On Windows, you can open the emoji picker with Win+. or Win+, (depending on locale iirc). Then just switch to the symbols tab by clicking the omega symbol and chose å

Alternatively, you can install PowerToys, which includes a quick accentuator tool.

[–] ArmokGoB@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 2 years ago

Alternatively, you can install PowerToys, which includes a quick accentuator tool.

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[–] tiredofsametab@kbin.run 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Failing that win+r and type charmap. You can browse symbols there.

[–] rmuk@feddit.uk 19 points 2 years ago (1 children)

charmap.exe? Holy shit. Windows 95 called, but I didn't have a 33.6k modem ready to answer.

[–] tiredofsametab@kbin.run 8 points 2 years ago

I mostly just had the alt+whatever codes memorized when I was typing French or German, but I didn't always have a numpad when I was using laptops away from home. I just ended up using charmap and never realized newer windows had any replacement (although I'm on mac for work and also use linux for both work and some home stuff now as well so not spending as much time in Windows).

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Hold the Combine key (Linux-only, user-configurable, usually RCtrl) and press a twice. Or Combine+a+*.

Or get a laptop with a numpad. I am so used to Alt+num that I'd donate to someone to implement it in the Linux libinput, and I'm not alone.

[–] felbane@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

You are not alone. I am here with you.

[–] TheRedSpade@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

Compose key

[–] thehatfox@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Depends on your computing platform.

I see another reply has already covered Linux.

On a Mac, press and hold a character key and a list of accent characters will appear. There are also dead key combinations using the option key to enter special characters directly.

[–] andioop@programming.dev 4 points 2 years ago

If you're like me and wondered what a dead key is…

A dead key is a special kind of modifier key on a mechanical typewriter, or computer keyboard, that is typically used to attach a specific diacritic to a base letter.[1] The dead key does not generate a (complete) character by itself, but modifies the character generated by the key struck immediately after.

—Wikipedia

[–] sparkle@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

US international layout, or make a custom layout (KbdEdit is multiplatform but there's free Linux programs to do it too)

[–] Pissmidget@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Use a Scandinavian layout.

[–] 30p87@feddit.de 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's annoying to type in the terminal tho.

[+] darklamer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

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[–] 30p87@feddit.de 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Because you would need to know the code for å in all kb layouts, on all OS's, even in a bare terminal with no way to just open the emoji picker, with or without special keys and no clipboard. Of course, tab completion or globs may help you, but not in all cases.

Try to select blåhaj.txt in a dir with blåhaj.txt and blahaj.txt present. Easy, ls bl*haj.txt | grep -i blahaj.txt. Now with blåhaj.txt and bløhaj.txt. Not as easy anymore, but doable with tail -n1 or head -n1. Now do it consistently in a script. So you again need to single out the right string, or single char, and >> it into the script so you have the special char. Then you have a component that does not like certain special chars, so you need to escape it. All because one decided to use special chars as a file name/identifier. Using [a-zA-Z0-9-_.:;,]* would be so easy.

[–] 30p87@feddit.de 38 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Noooooo what did you do to that poor shonky :ccc

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 45 points 2 years ago

The data will be preserved 🤖

[–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 36 points 2 years ago (1 children)

TIL blahaj refers to a soft toy shark sold by IKEA.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Would the association with the transgender community be news to you, or is that how you first heard the term?

[–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

No that's new to me too, based off me searching the word and seeing the Wiki article on the toy. I'd seen the word because of one of the instances (blahaj zone), but I literally never see the word outside of Lemmy.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

Well, heads-up: it's called that for a reason.

[–] pelletbucket@lemm.ee 25 points 2 years ago (3 children)

now do blahaj.zip

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)

blahaj, neatly in a sleeping bag, zipped up to their… chinjaw?

[–] DeltaTangoLima@reddrefuge.com 10 points 2 years ago

Withy some compression straps around it to make it look smaller in places

[–] andioop@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago

I find it very appropriate this post came out of lemmy.zip

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

Crammed headfirst in a freezer bag and sat on.

[–] WaylandHater26@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

if you suck in the air of a blåhaj do you become a cute trans girl 🤔