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Wincompose
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I prefer the linux compose-key style: https://github.com/samhocevar/wincompose https://github.com/samhocevar/wincomposeRead the full discussion
For Windows users, I recommend WinCompose: https://github.com/samhocevar/wincompose https://github.com/samhocevar/wincompose I use the Insert key, which would otherwise have no function.Read the full discussion
What i've been using: Install https://github.com/samhocevar/wincompose https://github.com/samhocevar/wincompose and you can then press AltGr then three hyphens to insert one.Read the full discussion
On Windows I use https://github.com/SamHocevar/wincompose https://github.com/SamHocevar/wincompose to type that and a bunch of other useful characters.Read the full discussion