This is a reference of X11 Compose key sequences (from the system Compose file used on Linux/Ubuntu). Press your configured Compose key, then the listed keys in sequence, to type the character shown.
Note on scope: This page includes every distinct character/category referenced in the source file. Where the source file listed multiple alternate key-orderings that produce the same character (e.g. 4 different ways to type é), only one representative sequence is shown per character to keep the table usable — the full set of raw duplicate sequences runs to ~3,950 lines and is available on request as a downloadable file instead of a web page.
Accented Letters
| Character | Compose Sequence | Unicode Name |
|---|---|---|
| é | ' e |
LATIN SMALL LETTER E WITH ACUTE |
| è | ` e |
LATIN SMALL LETTER E WITH GRAVE |
| ê | ^ e |
LATIN SMALL LETTER E WITH CIRCUMFLEX |
| ë | " e |
LATIN SMALL LETTER E WITH DIAERESIS |
| á | ' a |
LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH ACUTE |
| à | ` a |
LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH GRAVE |
| â | ^ a |
LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH CIRCUMFLEX |
| ã | ~ a |
LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH TILDE |
| ä | " a |
LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH DIAERESIS |
| å | o a / a a |
LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH RING ABOVE |
| í | ' i |
LATIN SMALL LETTER I WITH ACUTE |
| î | ^ i |
LATIN SMALL LETTER I WITH CIRCUMFLEX |
| ï | " i |
LATIN SMALL LETTER I WITH DIAERESIS |
| ó | ' o |
LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH ACUTE |
| ô | ^ o |
LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH CIRCUMFLEX |
| õ | ~ o |
LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH TILDE |
| ö | " o |
LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH DIAERESIS |
| ø | / o |
LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH STROKE |
| ú | ' u |
LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH ACUTE |
| û | ^ u |
LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH CIRCUMFLEX |
| ü | " u |
LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH DIAERESIS |
| ñ | ~ n |
LATIN SMALL LETTER N WITH TILDE |
| ç | c c / , c |
LATIN SMALL LETTER C WITH CEDILLA |
| ý | ' y |
LATIN SMALL LETTER Y WITH ACUTE |
| ÿ | " y |
LATIN SMALL LETTER Y WITH DIAERESIS |
| ß | s s |
LATIN SMALL LETTER SHARP S |
| æ | a e |
LATIN SMALL LETTER AE |
| œ | o e |
LATIN SMALL LIGATURE OE |
| Þ | T H |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER THORN |
| Ð | D H |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER ETH |
| Á | ' A |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A WITH ACUTE |
| À | ` A |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A WITH GRAVE |
| Â | ^ A |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A WITH CIRCUMFLEX |
| Ã | ~ A |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A WITH TILDE |
| Ä | " A |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A WITH DIAERESIS |
| Å | o A / A A |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A WITH RING ABOVE |
| É | ' E |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER E WITH ACUTE |
