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+# Make hex integers appear as 0x...
+setopt localoptions cbases
+
+if [[ $LASTWIDGET = insert-unicode-char ]]; then
+ # Second call; we should have a usable prefix.
+ # If we don't, give up.
+ (( ${+NUMERIC} )) || return 1
+ # Convert it back to hex, padded with zeroes to 8 digits plus the 0x...
+ local -i 16 -Z 10 arg=$NUMERIC
+ # ...and use print to turn this into a Unicode character.
+ LBUFFER+="$(print -n "\U${arg##0x}")"
+else
+ # Set the base to 16...
+ zle argument-base 16
+ # ...wait for user to type hex keys then call this widget again.
+ zle universal-argument
+fi