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OmegaT autotext entries

The Auto-Completer allows to insert a special character by typing a shortcut. The table below shows the list of shortcuts available in OmegaT.

Shorcut Character Description
\lq upper left double quotation mark (U+201C)
\rq upper right double quotation mark (U+201D)
\lolq lower left (low-9) double quotation mark (U+201E)
<< « left-pointing double angle quotation mark (U+00AB)
>> » right-pointing duoble angle quotation mark (U+00BB)
\laquo « left-pointing double angle quotation mark (U+00AB)
\raquo » right-pointing duoble angle quotation mark (U+00BB)
\rsquo right single quotation mark (U+2019)
\apos right single quotation mark (U+2019)
\lsquo left single quotation mark (U+2018)
\x × multiplication symbol / vector product
\times × multiplication symbol
\nbsp   non-breaking space
\tm trademark symbol
\reg ® registered (U+00AE)
(tm) trademark symbol
\sup0 superscript 0 (U+2070)
\sup1 ¹ superscript 1 (U+00B9)
\sup2 ² superscript 2 (U+00B2)
\sup3 ³ superscript 3 (U+00B3)
\sup4 superscript 4 (U+2074)
\sup5 superscript 5 (U+2075)
\sup6 superscript 6 (U+2076)
\sup7 superscript 7 (U+2077)
\sup8 superscript 8 (U+2078)
\sup9 superscript 9 (U+2079)
\supi superscript i (U+2071)
\supn superscript n (U+207F)
\sup( superscript left parenthesis (U+207D)
\sup) superscript right parenthesis (U+207E)
\lrm LRM (U+200E)
\rlm RLM (U+200F)
\minus n-dash (U+2013)
\ndash n-dash (U+2013)
\mdash m-dash (U+2014)
\pi π mathematical pi letter
\thinspace thin space
\ellipsis horizontal ellipsis
\divided ÷ division
\middot · interpunct/interpoint/middle dot/middot/centered dot (multiplication / scalar product)
\interpunct · interpunct/interpoint/middle dot/middot/centered dot (multiplication / scalar product)
\bullet bullet operator (U+2219)
\pm ± plus or minus
\le less than or equal to
\ge greater than or equal to
\ne does not equal
\approx approximately equal to
\emptyset empty set
\sqrt square root (U+221A)
\deg ° degree
\infty infinity
\copyright © copyright symbol
\smalle modifier letter small e (U+1D49)
\Omegat Ω Greek capital letter omega / Ohm
\pound £ pound currency
\euro euro currency
\cent ¢ cent (U+00A2)
\yen ¥ yen (U+00A5)
\ordf ª feminine ordinal indicator (U+00AA)
\ordm º masculine ordinal indicator (U+00BA)
\shy ­ soft hyphen (U+00AD)
\micro µ micro (U+00B5)
\not ¬ not sign (U+00AC)
\frac12 ½ vulgar fraction 1/2 / half
\frac13 vulgar fraction 1/3 / third
\frac23 vulgar fraction 2/3
\frac14 ¼ vulgar fraction 1/4 / quarter
\frac34 ¾ vulgar fraction 3/4
\frac15 vulgar fraction 1/5 / fifth
\frac25 vulgar fraction 2/5
\frac35 vulgar fraction 3/5
\frac45 vulgar fraction 4/5
\frac16 vulgar fraction 1/6
\frac56 vulgar fraction 5/6
\frac17 vulgar fraction 1/7
\frac18 vulgar fraction 1/8
\frac38 vulgar fraction 3/8
\frac58 vulgar fraction 5/8
\frac78 vulgar fraction 7/8
\frac19 vulgar fraction 1/9
\frac110 vulgar fraction 1/10
\fracslash fraction slash (E+2044ₛ)
\9 ٩ nan
\8 ٨ nan
\7 ٧ nan
\6 ٦ nan
\5 ٥ nan
\4 ٤ nan
\3 ٣ nan
\2 ٢ nan
\1 ١ nan
\0 ٠ nan
\ar_percent commercial minus sign (U+2052)
\nbhy non-breaking hyphen
\ordrd ʳᵈ rd ordinal superscript
\ordnd ⁿᵈ nd ordinal superscript
\ordst ˢᵗ st ordinal superscript
\ordth ᵗʰ th ordinal superscript
\mathx 𝑥 Mathematical italic small x
\orde superscript small e (for ordinals in French)
\supe superscript small e (for ordinals in French)
\ordde ᵈᵉ superscript small de (for 2nd ordinal in French)
\supde ᵈᵉ superscript small de (for 2nd ordinal in French)
\sup- superscript minus sign (U+207B)
\sup+ superscript plus sign (U+207A)
\sub0 subscript 0 (U+2080)
\sub1 subscript 1 (U+2081)
\sub2 subscript 2 (U+2082)
\sub3 subscript 3 (U+2083)
\sub4 subscript 4 (U+2084)
\sub5 subscript 5 (U+2085)
\sub6 subscript 6 (U+2086)
\sub7 subscript 7 (U+2087)
\sub8 subscript 8 (U+2088)
\sub9 subscript 9 (U+2089)
\subs subscript s (U+209B)

The list above can also be checked in Options > Preferences > Auto-Completion > Autotext.