Numerous special characters are not directly available from the keyboard. They can of course be inserted through the Insertion → Special characters menu, but also by built-in shortcuts in LibreOffice, allowing great time saving. The inserted characters will be automatically replaced by the special character. Here is a non-exhaustive list, by category :
Greek Letters
Lowercase
Validation key for shortcuts: space bar
alpha |
__a [space bar] |
+ + |
α |
beta |
__b [space bar] |
+ + |
β |
delta |
__d [space bar] |
+ + |
δ |
epsilon |
__e [space bar] |
+ + |
ε |
phi |
__f [space bar] |
+ + |
φ |
gamma |
__g [space bar] |
+ + |
γ |
eta |
__h [space bar] |
+ + |
η |
iota |
__i [space bar] |
+ + |
ι |
theta |
__j [space bar] |
+ + |
θ |
kappa |
__k [space bar] |
+ + |
κ |
lambda |
__l [space bar] |
+ + |
λ |
mu |
__m [space bar] |
+ + |
μ |
nu |
__n [space bar] |
+ + |
ν |
omicron |
__o [space bar] |
+ + |
ο |
pi |
__p [space bar] |
+ + |
π |
chi |
__q [space bar] |
+ + |
χ |
rho |
__r [space bar] |
+ + |
ρ |
sigma |
__s [space bar] |
+ + |
σ |
tau |
__t [space bar] |
+ + |
τ |
upsilon |
__u [space bar] |
+ + |
υ |
omega |
__w [space bar] |
+ + |
ω |
xi |
__x [space bar] |
+ + |
ξ |
psi |
__y [space bar] |
+ + |
ψ |
zeta |
__z [space bar] |
+ + |
ζ |
Capitals
Validation key for shortcuts: space bar
alpha |
__A [space bar] |
+ + |
Α |
beta |
__B [space bar] |
+ + |
Β |
delta |
__D [space bar] |
+ + |
Δ |
epsilon |
__E [space bar] |
+ + |
Ε |
phi |
__F [space bar] |
+ + |
Φ |
gamma |
__G [space bar] |
+ + |
Γ |
eta |
__H [space bar] |
+ + |
Η |
iota |
__I [space bar] |
+ + |
Ι |
theta |
__J [space bar] |
+ + |
Θ |
kappa |
__K [space bar] |
+ + |
Κ |
lambda |
__L [space bar] |
+ + |
Λ |
mu |
__M [space bar] |
+ + |
Μ |
nu |
__N [space bar] |
+ + |
Ν |
omicron |
__O [space bar] |
+ + |
Ο |
pi |
__P [space bar] |
+ + |
Π |
chi |
__Q [space bar] |
+ + |
Χ |
rho |
__R [space bar] |
+ + |
Ρ |
sigma |
__S [space bar] |
+ + |
Σ |
tau |
__T [space bar] |
+ + |
Τ |
upsilon |
__U [space bar] |
+ + |
Υ |
omega |
__W [space bar] |
+ + |
Ω |
xi |
__X [space bar] |
+ + |
Ξ |
psi |
__Y [space bar] |
+ + |
Ψ |
zeta |
__Z [space bar] |
+ + |
Ζ |
Mathematical symbols
Validation key for shortcuts: space bar
Divider |
./. [space bar] |
+ + |
÷ |
Greater than or equal to |
>= [space bar] |
+ |
≥ |
Less than or equal to |
<= [space bar] |
+ |
≤ |
Not equal to |
=/= [space bar] |
+ + |
≠ |
More or less |
+/- [space bar] |
++ |
± |
Integral |
//i [space bar] |
++ |
∫ |
Differential |
//d [space bar] |
++ |
∂ |
Square root |
//r [space bar] |
++ |
√ |
Arrows
Validation key for shortcuts: space bar
Upward arrow |
^> [space bar] |
+ |
↗ |
Left side arrow |
<- [space bar] |
+ |
← |
Right side arrow |
-> [space bar] |
+ |
→ |
Downward arrow |
_> [space bar] |
+ |
↘ |
Double arrow |
<-> [space bar] |
++ |
↔ |
Flèche double vers la gauche |
<== [space bar] |
++ |
⇐ |
Flèche double vers la droite |
==> [space bar] |
++ |
⇒ |
Various symbols
Validation key for shortcuts: space bar
Tiré long |
— [space bar] |
+ |
– |
Tiré très long |
— [space bar] |
++ |
— |
Copyright |
(c) [space bar] |
++ |
© |
Marque déposée |
(r) [space bar] |
++ |
® |
Marque non déposée |
(tm) [space bar] |
+++ |
™ |
o barré |
//o [space bar] |
++ |
Ø |
Paragraph divider
Validation key for shortcuts: return key
Séparateur épais |
_ _ _ [return key] |
+ + |
|
Séparateur fin |
—- [return key] |
++ |
|
Others
Other shortcut are described in the LibreOffice documentation:
Common keyboard shortcuts:
https://help.libreoffice.org/Common/General_Shortcut_Keys_in
Writer keyboard shortcuts:
https://help.libreoffice.org/Writer/Shortcut_Keys_for_Writer
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