And for the vim users, it's Ctrl-k t h in insert mode or ctrl-l T H for the uppercase version of thorn.
To expand on Brett's gnome-terminal, it also works the same way in firefox when you want to add a Unicode character in a HTML form, for example. I suspect ctrl-shift-u applies to all gnome apps.
On 09/29/2014 05:18 PM, Brett Viren wrote:
> ToddAndMargo <[log in to unmask]> writes:
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>> I just discovered the discontinued "thorn" letter.
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> In this day and age, thorn is a critical character as it allows one to
> form a symmetric smiley-tongue-sticker-outer-face :รพ
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> You can enter it using it's code point (0xFE).
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> In a gnome-terminal (or similar): Ctrl-Shift-U f e ENTER
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> In emacs: C-x 8 ENTER f e ENTER
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> -Brett.
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