I made this
Autohotkey script for general tenkeyless keyboarding.
I use a numpad mainly for its "-"and "+" keys, which this script simply remaps:
Occasionally I use a numpad for ASCII/Unicode characters, so the script also lets you bring up a tiny editbox that is centered relative to the input/target window. It expects a hexadecimal codepoint for Unicode characters, or a decimal for ASCII characters.
The interface is set to activate upon hitting Win+U:
To interpret the number as a Unicode character, press Enter; to interpret it as ASCII, press Tab. Because it's hard to remember numbers, pressing F1 will run Character Map, which ultimately could be used in a hotkey instead.
I found information regarding
inputting unicode on Windows and
similar posts here on this forum.
This is certainly not the only way to go about it. The
essential function I took can be used in hotkeys or hotstrings, as implied in the same forum thread.