| È | ` E |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER E WITH GRAVE |
| Ê | ^ E |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER E WITH CIRCUMFLEX |
| Ë | " E |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER E WITH DIAERESIS |
| Í | ' I |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER I WITH ACUTE |
| Î | ^ I |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER I WITH CIRCUMFLEX |
| Ï | " I |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER I WITH DIAERESIS |
| Ó | ' O |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER O WITH ACUTE |
| Ô | ^ O |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER O WITH CIRCUMFLEX |
| Õ | ~ O |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER O WITH TILDE |
| Ö | " O |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER O WITH DIAERESIS |
| Ø | / O |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER O WITH STROKE |
| Ú | ' U |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER U WITH ACUTE |
| Û | ^ U |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER U WITH CIRCUMFLEX |
| Ü | " U |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER U WITH DIAERESIS |
| Ñ | ~ N |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER N WITH TILDE |
| Ý | ' Y |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Y WITH ACUTE |
| č | v c |
LATIN SMALL LETTER C WITH CARON |
| š | v s |
LATIN SMALL LETTER S WITH CARON |
| ž | v z |
LATIN SMALL LETTER Z WITH CARON |
| Č | v C |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER C WITH CARON |
| Š | v S |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER S WITH CARON |
| Ž | v Z |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Z WITH CARON |
| ć | ' c |
LATIN SMALL LETTER C WITH ACUTE |
| ń | ' n |
LATIN SMALL LETTER N WITH ACUTE |
| ź | ' z |
LATIN SMALL LETTER Z WITH ACUTE |
| ż | . z |
LATIN SMALL LETTER Z WITH DOT ABOVE |
| ł | / l |
LATIN SMALL LETTER L WITH STROKE |
| Ł | / L |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER L WITH STROKE |
| ă | u a |
LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH BREVE |
| ą | , a |
LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH OGONEK |
| ę | , e |
LATIN SMALL LETTER E WITH OGONEK |
| ē | - e |
LATIN SMALL LETTER E WITH MACRON |
| ā | - a |
LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH MACRON |
| ī | - i |
LATIN SMALL LETTER I WITH MACRON |
| ō | - o |
LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH MACRON |
| ū | - u |
LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH MACRON |
| ı | i i |
LATIN SMALL LETTER DOTLESS I |
| İ | . I |
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER I WITH DOT ABOVE |
Currency
| Character | Compose Sequence | Unicode Name |
|---|---|---|
| € | C = / = C |
EURO SIGN |
| £ | L - / - L |
POUND SIGN |
| ¥ | Y = / = Y |
YEN SIGN |
| ¢ | c | / c / |
CENT SIGN |
| ₹ | R = |
INDIAN RUPEE SIGN |
| ₽ | P = |
ROUBLE SIGN |
| ₩ | W = |
WON SIGN |
| ¤ | o x / x o |
CURRENCY SIGN |
| ฿ | B | |
THAI CURRENCY SYMBOL BAHT |
| ₠ | C E |
EURO-CURRENCY SIGN |
| ₡ | C / |
COLON SIGN |
| ₢ | C r |
CRUZEIRO SIGN |
| ₣ | F r |
FRENCH FRANC SIGN |
| ₤ | L = |
LIRA SIGN |
| ₥ | m / |
MILL SIGN |
| ₦ | N = |
NAIRA SIGN |
| ₧ | P t |
