Text Symbols and Special Characters Reference
You can include special characters and symbols by entering a control code or a Unicode string.
Symbols can be inserted in text using one of the following methods:
- In the In-Place Text Editor, right-clilck and click Symbol.
- On the expand Text Formatting toolbar, click Symbol.
- Copy and paste from the Character Map.
- Enter the control code or Unicode string.
Note: Precede the Unicode string with the backslash (\) – AltGr+Q.
Control codes and unicode string
| Name | Control Code | Unicode String |
| Degree (°) | %%d | U+00B0 |
| Plus/Minus Tolerance (±) | %%p | U+00B1 |
| Diameter or empty set (∅) | %%c | U+2205 |
Text symbols and unicode string
| Name | Symbol | Unicode String |
| Angle | ∠ | U+2220 |
| Delta | Δ | U+0394 |
| Alfa | α | U+03B1 |
| Beta | β | U+03B2 |
| Gamma | γ | U+03B3 |
| Approximately equal | ≅ | U+2245 |
| Almost equal | ≈ | U+2248 |
| Not equal | ≠ | U+2260 |
| Identical | ≡ | U+2261 |
| Less-than or equal | ≤ | U+2264 |
| Greater-than or equal | ≥ | U+2265 |
| Squared | ² | U+00B2 |
| Cubed | ³ | U+00B3 |
| Multiplication sign | × | U+00D7 |