Ctrl + shift + U combo does not work

Question

When i press Ctrl+Shift+U, nothing happens. The underlined U does not appear, so I cannot write unicode. I am running Xubuntu 14.04.

Thanks.

Solution 1

In my case it was simple - Fedora 29 && Gnome 3.30.1

Just run: ibus-setup > Emoji Tab and change shortcuts for unicode code point and Emoji annotation to something different.

ibus-setup is shipped with package ibus-1.5.19-4.fc29.src.rpm

No need for restart nor logging out from current session.

Solution 2

I had this problem with Ubuntu 14.04 and Gnome classic...

Fixed it by going to Applications -> System Tools -> Language and support. On the Language tab, i switched "Keyboard input method" from "none" to "iBus". Logout/login or restart computer, and it worked like a charm :)

Comments

[user604356]

I do not have ibus option in gconf-editor, there is only gnome option.

[Mohamed Ramzy Helmy]

sudo apt-get install ibus ibus-clutter ibus-gtk ibus-gtk3 ibus-qt4 sudo apt-get install ibus-pinyin # or other engine(s) you want

[David Foerster]

Please edit your answer, if you want to add relevant information like that in your previous comment.