083 update: ASCII chars are replaced with �
Suddenly, likely due an update, input is corrupted for ASCII chars. I am using Windows 10 (Version 1803, Build 17134.112).
Usually if I write left Alt + 254 on numeric keyboard I got black square ■ ...
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Typing special characters with keyboard shortcuts instead of alt-numbers on Windows
How can I type special characters with keyboard shortcuts, like on OSX?
For example Option+Shift+R will make an ‰ (per mil-symbol) on Mac, how do I do the same on Windows?
I have already tried the ...
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