Applications using Xlib input handling should recognize these compose key sequences in locales using the iso8859-1 compose table.
ISO 8859-1 (Latin1) Compose Sequence Sequence Definition <Multi_key> Means <Compose> Special Character
Table 1. Compose Key Sequences for iso8859-1
| Key Sequence | Action |
|---|---|
| Multi_key plus plus | "#" numbersign |
| Multi_key apostrophe space | "'" apostrophe |
| Multi_key space apostrophe | "'" apostrophe |
| Multi_key A T | "@" at |
| Multi_key parenleft parenleft | "[" bracketleft |
| Multi_key slash slash | "\\" backslash |
| Multi_key slash less | "\\" backslash |
| Multi_key less slash | "\\" backslash |
| Multi_key parenright parenright | "]" bracketright |
| Multi_key asciicircum space | "^" asciicircum |
| Multi_key space asciicircum | "^" asciicircum |
| Multi_key greater space | "^" asciicircum |
| Multi_key space greater | "^" asciicircum |
| Multi_key grave space | "`" grave |
| Multi_key space grave | "`" grave |
| Multi_key parenleft minus | "{" braceleft |
| Multi_key minus parenleft | "{" braceleft |
| Multi_key slash asciicircum | "|" bar |
| Multi_key asciicircum slash | "|" bar |
| Multi_key V L | "|" bar |
| Multi_key L V | "|" bar |
| Multi_key v l | "|" bar |
| Multi_key l v | "|" bar |
| Multi_key parenright minus | "}" braceright |
| Multi_key minus parenright | "}" braceright |
| Multi_key asciitilde space | "~" asciitilde |
| Multi_key space asciitilde | "~" asciitilde |
| Multi_key minus space | "~" asciitilde |
| Multi_key space minus | "~" asciitilde |
| Multi_key exclam exclam | "¡" exclamdown |
| Multi_key c slash | "¢" cent |
| Multi_key slash c | "¢" cent |
| Multi_key C slash | "¢" cent |
| Multi_key slash C | "¢" cent |
| Multi_key C bar | "¢" cent |
| Multi_key bar C | "¢" cent |
| Multi_key c bar | "¢" cent |
| Multi_key bar c | "¢" cent |
| Multi_key l minus | "£" sterling |
| Multi_key minus l | "£" sterling |
| Multi_key L minus | "£" sterling |
| Multi_key minus L | "£" sterling |
| Multi_key l equal | "£" sterling |
| Multi_key equal l | "£" sterling |
| Multi_key L equal | "£" sterling |
| Multi_key equal L | "£" sterling |
| Multi_key y minus | "¥" yen |
| Multi_key minus y | "¥" yen |
| Multi_key Y minus | "¥" yen |
| Multi_key minus Y | "¥" yen |
| Multi_key y equal | "¥" yen |
| Multi_key equal y | "¥" yen |
| Multi_key Y equal | "¥" yen |
| Multi_key equal Y | "¥" yen |
| Multi_key s o | "§" section |
| Multi_key o s | "§" section |
| Multi_key S O | "§" section |
| Multi_key O S | "§" section |
| Multi_key S exclam | "§" section |
| Multi_key exclam S | "§" section |
| Multi_key s exclam | "§" section |
| Multi_key exclam s | "§" section |
| Multi_key S 0 | "§" section |
| Multi_key 0 S | "§" section |
| Multi_key s 0 | "§" section |
| Multi_key 0 s | "§" section |
| Multi_key x o | "¤" currency |
| Multi_key o x | "¤" currency |
| Multi_key X O | "¤" currency |
| Multi_key O X | "¤" currency |
| Multi_key x O | "¤" currency |
| Multi_key O x | "¤" currency |
