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title: Install GNOME Characters on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of GNOME Characters for Linux - A character map
  application
url: https://snapcraft.io/gnome-characters
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# GNOME Characters

[GNOME](https://gnome.org/)

[Canonical](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/canonical "View all snaps from Canonical")

* [GNOME](https://gnome.org/)
* [Canonical](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/canonical "View all snaps from Canonical")
* [Utilities](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=utilities)

latest/stable 48.0

Install latest/stable of GNOME Characters

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install gnome-characters
```

Don't have snapd? [Get set up for snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

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### Package name

* gnome-characters

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### License

* GPL-3.0+

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### Last updated

* 2 May 2025 - latest/stable
* 11 March 2026 - latest/candidate

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### Contact

* [bugs.launchpad.net](https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-characters/+bugs?field.tag=snap "https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-characters/+bugs?field.tag=snap")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/gnome-characters#report-snap-modal)

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* [Description](https://snapcraft.io/gnome-characters#tab-description)
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/gnome-characters#tab-security)

#### A character map application

Characters is a simple utility application to find and
insert unusual characters.

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## Install GNOME Characters on your Linux distribution

Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. If yours is not shown, get more details on the [installing snapd documentation](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

[### Arch Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/gnome-characters/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/gnome-characters/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/gnome-characters/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/gnome-characters/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/gnome-characters/fedora)

[### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/gnome-characters/kde-neon)

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/gnome-characters/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/gnome-characters/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/gnome-characters/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/gnome-characters/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/gnome-characters/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/gnome-characters/ubuntu)

[### Raspberry Pi](https://snapcraft.io/install/gnome-characters/raspbian)