How to access every Unicode character just through typing

In this video I share one of my favourite typesetting tips. Especially for users of Apple products—but the same tip can be used on other operating systems as well.

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Correction: 02:41 For other operating systems, see video description

[jasondalton]

Blitz: come Little! We need to do it!
Little: omw

[otakuribo]

I'm sad this is a premiere because I'm already excited! I'll catch this tomorrow after work

[Fine_Mouche]

"the same tip can be used on other operating systems as well" how ? >< (edit : you make me search 10min for nothing in window parameter, i don't find, i'm blind or your lying ?)

[monkeyscircus]

This is so great, thank you!
Working nicely on my iPad plus you gave me what i needed to find how to do it on android too. Love it

[PimpmyType]

Nice, Ralf! Great tip! I used it for strings of text, but never for certain characters. That’s brilliant!

[Curixq]

For quick unicode characters that you use on different systems, you can use "Alt" codes on windows.
For example I often use the degree symbol ° : Alt+248

And on Linux you can use "ctrl-shift-U" to type any unicode character you want with the actual unicode code. For example hold(ctrl-shift) u B0 release (ctrl-shift) should also create °

[lorensims]

I was hoping to learn something new and it's actually something I use all the time.
'aapl' is Apple's stock market symbol. I use this to get the Apple logo.
'llap' is my abbreviation for "Live long and prosper" and I use it to give me the Vulcan hand salute emoji.
Also on my Apple devices, if I hold down a key while typing it will often give me alternates.
Period (full stop) offers an ellipsis. n offers ñ and ń. These are the only ones I use very much but I'm sure there are plenty others.
Windows has their ALT+235 codes, but long before that the Mac has had Option and Command modifier characters. Shift 8 gives * of course. Option 8 gives • a bullet and Shift Option 8 gives ° a degree mark. If you open the keyboard viewer from System Preferences you can see the alternate characters by pressing the modifier keys, not unlike Windows's KeyCaps.

[apple_ilevs]

bruh wheres version for windows? i made my own unicode but cant use it

[Technoko]

I find it interesting that you chose Fakir for your title animation, considering you yourself have designed many great black-letters types (Fakir is ofc very nice too). Any particular reason for this? Do you just prefer to see other black-letters rather than your own all the time?

Anyway, thanks for the video, really informative!

[Fine_Mouche]

ok, it's cool but me i want want why u+Hexa don't work on keyboard on windows (it work on linux (on qwerty, don't know for azerty)), it only alt+code which work :/

[andreithevideoeditor]

Great tip!but i cant put my first phrase because that checkmark is not allowed.

[AutisticHelpWithCodes]

Does the alphabet on your keyboard disappear

[lancemarchetti]

There is an interesting character you get when you decode 4o28 with Base64. I don't know the name of this character though...?

[rfrakctured]

Good video for apple, but you mislead the viewers saying that you will explain this process for other operating systems. You do not spend any time discussing the alternatives whatsoever. Judging from the comments, I'm not the only one disappointed by this omission. The video title should be altered to reflect that is solution is strictly Apple-specific.

[raptorswire]

Wasted my time watching Apple-only content.
Why would I learn features for devices that make no sense in productive workflow?