I found a symbol that looks similar to the lambda sign (λ). Here's how to get it:
Go to Windows Character Map, enable Advanced View, then go to Unicode "5165 ".
Use your Pinyin typing method (Chinese), then type "ru ". You should find a 入.
Type 入
in the forums.
Unicode (20837) as letter
Do the stroke orders "丿丶" in a stroke-order keyboard. You should get a 入.
...and many more methods.
Basically, this symbol "入" (rù), is the Chinese word for "enter". However, for me, it looks very similar to the lambda symbol (compare: 入λ).
入
rù
Interesting, right. You may use this symbol if using the normal lambda didn't work.
"ru" that looks like the lambda (入) is listed in the 2nd option.
there are also a zillion other chars that look like that, e.g. 人, 八。but honestly the big problem with this method is that the 拼音 keyboard takes forever to download. I would suggest just typing in "enter in chinese" and it should appear as the second character as part of 进入。
I actually found another one, KANGXI RADICAL ENTER (U+2F0A)
, which appears the same (⼊). Can you find another character?
Can't you just use ^U 5165 (control shift u)? 入
Last time I used Windows (maybe it just was a quirk of Cywin/X?) I could use that keyboard shorcut. You could also just type .\ or, better yet: λ.
bh
December 9, 2024, 9:09pm
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bluebaritone21:
or, better yet: λ
Yeah, exactly. If you're going to use non-Latin Unicode characters, there's no need to go for Chinese; Unicode has the Greek alphabet too!
Of course if you're a Chinese speaker and your keyboard is already set up for Chinese, then yes, this is a nice hack.
You can also find some lambdas in the Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols Unicode block:
𝛌 𝜆 𝝀 𝝺 𝞴
Cool! I haven't heard of those characters yet. Can use it when needed.
Some notes
However, those characters are outside of the BMP (basic multilingual plane) , so they will not work on Scratch comments and forum posts.
But… it’s literally there
i think they meant scratch forum posts
you can also use ^U 03BB to get this: λ
(idk if this will work for windows users, i use linux)
currently a windows user but planning to switch (bacuase windows takes up 25% of my hard drive )
as long as you dont play any games with strict anticheats its not hard to switch
i also found this unicode character: ⋋
it looks pretty similar to a lambda from what i'm seeing
this one was from @coder_07 's scratch signature
it looks like a lambda if it was in some futuristic/angular font or maybe some ancient runes or something