| Multi_key X o | "¤" currency |
| Multi_key o X | "¤" currency |
| Multi_key x 0 | "¤" currency |
| Multi_key 0 x | "¤" currency |
| Multi_key X 0 | "¤" currency |
| Multi_key 0 X | "¤" currency |
| Multi_key c o | "©" copyright |
| Multi_key o c | "©" copyright |
| Multi_key C O | "©" copyright |
| Multi_key O C | "©" copyright |
| Multi_key c O | "©" copyright |
| Multi_key O c | "©" copyright |
| Multi_key C o | "©" copyright |
| Multi_key o C | "©" copyright |
| Multi_key c 0 | "©" copyright |
| Multi_key 0 c | "©" copyright |
| Multi_key C 0 | "©" copyright |
| Multi_key 0 C | "©" copyright |
| Multi_key parenleft c | "©" copyright |
| Multi_key a underscore | "ª" ordfeminine |
| Multi_key underscore a | "ª" ordfeminine |
| Multi_key A underscore | "ª" ordfeminine |
| Multi_key underscore A | "ª" ordfeminine |
| Multi_key o underscore | "º" masculine |
| Multi_key underscore o | "º" masculine |
| Multi_key O underscore | "º" masculine |
| Multi_key underscore O | "º" masculine |
| Multi_key less less | "«" guillemotleft |
| Multi_key greater greater | "»" guillemotright |
| Multi_key 0 asciicircum | "°" degree |
| Multi_key asciicircum 0 | "°" degree |
| Multi_key 0 asterisk | "°" degree |
| Multi_key asterisk 0 | "°" degree |
| Multi_key plus minus | "±" plusminus |
| Multi_key minus plus | "±" plusminus |
| Multi_key slash u | "µ" mu |
| Multi_key u slash | "µ" mu |
| Multi_key slash U | "µ" mu |
| Multi_key U slash | "µ" mu |
| Multi_key 1 asciicircum | "¹" onesuperior |
| Multi_key asciicircum 1 | "¹" onesuperior |
| Multi_key S 1 | "¹" onesuperior |
| Multi_key 1 S | "¹" onesuperior |
| Multi_key s 1 | "¹" onesuperior |
| Multi_key 1 s | "¹" onesuperior |
| Multi_key 2 asciicircum | "²" twosuperior |
| Multi_key asciicircum 2 | "²" twosuperior |
| Multi_key S 2 | "²" twosuperior |
| Multi_key 2 S | "²" twosuperior |
| Multi_key s 2 | "²" twosuperior |
| Multi_key 2 s | "²" twosuperior |
| Multi_key 3 asciicircum | "³" threesuperior |
| Multi_key asciicircum 3 | "³" threesuperior |
| Multi_key S 3 | "³" threesuperior |
| Multi_key 3 S | "³" threesuperior |
| Multi_key s 3 | "³" threesuperior |
| Multi_key 3 s | "³" threesuperior |
| Multi_key p exclam | "¶" paragraph |
| Multi_key exclam p | "¶" paragraph |
| Multi_key P exclam | "¶" paragraph |
| Multi_key exclam P | "¶" paragraph |
| Multi_key period asciicircum | "·" periodcentered |
| Multi_key asciicircum period | "·" periodcentered |
| Multi_key period period | "·" periodcentered |
| Multi_key 1 4 | "¼" onequarter |
| Multi_key 1 2 | "½" onehalf |
| Multi_key 3 4 | "¾" threequarters |
| Multi_key question question | "¿" questiondown |
| Multi_key space space | " " nobreakspace |
| Multi_key bar bar | "¦" brokenbar |
| Multi_key exclam asciicircum | "¦" brokenbar |
| Multi_key asciicircum exclam | "¦" brokenbar |
| Multi_key V B | "¦" brokenbar |
| Multi_key B V | "¦" brokenbar |
| Multi_key v b | "¦" brokenbar |
| Multi_key b v | "¦" brokenbar |
| Multi_key minus comma | "¬" notsign |
