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diff --git a/man/man7/keyboard.7 b/man/man7/keyboard.7 index bc7cb5af..07bfb960 100644 --- a/man/man7/keyboard.7 +++ b/man/man7/keyboard.7 @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ The up arrow scrolls backward. .PP Characters in Plan 9 are runes (see .IR utf (7)). -Any 16-bit rune can be typed using a compose key followed by several +Any rune can be typed using a compose key followed by several other keys. The compose key is also generally near the lower right of the main key area: the @@ -72,14 +72,21 @@ key on the SLC, the key on the Magnum, and either .B Alt key on the PC. -After typing the compose key, type a capital -.L X -and exactly four hexadecimal characters (digits and +To type a single rune with the value specified by +a given four-digit hexadecimal number, +type the compose key, +then a capital +.LR X , +and then the four hexadecimal digits (decimal digits and .L a to -.LR f ) -to type a single rune with the value represented by -the typed number. +.LR f ). +For a longer rune, type +.L X +twice followed by five digits, +or type +.L X +three times followed by six digits. There are shorthands for many characters, comprising the compose key followed by a two- or three-character sequence. The full list is too long to repeat here, but is contained in the file |