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How to type a Unicode character by its number in Emacs?

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Mar 15, 202611934 views
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Problem

How to type a Unicode character by its number, e.g. for Unicode character (THREE-EM DASH) in Emacs?

Error Output

0x2E3B

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Fix for: How to type a Unicode character by its number in Emacs?

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On Emacs 23, type Ctrl+X 8 Enter and then the number, followed by Enter. Learned this from Emacs and Unicode Tips, which describes other methods too (Ctrl+X 8 Enter can be followed by Unicode name as well). Note that U+2E38 probably does not show up…

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