PESETA SIGN |
| ₨ | R s |
RUPEE SIGN |
| ₫ | d = |
DONG SIGN |
| ₭ | K - |
KIP SIGN |
| ₮ | T = |
TUGRIK SIGN |
| ₲ | G | |
GUARANI SIGN |
| ₵ | C | |
CEDI SIGN |
Punctuation
| Character | Compose Sequence | Unicode Name |
|---|---|---|
| – | - - . |
EN DASH |
| — | - - - |
EM DASH |
| … | . . |
HORIZONTAL ELLIPSIS |
| ‘ | < ' |
LEFT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK |
| ’ | > ' |
RIGHT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK |
| “ | < " |
LEFT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK |
| ” | > " |
RIGHT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK |
| « | < < |
LEFT-POINTING DOUBLE ANGLE QUOTATION MARK |
| » | > > |
RIGHT-POINTING DOUBLE ANGLE QUOTATION MARK |
| ‹ | . < |
SINGLE LEFT-POINTING ANGLE QUOTATION MARK |
| › | . > |
SINGLE RIGHT-POINTING ANGLE QUOTATION MARK |
| ‚ | , ' |
SINGLE LOW-9 QUOTATION MARK |
| „ | , " |
DOUBLE LOW-9 QUOTATION MARK |
| ¡ | ! ! |
INVERTED EXCLAMATION MARK |
| ¿ | ? ? |
INVERTED QUESTION MARK |
| ‽ | ! ? |
INTERROBANG |
| © | o c / c o |
COPYRIGHT SIGN |
| ® | o r / r o |
REGISTERED SIGN |
| ™ | T M |
TRADE MARK SIGN |
| ℠ | S M |
SERVICE MARK |
| § | s o / s ! |
SECTION SIGN |
| ¶ | p ! |
PILCROW SIGN |
| ° | o o / * 0 |
DEGREE SIGN |
| · | . - |
MIDDLE DOT |
| • | . = |
BULLET |
| ¦ | | - |
BROKEN BAR |
| ± | + - |
PLUS-MINUS SIGN |
| † | | - (dagger) |
DAGGER |
| ‡ | | = |
DOUBLE DAGGER |
| ‰ | % o |
PER MILLE SIGN |
Math
| Character | Compose Sequence | Unicode Name |
|---|---|---|
| √ | v / / / v |
SQUARE ROOT |
| ∞ | 8 8 |
INFINITY |
| ± | + - / - + |
PLUS-MINUS SIGN |
| × | x x |
MULTIPLICATION SIGN |
| ÷ | : - / - : |
DIVISION SIGN |
| ≠ | / = / = / |
NOT EQUAL TO |
| ≤ | < = |
LESS-THAN OR EQUAL TO |
| ≥ | > = |
GREATER-THAN OR EQUAL TO |
| ≈ | ~ ~ |
ALMOST EQUAL TO |
| ≡ | = _ |
IDENTICAL TO |
| ≢ | _ / |
NOT IDENTICAL TO |
| ∴ | : . |
THEREFORE |
| ∵ | . : |
BECAUSE |
| ∅ | { } |
EMPTY SET |
| ℂ | C C |
DOUBLE-STRUCK CAPITAL C |
| ℕ | N N |
DOUBLE-STRUCK CAPITAL N |
| ℚ | Q Q |
DOUBLE-STRUCK CAPITAL Q |
| ℝ | R R |
DOUBLE-STRUCK CAPITAL R |
| ℤ | Z Z |
DOUBLE-STRUCK CAPITAL Z |
| ⋄ | < > |
DIAMOND OPERATOR |
| ⊄ | subset= / |
NOT A SUBSET OF |
| ⊅ | supset= / |
NOT A SUPERSET OF |
| ≮ | < / |
NOT LESS-THAN |
| ≯ | > / |
NOT GREATER-THAN |
Arrows
| Character | Compose Sequence | Unicode Name |
|---|---|---|
| ← | < - |
LEFTWARDS ARROW |
| → | - > |
RIGHTWARDS ARROW |
| ↑ | | ^ / ^ | |
UPWARDS ARROW |
| ↓ | | v / v | |
DOWNWARDS ARROW |
| ⇐ | = < |
LEFTWARDS DOUBLE ARROW |
| ⇒ | = > |
RIGHTWARDS DOUBLE ARROW |
| ⇑ | = ^ |
UPWARDS DOUBLE ARROW |
| ⇓ | = v |
DOWNWARDS DOUBLE ARROW |
| ↚ | / (leftarrow) |
LEFTWARDS ARROW WITH STROKE |
| ↛ | / (rightarrow) |
RIGHTWARDS ARROW WITH STROKE |
| ↔ | (no default) — add one yourself |
LEFT RIGHT ARROW (not in stock Compose file) |
| ↮ | / ↔ (after adding ↔ above) |
LEFT RIGHT ARROW WITH STROKE |
Fractions & Super/Subscript
| Character | Compose Sequence | Unicode Name |
|---|---|---|
| ½ | 1 2 |
VULGAR FRACTION ONE HALF |
| ⅓ | 1 3 |
VULGAR FRACTION ONE THIRD |
| ⅔ | 2 3 |
VULGAR FRACTION TWO THIRDS |
| ¼ | 1 4 |
VULGAR FRACTION ONE QUARTER |
| ¾ | 3 4 |
VULGAR FRACTION THREE QUARTERS |
| ⅕ | 1 5 |
VULGAR FRACTION ONE FIFTH |
