Re: utf8 char display in buffer

[Xah Lee]

On Jun 8, 11:33 am, ken <geb...@mousecar.com> wrote:
> Hey, group,
>
> I already use a few utf8 characters in emacs (and in web pages), but
> recently needed to use a couple more.  One is an 'a' with a horizontal
> line above it, the other an 'i' with a vertical line above it.  How do I
> input these into a buffer?

i define keys to insert unicode chars that i frequently use. e.g.

(global-set-key (kbd "<kp-6>") "→")
(global-set-key (kbd "M-i a") "α")
(global-set-key (kbd "M-i b") "β")
(global-set-key (kbd "M-i t") "θ")

you can also insert unicode by its hex value. Alt+x ucs-insert.
There are few other ways...

some more tips here

• Emacs and Unicode Tips
  http://xahlee.org/emacs/emacs_n_unicode.html

  Xah
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