Characters

Characters is a Linux character map application from The GNOME Project. It provides a place to browse characters that are not always available directly from the keyboard, such as symbols, punctuation marks, accented letters, and other Unicode characters. Its purpose is to help a user find a character visually and use it in another document or application.

The program fits the desktop utility category rather than text editing or font design. It does not replace a word processor, input method, or keyboard layout editor; it is a focused reference and insertion aid for individual characters. This entry lists it for Linux, with licensing under BSD-3-Clause and GPL-2.0-or-later terms.