easily/safely type unicode characters?

[Mumia W.]

On 09/01/2008 11:14 AM, Carlo Nyto wrote:
> I have the occasional need to type unicode characters. It is rare
> enough that I don't want to change my keyboard to a foreign mapping
> and deal with the strange (and dangerous on the command-line)
> side-effects.  [...]

I'm not aware of any ctrl-alt-XXXX syntax for Xorg or the console. In 
rxvt-unicode, you can use ctrl-shift-XXXX to enter Unicode characters. 
Copy and paste should then allow you to put those characters into your 
application of choice.

HTH