| Multi_key comma minus | "¬" notsign |
| Multi_key minus minus | "" hyphen |
| Multi_key R O | "®" registered |
| Multi_key O R | "®" registered |
| Multi_key parenleft r | "®" registered |
| Multi_key minus asciicircum | "¯" macron |
| Multi_key asciicircum minus | "¯" macron |
| Multi_key underscore asciicircum | "¯" macron |
| Multi_key asciicircum underscore | "¯" macron |
| Multi_key underscore underscore | "¯" macron |
| Multi_key minus colon | "÷" division |
| Multi_key colon minus | "÷" division |
| Multi_key x x | "×" multiply |
| Multi_key apostrophe apostrophe | "´" acute |
| Multi_key comma comma | "¸" cedilla |
| Multi_key quotedbl quotedbl | "¨" diaeresis |
| Accented Alphabet | |
| Multi_key A grave | "À" Agrave |
| Multi_key grave A | "À" Agrave |
| Multi_key A acute | "Á" Aacute |
| Multi_key acute A | "Á" Aacute |
| Multi_key A apostrophe | "Á" Aacute |
| Multi_key apostrophe A | "Á" Aacute |
| Multi_key A asciicircum | "Â" Acircumflex |
| Multi_key asciicircum A | "Â" Acircumflex |
| Multi_key A greater | "Â" Acircumflex |
| Multi_key greater A | "Â" Acircumflex |
| Multi_key A asciitilde | "Ã" Atilde |
| Multi_key asciitilde A | "Ã" Atilde |
| Multi_key A minus | "Ã" Atilde |
| Multi_key minus A | "Ã" Atilde |
| Multi_key A quotedbl | "Ä" Adiaeresis |
| Multi_key quotedbl A | "Ä" Adiaeresis |
| Multi_key A diaeresis | "Ä" Adiaeresis |
| Multi_key diaeresis A | "Ä" Adiaeresis |
| Multi_key A asterisk | "Å" Aring |
| Multi_key asterisk A | "Å" Aring |
| Multi_key A A | "Å" Aring |
| Multi_key A O | "Å" Aring |
| Multi_key A E | "Æ" AE |
| Multi_key a grave | "à" agrave |
| Multi_key grave a | "à" agrave |
| Multi_key a acute | "á" aacute |
| Multi_key acute a | "á" aacute |
| Multi_key a apostrophe | "á" aacute |
| Multi_key apostrophe a | "á" aacute |
| Multi_key a asciicircum | "â" acircumflex |
| Multi_key asciicircum a | "â" acircumflex |
| Multi_key a greater | "â" acircumflex |
| Multi_key greater a | "â" acircumflex |
| Multi_key a asciitilde | "ã" atilde |
| Multi_key asciitilde a | "ã" atilde |
| Multi_key a minus | "ã" atilde |
| Multi_key minus a | "ã" atilde |
| Multi_key a quotedbl | "ä" adiaeresis |
| Multi_key quotedbl a | "ä" adiaeresis |
| Multi_key a diaeresis | "ä" adiaeresis |
| Multi_key diaeresis a | "ä" adiaeresis |
| Multi_key a asterisk | "å" aring |
| Multi_key asterisk a | "å" aring |
| Multi_key a a | "å" aring |
| Multi_key a o | "å" aring |
| Multi_key a e | "æ" ae |
| Multi_key acute C | "Ç" Ccedilla |
| Multi_key acute c | "ç" ccedilla |
| Multi_key C comma | "Ç" Ccedilla |
| Multi_key C cedilla | "Ç" Ccedilla |
| Multi_key comma C | "Ç" Ccedilla |
| Multi_key cedilla C | "Ç" Ccedilla |
| Multi_key c comma | "ç" ccedilla |
| Multi_key c cedilla | "ç" ccedilla |
| Multi_key comma c | "ç" ccedilla |
| Multi_key cedilla c | "ç" ccedilla |
| Multi_key minus D | "Ð" ETH |
| Multi_key D minus | "Ð" ETH |
| Multi_key minus d | "ð" eth |
| Multi_key d minus | "ð" eth |
| Multi_key E grave | "È" Egrave |
