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 while editing or placing mtext, right-click and select Symbol.
- On the contextual Text Editor ribbon tab, which displays while editing or placing mtext, click Symbol.
- On the contextual Text Editor ribbon tab, click to display the Character Map. Copy and paste from the Character Map.
- Enter the control code or Unicode string.
Note: Precede the Unicode string with a backslash ( \ ).
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Unicode strings and control codes |
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Name |
Control Codes |
Unicode Strings |
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Degree (°) |
%%d |
U+00B0 |
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Plus/Minus Tolerance (±) |
%%p |
U+00B1 |
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Diameter ( |
%%c |
U+2205 |
)
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Text symbols and Unicode strings |
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Name |
Symbol |
Unicode String |
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Almost equal |
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U+2248 |
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Angle |
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U+2220 |
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Boundary line |
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U+E100 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Subscript 2 |
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U+2082 |
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Squared |
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U+00B2 |
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Cubed |
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U+00B3 |
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.