Escolar Documentos
Profissional Documentos
Cultura Documentos
ñ
NOTE|Non alpha- you want to center under it. Place your cursor
numeric command and links to download updates to this between the accent and the letter, then kern
keys (like OPTION) are guide as it expands to include updated to overlap. The kern value should be fairly high,
denoted by all caps standards and additional font layouts. n tilde
perhaps −100,−200 or more.
sans serif type. MAC
Of course, if you need to typeset material
OPTION n n
Using this guide containing a great deal of accents not shown
WINDOWS
As they contain multiple ALT 0241
in this guide,you’ll probably want to purchase
HTML
keystrokes, this guide is color coded to help ñ or ñ special language versions of the font(s), as
accessing the most complex keyboard shortcuts. they contain pre-built, self-centering accents
Examples to access ñ follow. for languages other than the common Western languages
for which the Adobe Standard layout fonts are intended.
MAC|First, key the red-highlighted COMMAND KEYS and You may need to alter system preferences accordingly.
any additional keystrokes together, pressing all red keys Note that not all of these characters will appear
simultaneously. For example, to key in an n with a tilde if you are using a font that has a limited or non-standard
accent, hold down the OPTION key and the n key together character set.
to access the accent, then release and key n (the character Perhaps the best aspect is that these shortcuts are
that will tuck underneath the accent). If the secondary universal throughout all applications on each computer
key is a cap, it is shown as such, and should be typed with platform—they don’t work just in QuarkXPress. For the
the SHIFT key (SHIFT n yields N) also. overwhelming number of standard layout fonts, shortcuts
shown in this guide work anywhere, in any software fonts
WINDOWS|To access the desired glyph, first turn on are used. So for most glyphs shown in this guide (with the
NUM LOCK. Then hold down the ALT key while using the exception of “invisibles”following),you don’t need a glyphs
numeric keypad to enter the the four-digit number shown. palette to access common accents and special characters.
Release the NUM LOCK key when finished. So, to access
the n with a tilde accent, press NUM LOCK, then hold ALT Special Quark characters
and key 0241. Hit the NUM LOCK key again to release it. Although many page layout and other applications
include some shortcuts for characters such as fixed
HTML|For our n with tilde, key ñ or ñ spaces, discretionary hyphens, various line breaks, etc.,
When you use the characters codes in your HTML, don’t the glyphs and shortcuts usually are different in each
leave any space between the ampersand (&) and the rest program. Those shown in this guide are unique to
of the word preceding (unless it begins a word), nor any QuarkXPress and, as invisible characters, are shown in
space following the ; afterward. A full word, Español, grey. Keyboard shortcuts can be used for simplifying
with the n with tilde in place would look like this: Find & Change and when coding type for tagged
Español or Español text input or XML export.
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Quark invisible characters
Spaces|breaks|separators|control characters|QuarkXPress only
Two keyboard shortcut styles for invisibles exist in QuarkXPress, one to insert the glyph in a Quark document, the other to access it in the Find/Change
pane. The former is given on the first line within each platform, the latter next after “FIND|”. To view invisibles, make sure they are turned on: x i
zero width space hair space thin space en space em space figure space punctuation space
MAC MAC MAC MAC MAC MAC MAC
via Glyphs palette via Glyphs palette x7 OPTION SPACE x6 via Glyphs palette SHIFT SPACE
FIND| \z FIND| \{ FIND|\[ FIND|\e FIND|\m FIND| \8 FIND|\. [period] or x . [period]
WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS
via Glyphs palette via Glyphs palette CONTROL SHIFT 8 CONTROL SHIFT 6 CONTROL SHIFT 7 via Glyphs palette SHIFT SPACE
FIND| \z FIND| \{ FIND|\[ FIND|\e FIND|\m FIND| \8 FIND|\. [period] or CTRL .
