Note that every other character appears to work with this same syntax that neg doesn't, take for example: (global-set-key (kbd "C-x g > =") "≥") That and every other character in quotes that I have tried, works fine. Only neg is different. On Mon, Feb 15, 2016 at 1:03 PM, Andreas Schwab wrote: > Alexis writes: > > > The documentation for the `global-set-key` function, at least in 24.5.3 > > and in the emacs-25 branch as at d9ea7950, doesn't mention this > > possibility: > > > > (global-set-key KEY COMMAND) > > > > Give KEY a global binding as COMMAND. COMMAND is the command > > definition to use; usually it is a symbol naming an > > interactively-callable function. > > > > Perhaps it should be modified to refer to COMMAND-OR-VECTOR? > > A vector is a kind of command. It's a keyboard macro. > > ELISP> (commandp [?¬]) > t > > For non-interactive use, define-key is preferred, which has all details. > > Andreas. > > -- > Andreas Schwab, SUSE Labs, schwab@suse.de > GPG Key fingerprint = 0196 BAD8 1CE9 1970 F4BE 1748 E4D4 88E3 0EEA B9D7 > "And now for something completely different." >