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How can I insert/type a blank character using my keyboard? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Sometimes adding a blank character helps with formatting. For example on Lemmy, it helps me separate lines of text if I insert a blank character between other lines. Currently, do that by copy-and-pasting the blank character from elsewhere. Here is an example

Is there a way I can do this on Linux easily from the keyboard? I am using KDE Neon and have the compose key enabled so that I can easily type uncommon characters like ‽, ñ, and é easily.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

thank you very much!!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Another one for ya: when quoting block text with the character ">", put a ">" on the blank lines between paragraphs to continue a single block quote.

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formatting on lemmy is frankly bad, at least documentation of