| ⅙ | 1 6 |
VULGAR FRACTION ONE SIXTH |
| ⅛ | 1 8 |
VULGAR FRACTION ONE EIGHTH |
| ¹ | ^ 1 |
SUPERSCRIPT ONE |
| ² | ^ 2 |
SUPERSCRIPT TWO |
| ³ | ^ 3 |
SUPERSCRIPT THREE |
| ⁴ | ^ 4 |
SUPERSCRIPT FOUR |
| ⁵ | ^ 5 |
SUPERSCRIPT FIVE |
| ⁶ | ^ 6 |
SUPERSCRIPT SIX |
| ⁷ | ^ 7 |
SUPERSCRIPT SEVEN |
| ⁸ | ^ 8 |
SUPERSCRIPT EIGHT |
| ⁹ | ^ 9 |
SUPERSCRIPT NINE |
| ⁰ | ^ 0 |
SUPERSCRIPT ZERO |
| ⁺ | ^ + |
SUPERSCRIPT PLUS SIGN |
| ⁻ | ^ - |
SUPERSCRIPT MINUS |
| ₀ | _ 0 |
SUBSCRIPT ZERO |
| ₁ | _ 1 |
SUBSCRIPT ONE |
| ₂ | _ 2 |
SUBSCRIPT TWO |
| ₃ | _ 3 |
SUBSCRIPT THREE |
| ₄ | _ 4 |
SUBSCRIPT FOUR |
| ₊ | _ + |
SUBSCRIPT PLUS SIGN |
| ₋ | _ - |
SUBSCRIPT MINUS |
Misc Symbols
| Character | Compose Sequence | Unicode Name |
|---|---|---|
| ♥ | < 3 |
BLACK HEART SUIT |
| ☺ | : ) |
WHITE SMILING FACE |
| ☹ | : ( |
WHITE FROWNING FACE |
| µ | m u / / u |
MICRO SIGN |
| ⌀ | d i |
DIAMETER SIGN |
| № | N o / N O |
NUMERO SIGN |
| # | + + |
NUMBER SIGN |
| @ | A T |
COMMERCIAL AT |
| ☮ | O Y |
PEACE SYMBOL |
| ♪ | q q (eighth note) |
EIGHTH NOTE |
| ♭ | # b |
MUSIC FLAT SIGN |
| ♮ | # f |
MUSIC NATURAL SIGN |
| ♯ | # # |
MUSIC SHARP SIGN |
Enclosed Alphanumerics
| Character | Compose Sequence | Unicode Name |
|---|---|---|
| ① | ( 1 ) |
CIRCLED DIGIT ONE |
| ② | ( 2 ) |
CIRCLED DIGIT TWO |
| ③ | ( 3 ) |
CIRCLED DIGIT THREE |
| ④ | ( 4 ) |
CIRCLED DIGIT FOUR |
| ⑤ | ( 5 ) |
CIRCLED DIGIT FIVE |
| ⑥ | ( 6 ) |
CIRCLED DIGIT SIX |
| ⑦ | ( 7 ) |
CIRCLED DIGIT SEVEN |
| ⑧ | ( 8 ) |
CIRCLED DIGIT EIGHT |
| ⑨ | ( 9 ) |
CIRCLED DIGIT NINE |
| ⑩ | ( 1 0 ) |
CIRCLED NUMBER TEN |
| Ⓐ | ( A ) |
CIRCLED LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A |
| Ⓑ | ( B ) |
CIRCLED LATIN CAPITAL LETTER B |
| ⓐ | ( a ) |
CIRCLED LATIN SMALL LETTER A |
| ⓪ | ( 0 ) |
CIRCLED DIGIT ZERO |
Greek Letters
| Character | Compose Sequence | Unicode Name |
|---|---|---|
| Α | Greek A |
GREEK CAPITAL LETTER ALPHA |
| α | Greek a |
GREEK SMALL LETTER ALPHA |
| Β | Greek B |
GREEK CAPITAL LETTER BETA |
| β | Greek b |
GREEK SMALL LETTER BETA |
| Γ | Greek G |
GREEK CAPITAL LETTER GAMMA |
| γ | Greek g |
GREEK SMALL LETTER GAMMA |
| Δ | Greek D |
GREEK CAPITAL LETTER DELTA |
| δ | Greek d |
GREEK SMALL LETTER DELTA |
| Ε | Greek E |
GREEK CAPITAL LETTER EPSILON |
| ε | Greek e |
GREEK SMALL LETTER EPSILON |
| Ζ | Greek Z |
GREEK CAPITAL LETTER ZETA |
| ζ | Greek z |
GREEK SMALL LETTER ZETA |
| Η | Greek H |
GREEK CAPITAL LETTER ETA |
| η | Greek h |
GREEK SMALL LETTER ETA |
| Θ | Greek J |
GREEK CAPITAL LETTER THETA |
| θ | Greek j |
GREEK SMALL LETTER THETA |
| Ι | Greek I |
GREEK CAPITAL LETTER IOTA |
| ι | Greek i |
GREEK SMALL LETTER IOTA |
| Κ | Greek K |
GREEK CAPITAL LETTER KAPPA |
| κ | Greek k |
GREEK SMALL LETTER KAPPA |
| Λ | Greek L |
GREEK CAPITAL LETTER LAMDA |
| λ | Greek l |
GREEK SMALL LETTER LAMDA |
| Μ | Greek M |
GREEK CAPITAL LETTER MU |
| μ | Greek m |
GREEK SMALL LETTER MU |
| Ν | Greek N |
GREEK CAPITAL LETTER NU |
| ν | Greek n |
GREEK SMALL LETTER NU |
| Ξ | Greek X |
GREEK CAPITAL LETTER XI |
| ξ | Greek x |
GREEK SMALL LETTER XI |
| Ο | Greek O |
GREEK CAPITAL LETTER OMICRON |
| ο | Greek o |
GREEK SMALL LETTER OMICRON |
| Π | Greek P |
GREEK CAPITAL LETTER PI |
| π | Greek p |
