compose

greps compose key chords so you can learn, or remember, how to type all those fun Unicode characters.

usage

compose search-pattern

examples

$ compose heart
<Multi_key> <less> <3>                  : "♥"   U2665 # BLACK HEART SUIT

$ compose dash
<Multi_key> <minus> <minus> <period>    : "–"   U2013 # EN DASH
<Multi_key> <minus> <minus> <minus>     : "—"   U2014 # EM DASH