How to get the € euro sign on my keyboard?

Question

I am using the latest version of Ubuntu 13.10 with Unity, and I am wondering how I can assign the euro sign (€) to one of my keys. I knew how to do it on older versions of Ubuntu, but I don't know now.

When I press Shift+4 it shows the $ sign. But I would also like to get the euro sign... maybe if I press Alt+4?

Answer 1

In my keyboard layout "English (International with Dead keys)" I can get the € sign using AltGr + 5. For a sure kill use Ctrl + Shift + U, you will get a underscored u, then type 20ac Space and you will get €.

Answer 2

The actual keyboard-shortcut depends on your keyboard layout. Here is a list of possible shortcuts:

• AltGr+4 (UK)
• AltGr+5 (US)
• AltGr+E (BEL/ESP/FRA/GER/ITA/POR)
• AltGr+U (HU/PL)
• Ctrl+⇧ Shift+u followed by 20ac works on all layouts
• Ctrl+k followed by =e in the Vim text editor

As @Fred-Jan mentioned, if you have a generic English layout, change it to English (US, with euro on 5) or English (US, alternative international) to be able to use the right ALT key to make the Euro sign.

Answer 3

On keyboard layout "English (UK)" AltGr + 4 should give you a € symbol.

Answer 4

You could also change your keyboard layout to English (US, with euro on 5) or English (US, alternative international), then you will be able to get a € symbol by pressing RightAlt+5.

Answer 5

I don't think you can assign a character with a key without changing the keyboard layout
alternatively you can open dash (search) and search for character map
you will find all the characters

Answer 6

Compose key combination is somewhat handy.

Compose then = then E

This works almost always, doesn't matter the Desktop Environment and language settings.