| Multi_key grave E | "È" Egrave |
| Multi_key E acute | "É" Eacute |
| Multi_key acute E | "É" Eacute |
| Multi_key E apostrophe | "É" Eacute |
| Multi_key apostrophe E | "É" Eacute |
| Multi_key E asciicircum | "Ê" Ecircumflex |
| Multi_key asciicircum E | "Ê" Ecircumflex |
| Multi_key E greater | "Ê" Ecircumflex |
| Multi_key greater E | "Ê" Ecircumflex |
| Multi_key E quotedbl | "Ë" Ediaeresis |
| Multi_key quotedbl E | "Ë" Ediaeresis |
| Multi_key E diaeresis | "Ë" Ediaeresis |
| Multi_key diaeresis E | "Ë" Ediaeresis |
| Multi_key e grave | "è" egrave |
| Multi_key grave e | "è" egrave |
| Multi_key e acute | "é" eacute |
| Multi_key acute e | "é" eacute |
| Multi_key e apostrophe | "é" eacute |
| Multi_key apostrophe e | "é" eacute |
| Multi_key e asciicircum | "ê" ecircumflex |
| Multi_key asciicircum e | "ê" ecircumflex |
| Multi_key e greater | "ê" ecircumflex |
| Multi_key greater e | "ê" ecircumflex |
| Multi_key e quotedbl | "ë" ediaeresis |
| Multi_key quotedbl e | "ë" ediaeresis |
| Multi_key e diaeresis | "ë" ediaeresis |
| Multi_key diaeresis e | "ë" ediaeresis |
| Multi_key I grave | "Ì" Igrave |
| Multi_key grave I | "Ì" Igrave |
| Multi_key I acute | "Í" Iacute |
| Multi_key acute I | "Í" Iacute |
| Multi_key I apostrophe | "Í" Iacute |
| Multi_key apostrophe I | "Í" Iacute |
| Multi_key I asciicircum | "Î" Icircumflex |
| Multi_key asciicircum I | "Î" Icircumflex |
| Multi_key I greater | "Î" Icircumflex |
| Multi_key greater I | "Î" Icircumflex |
| Multi_key I quotedbl | "Ï" Idiaeresis |
| Multi_key quotedbl I | "Ï" Idiaeresis |
| Multi_key I diaeresis | "Ï" Idiaeresis |
| Multi_key diaeresis I | "Ï" Idiaeresis |
| Multi_key i grave | "ì" igrave |
| Multi_key grave i | "ì" igrave |
| Multi_key i acute | "í" iacute |
| Multi_key acute i | "í" iacute |
| Multi_key i apostrophe | "í" iacute |
| Multi_key apostrophe i | "í" iacute |
| Multi_key i asciicircum | "î" icircumflex |
| Multi_key asciicircum i | "î" icircumflex |
| Multi_key i greater | "î" icircumflex |
| Multi_key greater i | "î" icircumflex |
| Multi_key i quotedbl | "ï" idiaeresis |
| Multi_key quotedbl i | "ï" idiaeresis |
| Multi_key i diaeresis | "ï" idiaeresis |
| Multi_key diaeresis i | "ï" idiaeresis |
| Multi_key N asciitilde | "Ñ" Ntilde |
| Multi_key asciitilde N | "Ñ" Ntilde |
| Multi_key N minus | "Ñ" Ntilde |
| Multi_key minus N | "Ñ" Ntilde |
| Multi_key n asciitilde | "ñ" ntilde |
| Multi_key asciitilde n | "ñ" ntilde |
| Multi_key n minus | "ñ" ntilde |
| Multi_key minus n | "ñ" ntilde |
| Multi_key O grave | "Ò" Ograve |
| Multi_key grave O | "Ò" Ograve |
| Multi_key O acute | "Ó" Oacute |
| Multi_key acute O | "Ó" Oacute |
| Multi_key O apostrophe | "Ó" Oacute |
| Multi_key apostrophe O | "Ó" Oacute |
| Multi_key O asciicircum | "Ô" Ocircumflex |
| Multi_key asciicircum O | "Ô" Ocircumflex |
| Multi_key O greater | "Ô" Ocircumflex |
| Multi_key greater O | "Ô" Ocircumflex |
| Multi_key O asciitilde | "Õ" Otilde |
| Multi_key asciitilde O | "Õ" Otilde |
