Insert Unicode Symbols

[sergiomoraes]

This request diverges from the pure Markdown text perspective.

For a more visually appealing document, sometimes I like to use different symbols to organize my thoughts. In special, I like using certain arrows available in Unicode such as:

• U+27F5 ⟵
• U+27F6 ⟶
• U+27F7 ⟷

I already use an extension that accomplishes this result in VS Code. You can see below a screenshot of the “favorites” screen for that extension. It displays the symbols I use most often.

Insert Unicode - VSCode Extension

Such implementation would be very handy for me.

Thanks!

[AtrusRiven]

The following issue seems to address the same problem:

Directly entering Unicode via ALT+X

Use case In my everyday work, I use different Unicode characters (e.g. diacritics like ā, ś, Ḫ or š). In Obsidian, it is not yet possible to enter Unicode characters in a handy and quick way. When working on Windows and on a keyboard without numeric keypad the option to press ALT and then a specific code on the numeric keypad does not work (and this is in general only a workaround, the “pure” Unicode code is always the best solution for interoperability). Proposed solution I have collected the …