GREEK SMALL LETTER PI |
| Ρ | Greek R |
GREEK CAPITAL LETTER RHO |
| ρ | Greek r |
GREEK SMALL LETTER RHO |
| Σ | Greek S |
GREEK CAPITAL LETTER SIGMA |
| σ | Greek s |
GREEK SMALL LETTER SIGMA |
| Τ | Greek T |
GREEK CAPITAL LETTER TAU |
| τ | Greek t |
GREEK SMALL LETTER TAU |
| Υ | Greek U |
GREEK CAPITAL LETTER UPSILON |
| υ | Greek u |
GREEK SMALL LETTER UPSILON |
| Φ | Greek F |
GREEK CAPITAL LETTER PHI |
| φ | Greek f |
GREEK SMALL LETTER PHI |
| Χ | Greek Q |
GREEK CAPITAL LETTER CHI |
| χ | Greek q |
GREEK SMALL LETTER CHI |
| Ψ | Greek Y |
GREEK CAPITAL LETTER PSI |
| ψ | Greek y |
GREEK SMALL LETTER PSI |
| Ω | Greek W |
GREEK CAPITAL LETTER OMEGA |
| ω | Greek w |
GREEK SMALL LETTER OMEGA |
Cyrillic (selected)
| Character | Compose Sequence | Unicode Name |
|---|---|---|
| Ё | Ё diaeresis + Cyrillic IE |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER IO |
| ё | ё diaeresis + Cyrillic ie |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER IO |
| Й | Й breve + Cyrillic I |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER SHORT I |
| й | й breve + Cyrillic i |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER SHORT I |
| Ў | Ў breve + Cyrillic U |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER SHORT U |
| Ѓ | Ѓ acute + Cyrillic GHE |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER GJE |
| Ї | Ї diaeresis + Ukrainian I |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER YI |
IPA & Number Forms
| Character | Compose Sequence | Unicode Name |
|---|---|---|
| ə | e e |
LATIN SMALL LETTER SCHWA |
| ɨ | / i |
LATIN SMALL LETTER I WITH STROKE |
| ⅐ | 1 7 |
VULGAR FRACTION ONE SEVENTH |
| ⅑ | 1 9 |
VULGAR FRACTION ONE NINTH |
| ↉ | 0 3 |
VULGAR FRACTION ZERO THIRDS |
Musical Symbols
| Character | Compose Sequence | Unicode Name |
|---|---|---|
| ♩ | # q |
QUARTER NOTE |
| ♪ | # e |
EIGHTH NOTE |
| ♫ | # E |
BEAMED EIGHTH NOTES |
| ♬ | # S |
BEAMED SIXTEENTH NOTES |
Hiragana & Katakana (voicing marks)
| Character | Compose Sequence | Unicode Name |
|---|---|---|
| が | voiced-sound + か (ka) |
HIRAGANA LETTER GA |
| ぎ | voiced-sound + き (ki) |
HIRAGANA LETTER GI |
| ば | voiced-sound + は (ha) |
HIRAGANA LETTER BA |
| ぱ | semivoiced-sound + は (ha) |
HIRAGANA LETTER PA |
| ガ | voiced-sound + カ (KA, katakana) |
KATAKANA LETTER GA |
| バ | voiced-sound + ハ (HA, katakana) |
KATAKANA LETTER BA |
| パ | semivoiced-sound + ハ (HA, katakana) |
KATAKANA LETTER PA |
Hebrew (pointed letters)
| Character | Compose Sequence | Unicode Name |
|---|---|---|
| בּ | dagesh + bet |
HEBREW LETTER BET WITH DAGESH |
| אַ | patah + aleph |
HEBREW LETTER ALEF WITH PATAH |
| אָ | qamats + aleph |
HEBREW LETTER ALEF WITH QAMATS |
| שׁ | shin-dot + shin |
HEBREW LETTER SHIN WITH SHIN DOT |
| שׂ | sin-dot + shin |
HEBREW LETTER SHIN WITH SIN DOT |
Ligatures
| Character | Compose Sequence | Unicode Name |
|---|---|---|
| ff | f f |
LATIN SMALL LIGATURE FF |
| fi | f i |
LATIN SMALL LIGATURE FI |
| fl | f l |
LATIN SMALL LIGATURE FL |
| ij | i j |
LATIN SMALL LIGATURE IJ |
Breton Digraphs
| Character | Compose Sequence | Unicode Name |
|---|---|---|
| ch | c h |
LATIN SMALL LETTER C + LATIN SMALL LETTER H (Breton digraph) |
| c’h | c _ h |
Breton trigraph c’h |