What keyboard layout allows me to type ç?

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On my Windows machine, I use USA International with deadkeys, and I have no problem typing ç (' + c). However, on my Ubuntu machine, I set my layout to "USA - International (with dead keys) and that key combination returns ć. How can I have it return a C with a cedilla rather than an acute accent?

score 12 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 16 '11 at 20:22

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Using keyboard layout "USA - intl (AltGr dead keys)", I can get ç or Ç by pressing:

AltGr + ,: ç
AltGr + Shift + ,: Ç

answered Mar 16 '11 at 20:22

Lekensteyn

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I prefer dead keys. Is there a way to get it working without AltGR? – Mar 16 '11 at 20:24
There are hacks for it, see the comments on [this idea](http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/7603/). – Lekensteyn Mar 16 '11 at 20:29
THANK YOU!!!!!!!! ç Ç : ) – Budius May 30 '20 at 13:15
This is the best solution I've seen so far, but unfortunately it prevents `AltGr` from working as a modifier, so the combinations like `AltGr+Enter` don't work anymore. :( The same downside as with mapping `AltGr` to [Compose key](https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ComposeKey). – gmk57 Sep 25 '22 at 10:15

score 5 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 28 '19 at 10:20

I found this answer on superuser which worked for me on Ubuntu 18:

It's because the cedilla module isn't loaded by default when the locale is set to en, so you have to change the configuration files for gtk to add them:

1. Edit configuration files:
sudo vim /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules.cache

sudo vim /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/immodules.cache
On both, find the lines starting with "cedilla" "Cedilla" and add :en to the line. Something like this:

"cedilla" "Cedilla" "gtk30" "/usr/share/locale" "az:ca:co:fr:gv:oc:pt:sq:tr:wa:en"

2. Change the Compose file:
sudo sed -i /usr/share/X11/locale/en_US.UTF-8/Compose -e 's/ć/ç/g' -e 's/Ć/Ç/g'
3. Instruct the system to load the cedilla module:

Add those lines to /etc/environment:
GTK_IM_MODULE=cedilla
QT_IM_MODULE=cedilla
Reboot and you are done.

After doing this you will be able to do ' + c and get a ç/cedilla

score 4 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 16 '11 at 23:58

At a glance, these layouts all appear to have keys for typing ç:

$ sgrep -o '%r\n' '"\"" _quote_ "\"" in ("name[Group1]" .. "\n" in outer("{" .. "}" containing "ccedilla"))' /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/??
Andorra
Albania
Azerbaijan
Belgium
Brazil
Brazil - Eliminate dead keys
Brazil
Brazil - Dvorak
Brazil - Nativo
Brazil - Nativo for USA keyboards
Brazil - Nativo for Esperanto
Canada - French (legacy)
Canada - Multilingual, first part
Canada - Multilingual
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Switzerland
Switzerland - German (Macintosh)
Czechia - UCW layout (accented letters only)
Spain
Spain - Eliminate dead keys
Spain - Dvorak
France
France - Bepo, ergonomic, Dvorak way
France - Breton
France - Macintosh
United Kingdom - Extended - Winkeys
Ghana - Fula
Iran - Kurdish, Arabic-Latin
Iceland
Iceland - Macintosh
Italy
Italy - Eliminate dead keys
Italy - Macintosh
Italy - Georgian
Nigeria - Hausa
Norway - Dvorak
Norway - Northern Saami
Portugal
Portugal - Eliminate dead keys
Portugal - Nativo
Portugal - Nativo for USA keyboards
Portugal - Nativo for Esperanto
Russia - Chuvash
Russia - Chuvash Latin
Senegal
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan - Alt-Q
Turkey
Turkey - (F)
Turkey - International (with dead keys)
Turkey
Taiwan
USA - International (with dead keys)
USA - Dvorak international
USA - Programmer Dvorak
USA - Macintosh
USA - Colemak

score 2 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 16 '11 at 18:42

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Brazil or us_intl, where you can do ' + c if language is set to portuguese (brazil)

answered Mar 16 '11 at 18:42

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I wish there was a way to use ' + c without changing language. For a clean install (en_US), just setting keyboard to Brazil still gives me `ć`. Also tried USA International (both AltGR and "dead keys"), same result. I could only get `ç` using AltGr + "," – MestreLion Nov 24 '11 at 07:06

score 1 · Answer 5 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23

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You can change your keyboard to English (US, international with dead keys) as said in this question: Can't write accent characters in Ubuntu 14.04

With this change letters with accents (á, é, ú, ô, ã) will work except ç. You will need to change your system language to Portugue(Brazil) or you won't be able to write ç.

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23

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answered Apr 04 '17 at 22:39

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score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Aug 01 '18 at 21:02

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Check this link: https://github.com/marcopaganini/gnome-cedilla-fix

With this your are able to type cedilha without having to change the input method.

answered Aug 01 '18 at 21:02

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score 0 · Answer 7 · edited Oct 31 '11 at 05:12

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The Portuguese layout allows you to type this character.

edited Oct 31 '11 at 05:12

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answered Mar 16 '11 at 17:53

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score -1 · Answer 8 · answered Mar 08 '12 at 12:25

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Very easy! Just go to: System settings --> Keyboard Layout --> English (US, alternative international). This should be your layout. For some test try: ç = ' + c â é à...

answered Mar 08 '12 at 12:25

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As the OP said in his question, `c + '` results in `ć` in English( US, alternative international) – jpjacobs Mar 12 '14 at 12:16

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