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Yes this exists on Linux too, it's called the compose key. It's usually not assigned by default, look in the keyboard settings. I use the Pause key for it.
It works a bit different from WinCompose, you press the key you assigned then two other keys that you want to combine. So instead of using RAlt with the keys you'd press Pause and then each key, one at a time. So Pause then U then " and you'd get Ü.
I'm not sure if the combinations are identical but it would make sense if they were.
That's cool. So, this Compose key isn't a thing on Windows? Thank you for the answer.
There’s a lot of options for which key to use for compose. And you can set right-alt to be that key very easily.
Indeed. I use right alt for mine.