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-click and click Symbol.
- On the expanded 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 a backslash ( \ ).
Unicode strings and control codes
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Name
|
Control Codes
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Unicode Strings
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Degree (°)
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%%d
|
U+00B0
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Plus/Minus Tolerance (±)
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%%p
|
U+00B1
|
Diameter ( )
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%%c
|
U+2205
|
Text symbols and Unicode strings
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Name
|
Symbol
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Unicode String
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Almost equal
|

|
U+2248
|
Angle
|

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U+2220
|
Boundary line
|

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U+E100
|
Centerline
|

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U+2104
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Delta
|

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U+0394
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Electrical phase
|

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U+0278
|
Flow line
|

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U+E101
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Identity
|

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U+2261
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Initial length
|

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U+E200
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Monument line
|

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U+E102
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Not equal
|

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U+2260
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Ohm
|

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U+2126
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Omega
|

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U+03A9
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Plate/property line
|

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U+214A
|
Subscript 2
|

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U+2082
|
Squared
|

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U+00B2
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Cubed
|

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U+00B3
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These text symbols are available in the following True Type (TTF) and SHX fonts:
- Simplex*
- Romans*
- gdt*
- amgdt*
- Isocp
- Isocp2
- Isocp3
- Isoct
- Isoct2
- Isoct3
- Isocpeur (TTF only)*
- Isocpeur italic (TTF only)
- Isocteur (TTF only)
- Isocteur italic (TTF only)
* These fonts also include the Initial Length symbol used for arc length dimensions.