How do I type ∓?

Using keyboard layouts in Windows 10.0.27729.1000

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Use this page to find out how to type a character on given keyboard or how many keyboards contain given characters.

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The entered characters are as follows:

Hex	Dec	Name		Range	C#	HTML	URL
U+2213	8723	∓	MINUS-OR-PLUS SIGN	Mathematical Operators	\u2213	∓	%E2%88%93

This text cannot be typed on any of the system layouts in Windows 10.0.27729.1000.

Custom layouts

However, the following custom-made keyboard layouts can be used to type it:

Teclado español extendido Keyboard Layout Teclado latinoamericano rkgraqvqb Keyboard Layout	SHIFTCONTROLMENU+N
Czech Extended Chess Keyboard Layout	SHIFTOEM 8+OEM 2
Norwegian - CHESS Keyboard Layout	SHIFTOEM 8+OEM 4
Teclado iberoamericano español Keyboard Layout Teclado iberoamericano português Keyboard Layout	CONTROLMENU+M, SHIFT+M
Polski 2021 rozszerzony QWERTY Keyboard Layout	CONTROLMENU+Y, SHIFT+6
US-International Scientific Keyboard Layout	CONTROLMENU+Y, OEM MINUS
Polski 2021 rozszerzony QWERTZ Keyboard Layout	CONTROLMENU+Z, SHIFT+6

Note that virtual keys are not always at the same place. For example, Q is next to the Tab key on US keyboard but next to the Caps Lock on French keyboard. You can click on each keyboard layout to find out how it defines the mapping.

Please note current limitations of the algorithm:

First found sequence is accepted, i.e. there might be better or more common ways of typing something on given keyboard.
It is greedy, i.e. if you have keys K, KA and AH, typing KAH will be deemed impossible as the KA key will be used and there is no H key.
It does not consider edits, i.e. it will claim A is impossible to type in the previous example, even though you could use AH and backspace.
It does not combine dead keys with ligatures, i.e. if you had ˇ + C = Č rule and there were only ˇ and CE keys, typing ČE would be deemed impossible.
It does not consider normalization equivalence, i.e. composite Ó cannot by typed using O and combining acute, either as a ligature or as separate keys.