# Ghostwriter: Unicode (or how to type special characters)

**URL:** <https://discuss.kde.org/t/ghostwriter-unicode-or-how-to-type-special-characters/40059>\
**Category:** Help\
**Tags:** ghostwriter\
**Created:** [September 26, 2025, 5:00pm UTC](https://discuss.kde.org/t/ghostwriter-unicode-or-how-to-type-special-characters/40059 "2025-09-26T17:00:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![DPJ](https://discuss-cdn.kde.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/bbe5ce/32.png) [@DPJ](https://discuss.kde.org/u/DPJ)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2025, 5:00pm UTC](https://discuss.kde.org/t/ghostwriter-unicode-or-how-to-type-special-characters/40059/1 "2025-09-26T17:00:17Z")

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I attempted to type “æ” as I do elsewhere (PopOS Cosmic) by:

- Ctrl + Shift + U (release)
- type code (00e6)
- enter or space

And what I get in Ghostwriter is 00e6 typed out.

I saw this asked a few years ago and the answer was “enter unicode elsewhere then copy and paste into Ghostwriter. Has this been updated please?

cf:

> [@How to enter Unicode symbols in KDE?](https://discuss.kde.org/t/how-to-enter-unicode-symbols-in-kde/6626):
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> I am so used to ISO standard that is implemented in GTK world by entering Ctrl+Shift+U+\<code\>. For example, how to enter long dash U+2014 or black square U+25FE? I memorized about dozen of codes of most frequently used symbols but I can’t enter them in Kate or KWrite. Some people recommend to install ibus package. I did it, but it didn’t help unfortuntely.

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**Author:** ![anon11428787](https://discuss-cdn.kde.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/57b2e6/32.png) [@anon11428787](https://discuss.kde.org/u/anon11428787)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2025, 6:14pm UTC](https://discuss.kde.org/t/ghostwriter-unicode-or-how-to-type-special-characters/40059/2 "2025-09-26T18:14:16Z")

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Open `system settings` and select `keyboard`. Then select `key bindings`. Then select `position of compose key`. Then choose the key you want to set it to. I use right `Alt Gr`. To type “æ” I then press “Alt Gr + ae”. If I want to type “™” I press “Alt Gr + tm”. The © symbol is Alt Gr + oc, et cetera.

Edit: This should also allow you to type unicode with (as an example) ctrl+shift+u+1f480. 💀 ctrl+shift+u+00e6 = æ. Which doesn’t work in ghostwriter, but works everywhere else it looks like. So maybe file a bug report for ghostwriter.

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**Author:** ![DPJ](https://discuss-cdn.kde.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/bbe5ce/32.png) [@DPJ](https://discuss.kde.org/u/DPJ)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2025, 7:07pm UTC](https://discuss.kde.org/t/ghostwriter-unicode-or-how-to-type-special-characters/40059/3 "2025-09-26T19:07:57Z")

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Thanks. Cosmic doesn’t have “key bindings,” and I’m unsure what their equivalent is. I’ve simply been using the standard unicode described above.