| Multi_key O minus | "Õ" Otilde |
| Multi_key minus O | "Õ" Otilde |
| Multi_key O quotedbl | "Ö" Odiaeresis |
| Multi_key quotedbl O | "Ö" Odiaeresis |
| Multi_key O diaeresis | "Ö" Odiaeresis |
| Multi_key diaeresis O | "Ö" Odiaeresis |
| Multi_key O slash | "Ø" Ooblique |
| Multi_key slash O | "Ø" Ooblique |
| Multi_key o grave | "ò" ograve |
| Multi_key grave o | "ò" ograve |
| Multi_key o acute | "ó" oacute |
| Multi_key acute o | "ó" oacute |
| Multi_key o apostrophe | "ó" oacute |
| Multi_key apostrophe o | "ó" oacute |
| Multi_key o asciicircum | "ô" ocircumflex |
| Multi_key asciicircum o | "ô" ocircumflex |
| Multi_key o greater | "ô" ocircumflex |
| Multi_key greater o | "ô" ocircumflex |
| Multi_key o asciitilde | "õ" otilde |
| Multi_key asciitilde o | "õ" otilde |
| Multi_key o minus | "õ" otilde |
| Multi_key minus o | "õ" otilde |
| Multi_key o quotedbl | "ö" odiaeresis |
| Multi_key quotedbl o | "ö" odiaeresis |
| Multi_key o diaeresis | "ö" odiaeresis |
| Multi_key diaeresis o | "ö" odiaeresis |
| Multi_key o slash | "ø" oslash |
| Multi_key slash o | "ø" oslash |
| Multi_key U grave | "Ù" Ugrave |
| Multi_key grave U | "Ù" Ugrave |
| Multi_key U acute | "Ú" Uacute |
| Multi_key acute U | "Ú" Uacute |
| Multi_key U apostrophe | "Ú" Uacute |
| Multi_key apostrophe U | "Ú" Uacute |
| Multi_key U asciicircum | "Û" Ucircumflex |
| Multi_key asciicircum U | "Û" Ucircumflex |
| Multi_key U greater | "Û" Ucircumflex |
| Multi_key greater U | "Û" Ucircumflex |
| Multi_key U quotedbl | "Ü" Udiaeresis |
| Multi_key quotedbl U | "Ü" Udiaeresis |
| Multi_key U diaeresis | "Ü" Udiaeresis |
| Multi_key diaeresis U | "Ü" Udiaeresis |
| Multi_key u grave | "ù" ugrave |
| Multi_key grave u | "ù" ugrave |
| Multi_key u acute | "ú" uacute |
| Multi_key acute u | "ú" uacute |
| Multi_key u apostrophe | "ú" uacute |
| Multi_key apostrophe u | "ú" uacute |
| Multi_key u asciicircum | "û" ucircumflex |
| Multi_key asciicircum u | "û" ucircumflex |
| Multi_key u greater | "û" ucircumflex |
| Multi_key greater u | "û" ucircumflex |
| Multi_key u quotedbl | "ü" udiaeresis |
| Multi_key quotedbl u | "ü" udiaeresis |
| Multi_key u diaeresis | "ü" udiaeresis |
| Multi_key diaeresis u | "ü" udiaeresis |
| Multi_key s s | "ß" ssharp |
| Multi_key T H | "Þ" THORN |
| Multi_key t h | "þ" thorn |
| Multi_key Y acute | "Ý" Yacute |
| Multi_key acute Y | "Ý" Yacute |
| Multi_key Y apostrophe | "Ý" Yacute |
| Multi_key apostrophe Y | "Ý" Yacute |
| Multi_key y acute | "ý" yacute |
| Multi_key acute y | "ý" yacute |
| Multi_key y apostrophe | "ý" yacute |
| Multi_key apostrophe y | "ý" yacute |
| Multi_key y quotedbl | "ÿ" ydiaeresis |
| Multi_key quotedbl y | "ÿ" ydiaeresis |
| Multi_key y diaeresis | "ÿ" ydiaeresis |
| Multi_key diaeresis y | "ÿ" ydiaeresis |
| dead key accent keysyms Special Character | |
| dead_circumflex slash | "|" bar |
| dead_circumflex space | "^" asciicircum |
| dead_circumflex dead_circumflex | "^" asciicircum |
| dead_tilde space | "~" asciitilde |
