12.9. Special CharactersThis 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 FontsInput | Char | Character Name |
' | ' | Close quote |
‘ | ‘ | Open quote |
\(em | -- | Em-dash (width of “m”) |
\(en | – | En-dash (width of “n”) |
\- | - | Minus in current font |
- | - | Hyphen |
\(hy | - | Hyphen |
\(bu | ![Figure](figs/bull.gif) | Bullet |
\(sq | ![Figure](figs/squ.gif) | Square |
\(ru | _ | Rule |
\(14 | ¼ | 1/4 |
\(12 | ½ | 1/2 |
\(34 | ¾ | 3/4 |
\(fi | ![Figure](figs/filig.gif) | fi ligature |
\(fl | ![Figure](figs/fllig.gif) | fl ligature |
\(ff | ![Figure](figs/fflig.gif) | ff ligature |
\(Fi | ![Figure](figs/ffilig.gif) | ffi ligature |
\(Fl | ![Figure](figs/ffllig.gif) | ffl ligature |
\(de | ° | Degree |
\(dg | ![Figure](figs/dagger.gif) | Dagger |
\(fm | ![Figure](figs/prime.gif) | Foot mark |
\(ct | ¢ | Cent sign |
\(rg | ® | Registered |
\(co | © | Copyright |
Table 12-3. Miscellaneous CharactersInput | Char | Character Name |
\(sc | § | Section |
\(aa | ´ | Acute accent |
\´ | ´ | Acute accent |
\(ga | ` | Grave accent |
\` | ` | Grave accent |
\(ul | _ | Underrule |
\(-> | ![Figure](figs/U2192.gif) | Right arrow |
\(<- | ![Figure](figs/U2190.gif) | Left arrow |
\(ua | ![Figure](figs/U2191.gif) | Up arrow |
\(da | ![Figure](figs/U2193.gif) | Down arrow |
\(br | | | Box rule |
\(dd | ![Figure](figs/ddagger.gif) | Double dagger |
\(rh | ![Figure](figs/rhand.gif) | Right hand |
\(lh | ![Figure](figs/lhand.gif) | Left hand |
\(ci | ![Figure](figs/cir.gif) | Circle |
Table 12-4. Bracket-Building SymbolsInput | Char | Character Name |
\(lt | ![Figure](figs/ltbcb.gif) | Left top of big curly bracket |
\(lk | ![Figure](figs/lcbcb.gif) | Left center of big curly bracket |
\(lb | ![Figure](figs/lbbcb.gif) | Left bottom of big curly bracket |
\(rt | ![Figure](figs/rtbcb.gif) | Right top of big curly bracket |
\(rk | ![Figure](figs/rcbcb.gif) | Right center of big curly bracket |
\(rb | ![Figure](figs/rbbcb.gif) | Right bottom of big curly bracket |
\(lc | ![Figure](figs/lceil.gif) | Left ceiling (left top) of big square bracket |
\(bv | | | Bold vertical |
\(lf | ![Figure](figs/lfloor.gif) | Left floor (left bottom) of big square bracket |
\(rc | ![Figure](figs/rceil.gif) | Right ceiling (right top) of big square bracket |
\(rf | ![Figure](figs/rfloor.gif) | Right floor (right bottom) of big square bracket |
Table 12-4. Mathematics SymbolsInput | Char | Character Name |
\(pl | + | Math plus |
\(mi | - | Math minus |
\(eq | = | Math equals |
\(** | * | Math star |
\(sl | / | Slash (matching backslash) |
\(sr | ![Figure](figs/radic.gif) | Square root |
\(rn | - | Root en extender |
\(>= | ![Figure](figs/ge.gif) | Greater than or equal to |
\(<= | ![Figure](figs/le.gif) | Less than or equal to |
\(== | ![Figure](figs/equiv.gif) | Identically equal |
\(~~ | ![Figure](figs/ap.gif) | Approximately equal |
\(ap | ~ | Approximates |
\(!= | ![Figure](figs/ne.gif) | Not equal |
\(mu | × | Multiply |
\(di | ÷ | Divide |
\(+- | ± | Plus-minus |
\(cu | ![Figure](figs/cup.gif) | Cup (union) |
\(ca | ![Figure](figs/cap.gif) | Cap (intersection) |
\(sb | ![Figure](figs/sub.gif) | Subset of |
\(sp | ![Figure](figs/sup.gif) | Superset of |
\(ib | ![Figure](figs/sube.gif) | Improper subset |
\(ip | ![Figure](figs/supe.gif) | Improper superset |
\(if | ![Figure](figs/infin.gif) | Infinity |
\(pd | ![Figure](figs/part.gif) | Partial derivative |
\(gr | ![Figure](figs/nabla.gif) | Gradient |
\(no | ¬ | Not |
\(is | ![Figure](figs/int.gif) | Integral sign |
\(pt | ![Figure](figs/prop.gif) | Proportional to |
\(es | ![Figure](figs/empty.gif) | Empty set |
\(mo | ![Figure](figs/isin.gif) | Member of |
\(or | | | Or |
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