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title: Install KCharSelect on openSUSE using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of KCharSelect for on openSUSE - Character Selector
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/kcharselect/opensuse
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# Install KCharSelect on **openSUSE**

# KCharSelect

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/kcharselect/opensuse#install)

#### Character Selector

KCharSelect is a tool to select special characters from all installed fonts and copy them into the clipboard.

You can browse characters by their category or quickly find a certain character by searching for its name.

KCharSelect displays various information about the selected character. This includes not only the Unicode character name, but also aliases, general notes and cross references to similar characters.

For technical use, different representations of the character are shown.

KCharSelect also contains Unihan data for East Asian characters to display English definitions and different pronunciations.

### Package name

* kcharselect

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### License

* GPL-2.0+

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### Last updated

* 4 July 2026 - latest/stable
* 4 July 2026 - latest/beta

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### Websites

* [apps.kde.org](https://apps.kde.org/kcharselect "https://apps.kde.org/kcharselect")

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### Donations

* [www.kde.org](https://www.kde.org/community/donations/?app=kcharselect&source=appdata "https://www.kde.org/community/donations/?app=kcharselect&source=appdata")

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### Report a bug

* [bugs.kde.org](https://bugs.kde.org/enter_bug.cgi?format=guided&product=kcharselect "https://bugs.kde.org/enter_bug.cgi?format=guided&product=kcharselect")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/kcharselect/opensuse#report-snap-modal)

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## Enable snaps on openSUSE and install KCharSelect

Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.

Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions.

### Enable snapd

Snap can be installed from the command line on openSUSE Leap 15.x and Tumbleweed.

You need first add the *snappy* repository from the terminal. Choose the appropriate command depending on your installed openSUSE flavor.

Tumbleweed:

```
sudo zypper addrepo --refresh https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/system:/snappy/openSUSE_Tumbleweed snappy
```

Leap 15.x:

```
sudo zypper addrepo --refresh https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/system:/snappy/openSUSE_Leap_15.6 snappy
```

If needed, Swap out `openSUSE_Leap_15.` for, `openSUSE_Leap_16.0` if you’re using a different version of openSUSE.

With the repository added, import its GPG key:

```
sudo zypper --gpg-auto-import-keys refresh
```

Finally, upgrade the package cache to include the new *snappy* repository:

```
sudo zypper dup --from snappy
```

Snap can now be installed with the following:

```
sudo zypper install snapd
```

You then need to either reboot, logout/login or `source /etc/profile` to have /snap/bin added to PATH.
Additionally, enable and start both the *snapd* and the *snapd.apparmor* services with the following commands:

```
sudo systemctl enable --now snapd
sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.apparmor
```

### Install KCharSelect

To install KCharSelect, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install kcharselect
```

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