If Character Map is not working or opening on your Windows 11/10 PC, then use these solutions to fix the issue successfully.

Using the in-built utilities Charmap and Eudcedit, Windows allows you to insert Unicode and special characters in Notepad and your other documents. But the process is not easy and takes a bit of time.

If you need to place an umlaut over a consonant, you can use the Unicode shortcut found in Microsoft Office applications. You also can use the Character Map applet found in Windows.