# useful characters
3: … # opposite of ⋮ (more logical would be to swap with .3 ⋯)
-() •
-(> ‣
+.> ‣ # similar to .=
(/ ⊄ # similar to (_
)/ ⊅ # similar to )_
(+ ∉ # (- with stroke
+) ∌ # -) with stroke
+!3 ≢ # !=3
0X ⊗ # *X like 0.
+0 ⊕ # 0+ already in use
0/ ⊘
0- ⊖
-0* ⊛ #XXX alternatively ⍟
+0* ⊛
0: ⨸
0% ⦼ # no circled percent, but close
0< ⧀
0= ⊜
0> ⧁
0! ⦶ # no circled exclamation mark
+0I ⌽ # circle stile
+0T ⍉ # circle backslash = APL Transpose
+*+ ⋆ # star operator
+*0 ⍟ # circle star, 0* is asterisk
+*a ⍺ # a* apl
+*i ⍳ # i* apl
+*I ⍸ # shifted *i
+*r ⍴ # r* apl
+*w ⍵ # w* apl
+*f ϕ # stroked f* symbol
+*p ϖ # omega p* symbol
+*k ϗ # k* abbreviation
+*R ϱ # tailed r* symbol
+*h ϑ # script h* symbol
.1 ․ # obvious location, even though ‥ and … are at inconsistent .. and 3:
-?! ‽
-!? ⸘ # now we have everything
-<3 ♥ # easy alias to trigraph cH-
-:) ☺ # easy alias to 0u
-:( ☹
** ⁑
*3 ⁂
+8< ✂ # ascii scissors
+:* ☃ # unicodesnowmanforyou.com
+0Q ◔ # quarter black
+0q ◕ # quarter not black, completes sequence 0m 0q 0R 0Q 0M
+/! ↗ # /> in use
+v/ ↙ # </ in use
+!/ ↖ # /< (home)
+/v ↘ # >/ (end)
+*! ⇞ # page-up
+*v ⇟ # page-down
+
+# control/modifier keys
+>I ⇥ # tab = Ctrl-I (also arrow-to-bar lookalike)
+<I ⇤ # I< in use
+<X ⌫ # erase left (bs)
+X> ⌦ # erase right (del)
+=X ⌧ # erase
+aV ⎀ # insertation, commonly represented as a with caron below (V)
+88 ⌘ # command (apple, windows, super)
+#=/ ⌥ # option (alt)
+CO ⎄ # composition (shift+altgr)
+XO ⎈ # helm (ctrl)
++! ⇧ # white arrow (shift); like =!
+Cr ↵ # ↵ (carriage return); CR in use for actual control
+
+# software command icons
+Cv 📋 # clipboard (Ctrl-V)
+Cs 💾 # floppy (Ctrl-S)
+Cl 📂 # open file (Ctrl-L/O but co in use)
+Cn 🗋 # empty document (Ctrl-N)
+Cp 🖶 # print (Ctrl-P)
+-O 🔎 # magnifying glass (search/details)
+
+# xorg compatibility
+.= • # previously ()
+<3 ♥ # rfc has trigraph cH-
+:) ☺ # easy alias to 0u
+:( ☹
+FU 🖕 # common abbreviation for middle finger
+#88 ∞ # alias to 00, prefer lookalike ⌘
+#v/ √ # alias to RT
+!? ‽ # previously ?!
+?! ⸘
+fs ſ # previously sl
+
+# emoji
+>- ☮ # peace; yahoo :)>-
+%) ☯ # yin yang; yahoo (%)
+!P ⚐ # flag; yahoo **==
+bd 👍 # thumbsup; ms (Y) yahoo :-bd github :+1:
+pq 👎 # thumbsdown; ms (N) yahoo :-q github :-1:
+/m ✊ # fist; gmail \m/
+C) ☕ # coffee; ms (c) yahoo ~O)
+~@ 💩 # poo; gmail ~@~
++O 🍎 # apple (also private U+F8FF)
+X) ❖ # turned microsoft logo (similar to ms (xx) xbox logo)
+# faces
+:o 😲 # astonished; ms surprised
+:D 😃 # open mouth :smiley:
+B) 😎 # sunglasses; cool; ms (H)
+TT 😢 # cry; :'(
+;) 😉 # wink
+#:! 😞 # disappointed; ms :|
+:! 😐 # neutral; gmail straight :-| yahoo straight :|
+:/ 😕 # confused; gmail slant :-/ twitch undecided :/
+:s 😖 # confounded; wordpress :? ms confused :s skype worried :s
+:P 😝 # tongue; literally 😛
+8O 😲 # astonished; ms/wordpress shocked 8O
+>) 😈 # devil; gmail }:-) yahoo >:) facebook 3:)
+>( 😠 # angry; ms :@ yahoo/skype X( facebook >:( twitch >(
+:x 😚 # kissing; gmail :* or :-x (mad in ms)
+:z 😴 # sleeping; twitch bored :z (sleepy 😪 tired 😫)
+# animals
+@_ 🐌 # snail
+:@ 🐷 # pig; gmail :(:) ms yahoo :@)
+#:3 🐱 # cat; ms (@) facebook/skype :3 (already in use, as is :X)
+:> 🐔 # chicken; yahoo ~:>
+<) 🐧 # penguin; facebook <(")
# obvious line drawing gaps
ll ╴
BF ╳ # FD and BD combined; FB already in use
# additional letters
-sl ſ
HW Ƕ # HV conflicts with vh line drawing
hw ƕ
db ȸ
YG Ȝ # g-derived Y
yg ȝ
# common ipa
-S1 Ʃ # can't use SH or ES
-s1 ʃ # can't use sh; keep es for subscript
+s2 ʃ # can't use sh, keep es for subscript; no S-hook since (retroflex) hook is at S;
+#S2 Ʃ # derived uppercase, not ipa; occupied by SHIFT-TWO control
+l2 ɬ # only belt, but same place of articulation as r2 s2 d2
?. ʔ
?/ ʡ
# clicks
!A ǂ # Alveolar; !- looks alike, != even more so but already occupied
!B ʘ # Bilabial
!R ‼ # Retroflex (or Repeated); !! looks alike but occupied
+# grave (or similar)
+R! Ȑ # no R-grave; double down
+r! ȑ
+S! Ș # no S-grave; comma in use for cedilla, so misusing grave seems only fair
+s! ș
+T! Ț # no T-grave; like S!
+t! ț
# subscripts
as ₐ
eK ㅕ
EK ㅖ
+# eastern arabic digits (0a-9a are persian variants)
+1A ١
+2A ٢
+3A ٣
+4A ٤
+5A ٥
+6A ٦
+7A ٧
+8A ٨
+9A ٩
+0A ٠
+
# common formatting control
ZS # ZWSP; capitals like other Cc
ZN # ZWNJ; less obvious alt: 'Z
# incompatible
$PR ► # current PR should be TR
$PL ◄ # current PL should be TL
+$XX ✘ # current XX should be xx
+$OK ✔ # current OK should be ok
$'> ˆ # where to put ^?
$'? ˜ # where to put ~?
$?' ΄ # tonos