Many thanks - in the Windows 7 binary installation I find that Control-Alt-Shift-U, then a number, then Return, enters a Unicode character into text. It is not the one I want, which may be due to the font I have selected, but clearly it is the way to go. (What I want is the vulgar fraction 1/2 so I may be asking for trouble).
Regards
John Sampson
On 03/03/2016 19:44, Arlo Barnes wrote:
If on Windows, using Alt and the right numpad is usually the way to do it. In GNOME, I use Control-Alt-Shift-U to key in a Unicode codepoint using the numrow (I do not have a numpad, being on a laptop). To my knowledge Unicode (UTF8) text can be used in SVG or in an Inkscape text object at any time, so I do not believe one has to enter a 'Unicode mode' to enter such characters, but perhaps you (John) meant the OS interface to specify a codepoint and have the resulting character entered as if typed by a keyboard. -Arlo James Barnes