Unicode Hexadecimal Code Input Method Input Mode

To switch into the Unicode hexadecimal code input method input mode, type <Compose> <l> <l> from your current input mode. The input mode is displayed at the left bottom corner of your GUI application:

To use this input mode, you need to know about the hexadecimal code point values of the characters. Refer to The Unicode Standard, Version 2.0 for the mapping between code point values and characters. To input a character, type four hexadecimal digits, for instance, 00a1 for Inverted Exclamation Mark, 03b2 for Greek Small Letter Beta, ac00 for a Korean Hangul Syllable KA, 30a2 for Japanese Katakana Letter A, 4e58 for a Unified Han character and so on. Users can use both uppercase and lowercase letters of A, B, C, D, E, and, F for hexadecimal digits. If you mistype a digit or two, you can delete the digits by using the <Delete> key or the <Backspace> key.