HTML HTML HTML HTML HTML HTML HTML
unavailable unavailable   or     or     or   unavailable unavailable
word joiner
(non-breaking non-breaking non-breaking non-breaking non-breaking non-breaking non-breaking
zero width space) hair space thin space en space em space figure space punctuation space
MAC MAC MAC MAC MAC MAC MAC
x5 via Glyphs palette x OPTION 7 x OPT SPACE or x OPT 5 x OPTION 6 via Glyphs palette x SHIFT SPACE
FIND| \j FIND|n/a* FIND|n/a* FIND|n/a* FIND|n/a* FIND|n/a* FIND|n/a*
WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS
CONTROL 5 via Glyphs palette CONTROL ALT SHIFT 8 CTRL ALT SHIFT 6 CTRL ALT SHIFT 7 via Glyphs palette CTRL SHIFT SPACE
FIND|\j FIND|n/a* FIND|n/a* FIND|n/a* FIND|n/a* FIND|n/a* FIND|n/a*
HTML HTML HTML HTML HTML HTML HTML
unavailable unavailable unavailable unavailable unavailable unavailable unavailable
< NOTE
Copy on lines
below aligns at
indent here insertion point of
space flexible space 3 per em space 4 per em space 6 per em space (hanging indent)
“indent here”until
MAC MAC MAC MAC MAC MAC
SPACE OPT SHIFT SPACE via Glyphs palette via Glyphs palette via Glyphs palette x\ new paragraph
FIND|SPACE FIND|\f or x SHIFT f FIND| \5 FIND| \$ FIND| \^ FIND| \i is encountered.
WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS
SPACE CTRL SHIFT 5 via Glyphs palette via Glyphs palette via Glyphs palette CTRL \
FIND|SPACE \f
FIND| or CTRL SHIFT f FIND| \5 FIND| \$ FIND| \^ FIND|\i
HTML HTML HTML HTML HTML HTML
SPACE unavailable unavailable unavailable unavailable  
discretionary
-
non-breaking next box next column discretionary new line
hyphen hyphen tab (new box) (new column) new line (soft return)
MAC MAC MAC MAC MAC MAC MAC
x - [hyphen] x= TAB SHIFT [keypad] ENTER [keypad] ENTER x RETURN SHIFT RETURN
FIND|\h FIND|- [hyphen] FIND|\t FIND|\b or x SHIFT ENTER FIND|\c or x ENTER FIND|\d FIND|\n or x SHIFT RTRN
WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS
CONTROL - [hyphen] CONTROL = TAB SHIFT [keypad] ENTER [keypad] ENTER CONTROL ENTER SHIFT ENTER
FIND|\h FIND|- [hyphen] FIND|\t FIND|\b FIND|\c FIND|\d FIND|\n or CTRL SHIFT ENTER
HTML HTML HTML HTML HTML HTML HTML
­ or ­ unavailable 	 unavailable unavailable unavailable
n/a* = not accessible: use top menu, Utilities > Insert Character > Special x = COMMAND OPT= OPTION CTRL = CONTROL Access Quark invisibles by keying
or Glyphs palette, Window > Glyphs (pull down“Entire Font”menu) [keypad] ENTER = ENTER key on numeric keypad xi
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Quark special characters
Dashes|Auto page numbering|misc|QuarkXPress only
Two keyboard shortcut styles for invisibles exist in QuarkXPress, one to insert the glyph in a Quark document, the other to access it in the Find/Change
pane. The former is given on the first line within each platform, the latter next after “FIND|”. To view invisibles, make sure they are turned on: x i
-
hyphen
-
non-breaking
hyphen
–
en dash
–
non-breaking
—em dash
—
non-breaking
< NOTE
Hyphens are
used for
compound words.
[immediately preceding word] en dash em dash En dashes are used
MAC MAC MAC MAC MAC MAC
- [hyphen] x= x OPTION - [hyphen] OPTION - [hyphen] SHIFT OPTION - [hyphen] x OPTION =
for compound
FIND|- [hyphen] FIND|- [hyphen] FIND|- [hyphen] FIND|– FIND|— FIND|— phrases, such as:
WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS Dec.19–Mar.19
- [hyphen] CTRL = CTRL ALT - [hyphen] CTRL ALT SHIFT - [hyphen] CTRL SHIFT = CTRL ALT SHIFT =
Em dashes are
FIND|- [hyphen] FIND|- [hyphen] FIND|- [hyphen] FIND|– FIND|— FIND|—
HTML HTML HTML HTML HTML HTML used as separators
- [hyphen] unavailable – or – unavailable — or — unavailable in copy.
\
< NOTE < NOTE
*[any] means Identifies available
key any desired alternate characters
wild card insert symbol character. The alternate glyph in OpenType fonts.
