$KCODE = "n"
# In case you didn't know, the French word "épée"
# refers to a kind of sword.
eacute = ""
eacute << 0303 << 0251              # U+00E9
sword = eacute + "p" + eacute + "e"
p eacute                            # "\303\251"
p sword                             # "\303\251p\303\251e"
$KCODE = "u"
p eacute                            # "é"
p sword                             # "épée"

