How to insert an obelus or dagger symbol in a text file
18:36 14 Jan 2023

This is really two questions:

(1) [Is there a]/[what is the] compose key sequence for the obelus or dagger symbol?

(2) How can I get to work, so as to be able to enter unicode characters into a text file?

I can use compose-key sequences to produce symbols such as €, ü, etc., no problema. So I presume I could use a compose-key sequence to input an obelus or dagger symbol. But I cannot find any trace of an appropriate sequence.

The link (e.g.) https://unicode-table.com/en/2020/ tells me that the hex code or "code point" for the obelus or dagger symbol is 2020.

So I should be able to type

    2020

to get the symbol I want. But this doesn't work. Instructions that I've seen say that I've seen say that when I press an underscored "u" should appear. But it doesn't. Is there any way I can track down what is going wrong, and fix it?

I'm running Ubuntu 22.04 with a Mate 1.26.0 desktop.

Thanks.

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