diff --git a/.config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc b/.config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc
index 940dcf6..3c8bb65 100644
--- a/.config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc
+++ b/.config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc
@@ -53,3 +53,6 @@ super + {t,f,s}
 # x230t specific -- activate the tablet menu
 XF86RotateWindows
 	tabletmenu
+
+shift + Insert
+	special_ins
diff --git a/builds/utils/sh/special_ins b/builds/utils/sh/special_ins
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..6cc23c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/builds/utils/sh/special_ins
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# insert special characters universally in xorg
+
+(
+tmenu <<DONE
+í i-acute
+Í I-acute
+ó o-acute
+Ó O-acute
+á a-acute
+Á a-acute
+DONE
+) | awk -F' ' '{print $1}' \
+  | tr -d '\n' \
+  | xclip -in -selection clipboard