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I would like sometimes to enter Unicode characters such as a right arrow (→).
Currently, the only way I know is to use the Unicode Input application, but it's about as cumbersome as the Windows Character Map utility.
How can I type Unicode characters directly through the keyboard instead?
You could use the Windows tool %windir%\system32\charmap.exe to enter special characters and to get to know their Unicode codes. Charmap displays the Alt+ combination of the selected character.
There are also free tools like BabelMap available, if charmap is not flexible enough.
Your method (and others, including a special input tool) are described here:
Text copied for convenience (to help you find out what went wrong):
This method works regardless of any of your language settings, but is the most cumbersome to type.
Alas, this appears to require a registry setting. It was already set on my computer, but some readers report that this method didn't work for them, and this is probably why. If you don't know what the registry is, please don't try this. Under HKEY_Current_User/Control Panel/Input Method, set EnableHexNumpad to "1". If you have to add it, set the type to be REG_SZ.
Well, I am on a Chromebook right now and yes,I can see the Unicode characters. For Windows Chrome, I assume you have a Windows computer and installed Chrome Web Browser? For testing try this: Test Page. Also, for fixing,:
Go to Settings > Show advanced settings. Under Web Content, click on Customize fonts, scroll down until you reach Encoding. Try setting it to Western (Windows1252) or Unicode (UTF-8).
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By the way if using Linux, one can use Ctrl+Shift+U then enter the unicode character code. See Wikipedia Alt code. It Also Works On Chrome os