| dead_tilde dead_tilde | "~" asciitilde |
| dead_grave space | "`" grave |
| dead_grave dead_grave | "`" grave |
| These are for us_intl, that does not have diaeresis, etc | |
| dead_acute space | "'" apostrophe |
| dead_acute dead_acute | "´" acute |
| dead_diaeresis space | "\"" quotedbl |
| dead_diaeresis dead_diaeresis | "¨" diaeresis |
| dead_doubleacute space | "\"" quotedbl |
| dead_abovering space | "°" degree |
| dead_abovering dead_abovering | "°" degree |
| dead_circumflex 0 | "°" degree |
| dead_circumflex 1 | "¹" onesuperior |
| dead_circumflex 2 | "²" twosuperior |
| dead_circumflex 3 | "³" threesuperior |
| dead_circumflex period | "·" periodcentered |
| dead_circumflex exclam | "¦" brokenbar |
| dead_cedilla minus | "¬" notsign |
| dead_circumflex minus | "¯" macron |
| dead_circumflex underscore | "¯" macron |
| dead_acute apostrophe | "´" acute |
| dead_cedilla comma | "¸" cedilla |
| dead_diaeresis quotedbl | "¨" diaeresis |
| Accented Alphabet | |
| dead_abovering A | "Å" Aring |
| dead_grave A | "À" Agrave |
| dead_acute A | "Á" Aacute |
| dead_circumflex A | "Â" Acircumflex |
| dead_tilde A | "Ã" Atilde |
| dead_diaeresis A | "Ä" Adiaeresis |
| dead_abovering a | "å" aring |
| dead_grave a | "à" agrave |
| dead_acute a | "á" aacute |
| dead_circumflex a | "â" acircumflex |
| dead_tilde a | "ã" atilde |
| dead_diaeresis a | "ä" adiaeresis |
| dead_cedilla C | "Ç" Ccedilla |
| dead_cedilla c | "ç" ccedilla |
| dead_grave E | "È" Egrave |
| dead_acute E | "É" Eacute |
| dead_circumflex E | "Ê" Ecircumflex |
| dead_diaeresis E | "Ë" Ediaeresis |
| dead_grave e | "è" egrave |
| dead_acute e | "é" eacute |
| dead_circumflex e | "ê" ecircumflex |
| dead_diaeresis e | "ë" ediaeresis |
| dead_grave I | "Ì" Igrave |
| dead_acute I | "Í" Iacute |
| dead_circumflex I | "Î" Icircumflex |
| dead_diaeresis I | "Ï" Idiaeresis |
| dead_grave i | "ì" igrave |
| dead_acute i | "í" iacute |
| dead_circumflex i | "î" icircumflex |
| dead_diaeresis i | "ï" idiaeresis |
| dead_tilde N | "Ñ" Ntilde |
| dead_tilde n | "ñ" ntilde |
| dead_grave O | "Ò" Ograve |
| dead_acute O | "Ó" Oacute |
| dead_circumflex O | "Ô" Ocircumflex |
| dead_tilde O | "Õ" Otilde |
| dead_diaeresis O | "Ö" Odiaeresis |
| dead_grave o | "ò" ograve |
| dead_acute o | "ó" oacute |
| dead_circumflex o | "ô" ocircumflex |
| dead_tilde o | "õ" otilde |
| dead_diaeresis o | "ö" odiaeresis |
| dead_grave U | "Ù" Ugrave |
| dead_acute U | "Ú" Uacute |
| dead_circumflex U | "Û" Ucircumflex |
| dead_doubleacute U | "Ü" Udiaeresis |
| dead_diaeresis U | "Ü" Udiaeresis |
| dead_grave u | "ù" ugrave |
| dead_acute u | "ú" uacute |
| dead_circumflex u | "û" ucircumflex |
| dead_doubleacute u | "ü" udiaeresis |
| dead_diaeresis u | "ü" udiaeresis |
| dead_acute Y | "Ý" Yacute |
| dead_acute y | "ý" yacute |
| dead_diaeresis y | "ÿ" ydiaeresis |
| Useful for portuguese language | |
| dead_acute C | "Ç" Ccedilla |
| dead_acute c | "ç" ccedilla |
| End of Sequence Definition | |