Compose key does not work with some characters

Bug reports
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Compose key does not work for inserting certain characters. I am using the English (US) layout with Caps Lock disabled and assigned as compose key in KDE Plasma. For me, I cannot insert the Rupee (₹) sign, but others have reported more characters, like in this post: Workaround for compose key (Linux / Gnome)

Steps to reproduce

Press Compose key + = + r in any text box.

Did you follow the troubleshooting guide? [Y/N]

Y

Expected result

₹ is inserted

Actual result

₹ is not inserted

Environment

SYSTEM INFO:
	Obsidian version: 1.12.7
	Installer version: 1.12.7
	Operating system: #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:33:17 +0000 6.19.9-arch1-1
	Login status: not logged in
	Language: en-GB
	Insider build toggle: off
	Live preview: on
	Base theme: adapt to system
	Community theme: none
	Snippets enabled: 0
	Restricted mode: on

RECOMMENDATIONS:
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Additional information

I already searched for duplicates and there were 2 from 4 years ago, so I created a fresh one.

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The compose key functionality is seems to work fine for me. Confirmed for all examples from the mentioned topic - ' + e -> é, ~ + n -> ñ, = + r -> ₹ in the editor/search/command palette. Tested using the us layout.

But I noted that some symbols rendered will depend on the font you use (for text), so it may be the root cause. Using “Rubik” font = + r produces ₹(Indian rupee), but using “PT Serif” it produces ₽(Russian ruble).

My setup: Artix(Arch) Linux, X11, XKB, IBus, Vim mode in Obsidian. Though I’m also using a window manager, instead of a desktop environment like Gnome.

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@Everything2067 Out of curiosity, if you force obsidian to run in x11/xwayland mode, does it work?

obsidian --ozone-platform=x11