---
name: "gcharmap"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "gnome-utils"
version: "1.4.1.2-4"
release: "Debian 3.0 (Woody)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gcharmap"
---

# gcharmap(1)

the GNOME Character Map

## NAME

gcharmap - the GNOME Character Map

## SYNOPSIS

**gcharmap**

or select **GNOME Character Map** from the **Utilities** submenu of the Main Menu.

## DESCRIPTION

**GNOME Character Map** is a program that allows you to select any character available in your current font.  With **GNOME Character Map**, you can also use characters that you cannot type with your keybord (such as "extended ASCII characters", or characters with codes greater than 127, for example the copyright symbol).

For full documentation see the **GNOME Character Map** online help.

## AUTHOR

**GNOME Character Map** was written by Hongli Lai (\<hongli@telekabel.nl\>).

This manual page was written by Jochen Voss \<voss@mathematik.uni-kl.de\>.

## SEE ALSO

The **GNOME Character Map** Web page **http://users.telekabel.nl/hongli/eng/software/gcharmap/index.html**