Mark Esler

Compose Key

The compose key allows entering alternate characters quickly.

• e.g.: Compose + ~ + a = ã

The Unicode symbol for the compose key (U+2384) is ⎄.

Enable in Sway

To replace the caps key with compose append to config:

input type:keyboard {
    xkb_options compose:caps
}

Key Combinations

Xorg’s complete listing.

Common Characters

• Compose + ' + a = á
• Compose + " + a = ä
• Compose + ` + a = à
• Compose + ~ + a = ã
• Compose + ^ + a = â
• Compose + c + a = ǎ
• Compose + o + a = å
• Compose + - + a = ā
• Compose + , + a = ą
• Compose + b + a = ă
• Compose + ? + a = ả
• Compose + . + a = ȧ
• Compose + < + s = š
• Compose + a + e = æ
• Compose + A + E = Æ
• Compose + o + e = œ
• Compose + O + E = Œ
• Compose + d + h = ð
• Compose + D + H = Ð
• Compose + - + d = đ
• Compose + - + D = Đ

Mathematical

• Compose + x + x = ×
• Compose + - + : = ÷
• Compose + v + \ = √
• Compose + 8 + 8 = ∞
• Compose + ~ + ~ = ≈
• Compose + < + = = ≤
• Compose + > + = = ≥
• Compose + + + - = ±
• Compose + - + , = ¬
• Compose + : + . = ∴
• Compose + . + : = ∵
• Compose + { + } = ∅
• Compose + / + o = ø
• Compose + / + O = Ø
• Compose + N + N = ℕ
• Compose + Z + Z = ℤ
• Compose + ^ + 0 = ⁰
• Compose + _ + 0 = ₀
• Compose + 1 + 2 = ½
• Compose + 1 + 4 = ¼
• Compose + 3 + 4 = ¾

Scientific

• Compose + o + o = °
• Compose + m + u = µ

Currencies

• Compose + = + c = €
• Compose + = + y = ¥
• Compose + = + p = ₽
• Compose + = + r = ₹
• Compose + = + W = ₩
• Compose + - + L = £
• Compose + o + x = ¤
• Compose + | + c = ¢

Arrows

• Compose + < + - = ←
• Compose + - + > = →
• Compose + | + ^ = ↑
• Compose + | + v = ↓
• Compose + = + < = ⇐
• Compose + = + > = ⇒
• Compose + = + ^ = ⇑
• Compose + = + v = ⇓

Music

• Compose + # + q = ♩
• Compose + # + e = ♪
• Compose + # + E = ♫
• Compose + # + S = ♬
• Compose + # + b = ♭
• Compose + # + f = ♮
• Compose + # + n = ♯

Other

• Compose + ! + ! = ¡
• Compose + ? + ? = ¿
• Compose + ! + ? = ‽
• Compose + ? + ! = ⸘
• Compose + p + ! = ¶
• Compose + | + - = †
• Compose + | + = = ‡
• Compose + < + < = «
• Compose + > + > = »
• Compose + . + < = ‹
• Compose + . + > = ›
• Compose + ' + < = ‘
• Compose + ' + > = ’
• Compose + ' + , = ‚
• Compose + " + < = “
• Compose + " + > = ”
• Compose + " + , = „
• Compose + o + c = ©
• Compose + o + r = ®
• Compose + t + m = ™
• Compose + s + o = §
• Compose + . + . = …
• Compose + . + ^ = ·
• Compose + + =  
• Compose + + . =  
• compose + ( + a + ) = ⓐ
• compose + ( + Z + ) = Ⓩ
• compose + ( + 4 + 2 + ) = ㊷
• Compose + N + o = №
• Compose + ? + / = ☭
• Compose + O + Y = ☮
• Compose + < + 3 = ♥
• Compose + : + ) = ☺
• Compose + : + ( = ☹
• Compose + \ + o + / = 🙌