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| − | Unicode is a ''crazy'' | + | Unicode is a ''crazy'' thing♙♙♙ the tough guy's [[ASCII]]. I loved the idea since the start, although it has always been clear to me that it would be a broken system, full of frustrations. |
| − | It actually works better than you would think. And then you can have fun putting some 👩 or ⛑ or ⛔ ☭ ☠ etc, etc. in what one likes the most of a computer: plain text. | + | It actually works better than you would think. And then you can have fun putting some 👩 or ⛑ or ♛ ♘ ⛔ ☭ ☠ � etc, etc. in what one likes the most of a computer: plain text. |
To enter a Unicode character of which you knows the code, in [[Linux]], got ctrl+shift+U and the code itself. | To enter a Unicode character of which you knows the code, in [[Linux]], got ctrl+shift+U and the code itself. | ||
E.g., 0239 gives you... [[qp|ȹ]]. | E.g., 0239 gives you... [[qp|ȹ]]. | ||
Unicode is a crazy thing♙♙♙ the tough guy's ASCII. I loved the idea since the start, although it has always been clear to me that it would be a broken system, full of frustrations.
It actually works better than you would think. And then you can have fun putting some 👩 or ⛑ or ♛ ♘ ⛔ ☭ ☠ � etc, etc. in what one likes the most of a computer: plain text.
To enter a Unicode character of which you knows the code, in Linux, got ctrl+shift+U and the code itself.
E.g., 0239 gives you... ȹ.