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In Linux w/ XCmpose or similar, or Hacker's Keyboard on Android, or Wincompose on Windows it is also the compose key then oe. XCompose also has a lot of customisable digraph support. See Kragen's list.

So. <compose>oe = œ

I usually bind capslock to the compose key in Linux (and Windows with Wincompose). Hacker's Keyboard has a dedicated button.

On a french macOS keyboard, it's option + o, which makes more sense, imho. What does option+o do on yours?

Option + o yields: ø in the textarea box.

... and then, in my Firefox configuration, unexpectedly navigates me to HN's /show page.

FWIW, Option + O yields: Ø ... and then performs the same navigation.

That makes sense too! I guess ø is actually more used than œ except for the french. ø is on option+0 btw, they didn't move it very far.

FWIW, the only way I now how to do this is:

Press Opt-o, then let go of opt. Then select the œ, which happens to be option 6.