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12.9. Special Characters

This section lists the following special characters:

The characters in the first table below are available on the standard fonts. The characters in the remaining tables are available only on the special font.

Table 12-2. Characters on the Standard Fonts

InputCharCharacter Name
''Close quote
‘‘Open quote
\(em--Em-dash (width of “m”)
\(en–En-dash (width of “n”)
\--Minus in current font
--Hyphen
\(hy-Hyphen
\(buFigure Bullet
\(sqFigure Square
\(ru_Rule
\(14¼1/4
\(12½1/2
\(34¾3/4
\(fiFigure fi ligature
\(flFigure fl ligature
\(ffFigure ff ligature
\(FiFigure ffi ligature
\(FlFigure ffl ligature
\(de°Degree
\(dgFigure Dagger
\(fmFigure Foot mark
\(ct¢Cent sign
\(rg®Registered
\(co©Copyright

Table 12-3. Miscellaneous Characters

InputCharCharacter Name
\(sc§Section
\(aa´Acute accent
\´´Acute accent
\(ga`Grave accent
\``Grave accent
\(ul_Underrule
\(->Figure Right arrow
\(<-Figure Left arrow
\(uaFigure Up arrow
\(daFigure Down arrow
\(br|Box rule
\(ddFigure Double dagger
\(rhFigure Right hand
\(lhFigure Left hand
\(ciFigure Circle

Table 12-4. Bracket-Building Symbols

InputCharCharacter Name
\(ltFigure Left top of big curly bracket
\(lkFigure Left center of big curly bracket
\(lbFigure Left bottom of big curly bracket
\(rtFigure Right top of big curly bracket
\(rkFigure Right center of big curly bracket
\(rbFigure Right bottom of big curly bracket
\(lcFigure Left ceiling (left top) of big square bracket
\(bv|Bold vertical
\(lfFigure Left floor (left bottom) of big square bracket
\(rcFigure Right ceiling (right top) of big square bracket
\(rfFigure Right floor (right bottom) of big square bracket

Table 12-4. Mathematics Symbols

InputCharCharacter Name
\(pl+Math plus
\(mi-Math minus
\(eq=Math equals
\(***Math star
\(sl/Slash (matching backslash)
\(srFigure Square root
\(rn-Root en extender
\(>=Figure Greater than or equal to
\(<=Figure Less than or equal to
\(==Figure Identically equal
\(~~Figure Approximately equal
\(ap~Approximates
\(!=Figure Not equal
\(mu×Multiply
\(di÷Divide
\(+-±Plus-minus
\(cuFigure Cup (union)
\(caFigure Cap (intersection)
\(sbFigure Subset of
\(spFigure Superset of
\(ibFigure Improper subset
\(ipFigure Improper superset
\(ifFigure Infinity
\(pdFigure Partial derivative
\(grFigure Gradient
\(no¬Not
\(isFigure Integral sign
\(ptFigure Proportional to
\(esFigure Empty set
\(moFigure Member of
\(or|Or

12.9.1. Greek Characters

Characters with equivalents as uppercase English letters are available on the standard fonts; otherwise, the characters in Table 12-5 exist only on the special font.

Table 12-5. Greek Characters

InputChar Char NameInputCharChar Name
\(*aFigure alpha\(*AAALPHA
\(*bFigure beta\(*BBBETA
\(*gFigure gamma\(*GFigure GAMMA
\(*dFigure delta\(*DFigure DELTA
\(*eFigure epsilon\(*EEEPSILON
\(*zFigure zeta\(*ZZZETA
\(*yFigure eta\(*YHETA
\(*hFigure theta\(*HFigure THETA
\(*iFigure iota\(*IIIOTA
\(*kFigure kappa\(*KKKAPPA
\(*lFigure lambda\(*LFigure LAMBDA
\(*mFigure mu\(*MMMU
\(*nFigure nu\(*NNNU
\(*cFigure xi\(*CFigure XI
\(*oFigure omicron\(*OOOMICRON
\(*pFigure pi\(*PFigure PI
\(*rFigure rho\(*RPRHO
\(*sFigure sigma\(*SFigure SIGMA
\(tsFigure terminal sigma 
\(*tFigure tau\(*TTTAU
\(*uFigure upsilon\(*UFigure UPSILON
\(*fFigure phi\(*FFigure PHI
\(*xFigure chi\(*XXCHI
\(*qFigure psi\(*QFigure PSI
\(*wFigure omega\(*WFigure OMEGA

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