# ComposeKey

The `Compose(key)` on Sun Type 6/7 keyboards (standard keyboards at the institute)

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allows you to type characters not available by ordinary key presses, such as Æ, ṅ, Ð, and so on.

In order to produce such characters, you first press `Compose` followed by additional two keystrokes which compose the character, for instance:

- `Compose`, `"`, `a` → ä

or

- `Compose`, `,`, `c` → ç

Here's a rather incomplete list of possible characters:

<table id="bkmrk-keysproduce-%27a%C3%A1-%27a%C3%81-" style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody><tr><td>keys</td><td>produce</td></tr><tr><td>'</td><td>a</td><td>á</td></tr><tr><td>'</td><td>A</td><td>Á</td></tr><tr><td>"</td><td>a</td><td>ä</td></tr><tr><td>"</td><td>A</td><td>Ä</td></tr><tr><td>`</td><td>a</td><td>à</td></tr><tr><td>`</td><td>A</td><td>À</td></tr><tr><td>~</td><td>a</td><td>ã</td></tr><tr><td>~</td><td>A</td><td>Ã</td></tr><tr><td>^</td><td>a</td><td>â</td></tr><tr><td>^</td><td>A</td><td>Â</td></tr><tr><td>c</td><td>a</td><td>ǎ</td></tr><tr><td>c</td><td>A</td><td>Ǎ</td></tr><tr><td>o</td><td>a</td><td>å</td></tr><tr><td>o</td><td>A</td><td>Å</td></tr><tr><td>\_</td><td>a</td><td>ā</td></tr><tr><td>\_</td><td>A</td><td>Ā</td></tr><tr><td>;</td><td>a</td><td>ą</td></tr><tr><td>;</td><td>A</td><td>Ą</td></tr><tr><td>b</td><td>a</td><td>ă</td></tr><tr><td>b</td><td>A</td><td>Ă</td></tr><tr><td>D</td><td>H</td><td>Ð</td></tr><tr><td>c</td><td>z</td><td>ž</td></tr></tbody></table>

Please refer to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compose\_key](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compose_key) for more information.