#Mastodon tip: There is a way to use only part of a word as a hashtag!

[argv_minus_one@mastodon.sdf.org]

#Mastodon tip: There is a way to use only part of a word as a hashtag!

For example, you might want to say the word “toots”, but use the hashtag “toot”.

To do this, place a U+2060 WORD JOINER before the “s” in “toots”. Example: #toot⁠s.

If you're using #X11 or #Wayland (i.e. #Linux or #BSD desktop), you can add the following line to ~/.XCompose to give yourself a keyboard shortcut:

<Multi_key> <w> <j> : "⁠" U2060 # WORD JOINER

Then just type Compose, then W, then J.

[sirtao@social.sirtao.it]

Great!

Also, a workaround if somebody has issues with inputting the unicode(which, now I think about it, might have effects on Text-to-speech?): <span>#Toot</span>S results into #TootS

This should work with most systems, at the very least it works on #snac

[argv_minus_one@mastodon.sdf.org]

@sirtao

That will only work on systems that allow HTML. Mastodon doesn't.

[sirtao@social.sirtao.it]

Wait, really? Uh, I'm surprised, given #snac does.
Good to know, I guess.