Localization/Guide/The Euro symbol

An article describing Article description::how to display the Euro symbol (€) for the console and in X.

OpenRC
In order to get the console to display the Euro symbol, the consolefont variable will need to be set in to a file found in  (without the  ). has the Euro symbol.

For more details see the consolefont section in Sakaki's Unofficial EFI Install Guide.

Verify that the service is in the boot runlevel:

If no runlevel is displayed for, then add it to the proper level:

Most applications
Getting the Euro symbol to work properly in X is a little bit tougher. First change the fixed and variable definitions in to end in   instead of.

Some applications use their own font, they will need to be separately configured to use a font with the Euro symbol. This can be enacted on a user-specific level in (copy this file to  for use by new users), or at a global level for any application with a resource file in  (like ). In these files, generally an existing line will need to be modified, rather than adding a new line to the file. To change the font, for instance:

The Euro symbol in (X)Emacs
To use the Euro symbol in (X)Emacs, add the following to the file:

For XEmacs (not plain Emacs), add the following line to :