NAME

       jgmenuunicode - An overview of jgmenu unicode usage

INTRODUCTION

       Unicode characters can be displayed by jgmenu.  They can be used in:

       • CSV data
       • Widgets
       • Config file

       Throughout  this  document, unicode code points will be referred to by writing u+ followed by their hexa‐
       decimal number.  In examples, u+1234 will be used.

UNICODE CHARACTERS IN TERMINAL

       Terminals handle unicode differently.  For full support, avoid xterm and urxvt,  and  opt  for  something
       libvte based such as sakura or gnome-terminal.  In a terminal, you can produce a unicode character by is‐
       suing

              printf '%b' '\\u1234'

       In libvte terminals, you can press ctrl+shift+u and then enter the hex sequence.

UNICODE CHARACTERS IN VIM

       Whilst in insert mode, press ctrl+V and then type u1234.

       Use the command ga to show the hex value of the character under the cursor.

VARIATION SELECTORS

       Some  unicode  characters  can be rendered as either emoji or text.  Special invisible unicode characters
       called variation selectors can be used to force either presentation.  Append with the  text  presentation
       selector  (u+fe0e) or emoji presentation selector (u+fe0f), to force text or emoji respectively.  For ex‐
       ample:

       u+1f50d u+fe0f 🔍
       u+1f50d u+fe0e 🔍︎

USEFUL CHARACTERS FOR BUILDING MENUS

   SEARCH
       u+2315 ⌕
       u+26b2 ⚲
       u+1c04 ᰄ

   ARROWS
       u+2192 →
       u+203a ›
       u+25b6 ▶
       u+2794 ➔
       u+2799 ➙
       u+279b ➛
       u+279c ➜
       u+279d ➝
       u+279e ➞
       u+279f ➟
       u+27a0 ➠
       u+27a1 ➡
       u+27a2 ➢
       u+27a3 ➣
       u+27a4 ➤
       u+27a5 ➥
       u+27a6 ➦
       u+21a6 ↦
       u+21d2 ⇒
       u+21dd ⇝
       u+21e2 ⇢
       u+21e5 ⇥
       u+21e8 ⇨
       u+21fe ⇾
       u+27ad ➭
       u+27ae ➮
       u+27af ➯
       u+27b1 ➱
       u+27b2 ➲
       u+27ba ➺
       u+27bc ➼
       u+27bd ➽
       u+27be ➾

AUTHORS

       Johan Malm.

                                                 7 October, 2020                                JGMENUUNICODE(7)