How to type Unicode Character on Windows in Browser?

Question

I'm trying to find a way typing this Unicode Character while I am inside my browser (Firefox) on Windows.

String: ALT +1c35

Method I tried:

This method works regardless of any of your language settings, but is the most cumbersome to type.

Press and hold down the Alt key. Press the + (plus) key on the numeric keypad. Type the hexidecimal unicode value. Release the Alt key.

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.

Source

Problem: If you hold ALT and press c the browser jumps into the browser menu.

I am not satisfied with copy-paste this character from my desktop or a website everytime I need it in forums, etc.. I already set the registry key mentioned in the quote above.

Is there any method which allows me to type it, while I'm in my browser?

Answer 1

http://granjow.net/unicode-input.html This site gives you an AutoHotKey script for use with AHK, as well as a compiled exe version.

Here is the source code:

; (c) 2015 Simon A. Eugster <[email protected]> Public Domain
; This script listens for Shift+Ctrl+u and then shows a unicode input field.
; The unicode point (e.g. 2013 for an en dash) is then inserted in the active application.

; To run, download AutoHotkey from http://www.autohotkey.com/, save this script
; as e.g. UnicodeInput.ahk, and double-click it.

#SingleInstance force
#Persistent
;Menu, Tray, icon, unicode.ico
Menu, Tray, nostandard ; Put the following menu items on top (default: bottom)
Menu, Tray, add, Info, InfoHandler, -10
Menu, Tray, add
Menu, Tray, standard ; Add default menu items at the bottom
return

InfoHandler:
MsgBox Press Shift+Ctrl+U to get an entry field for unicode points (see decodeunicode.org for a list).`n`nAuthor: Simon A. Eugster <[email protected]> / granjow.net
return

+^u::
InputBox, codepoint, Unicode code point, U+
if not ErrorLevel
    Send {U+%codepoint%}
return