(Find only) font character second (black) key backslash identifier Click on the triangle
MAC MAC hit will be MAC in lower right of a
x SHIFT ? x OPTION q [any]* x\ MAC
inserted from the character’s glyph box
FIND|\? FIND|n/a* FIND| \\ via Glyphs palette
WINDOWS WINDOWS Symbol font, WINDOWS
(WINDOW > GLYPHS)
WINDOWS
CONTROL SHIFT ? CTRL ALT q [any]* returning you to CONTROL \ via Glyphs palette to see any available
FIND|\? FIND|n/a* the font FIND|\\ or CTRL \ alternates for the
HTML
HTML HTML preceding it. HTML character.
unavailable unavailable unavailable unavailable
Additional Quark keyboard shortcuts Index, then K from the row just below. Select Keyboard
When all else fails, there’s always the help file or commands below, and scroll down on right as needed.
application manual. After all, even charts can only go so This will also show various related document commands.
far even with a few notes and tips. A printed manual can be ordered by phone or
For a complete set of Quark keyboard shortcuts web from Quark. A PDF version is installed with your
for special characters and application manipulation, select application. Open the Quark 7 folder within your
Help from the top Quark menu. Click the Contents tab. Applications folder, open Documents, then English (or
Click Typography (just under halfway down the list), then your language if not English). Manual is called Guide
Special Characters. Select Text commands (or other desired to QuarkXPress.pdf.
category) for your platform. Mac is on top (or at left), Within the manual, Quark invisibles keyboard
Windows is listed second (below or at right). Some special shortcuts begin on page 132. And go ahead, take some
characters can also be accessed from the index. Click time to read the entire “Working with glyphs”chapter.
n/a* = not accessible: use top menu, Utilities > Insert Character > Special x = COMMAND OPT= OPTION CTRL = CONTROL Access Quark invisibles by keying
or Glyphs palette, Window > Glyphs (pull down“Entire Font”menu) keypad ENTER = ENTER key on numeric keypad xi
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Accents
Self-centering floating & fixed accents|lowercase composites
á
a acute
à
a grave
â
a circumflex
ä
a umlaut
ã
a tilde
å
a ring
MAC MAC MAC MAC MAC MAC
OPTION e a OPTION`a OPTION i a OPTION u a OPTION n a OPTION a
WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS
ALT 0225 ALT 0224 ALT 0226 ALT 0228 ALT 0227 ALT 0229
HTML HTML HTML HTML HTML HTML
á or á à or à â or â ä or ä ã or ã å or å
ç
c cedilla
MAC
OPTION c
WINDOWS
ALT 0231
HTML
ç or ç
é
e acute
è
e grave
ê
e circumflex
ë
e umlaut
MAC MAC MAC MAC
OPTION e e OPTION`e OPTION i e OPTION u e
WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS
ALT 0233 ALT 0232 ALT 0234 ALT 0235
HTML HTML HTML HTML
é or é è or è ê or ê ë or ë
í
i acute
ì
i grave
î
i circumflex
ï
i umlaut
ı
dotless i
MAC MAC MAC MAC MAC
OPTION e i OPTION`i OPTION i i OPTION u i SHIFT OPTION b
WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS
ALT 0237 ALT 0236 ALT 0238 ALT 0239 inaccessible
HTML HTML HTML HTML HTML
í or í ì or ì î or î ï or ï ı or ı
ñ
n tilde
MAC
OPTION n n
WINDOWS
ALT 0241
HTML
ñ or ñ
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Accents
Self-centering floating & fixed accents|lowercase composites
ó
o acute
ò
o grave
ô
o circumflex
ö
o umlaut
õ
o tilde
ø
o slash
MAC MAC MAC MAC MAC MAC
OPTION e o OPTION`o OPTION i o OPTION u o OPTION n o OPTION o
WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS
ALT 0243 ALT 0242 ALT 0244 ALT 0246 or 0148 ALT 0245 ALT 0248
HTML HTML HTML HTML HTML HTML
ó or ó ò or ò ô or ô ö or ö õ or õ ø or ø
š
s caron (esh)
MAC
inaccessible
WINDOWS
ALT 0154
HTML
š or š
ú
u acute
ù
u grave
û
u circumflex
ü
u umlaut
MAC MAC MAC MAC
OPTION e a OPTION`a OPTION i a OPTION u a
WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS
ALT 0250 ALT 0249 ALT 0251 ALT 0252
HTML HTML HTML HTML
ú or ú ù or ù û or û ü or ü
ý
y acute
ÿ
u umlaut
MAC MAC
inaccessible inaccessible
WINDOWS WINDOWS
ALT 0253 ALT 0255
HTML HTML
ý or ý ÿ or ÿ
ž
z caron
MAC
inaccessible
WINDOWS
inaccessible
HTML
ž
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Accents
Self-centering floating & fixed accents|Uppercase composites
Á
A acute
À
A grave
Â
A circumflex
Ä
A umlaut
Ã
A tilde
Å
A ring
MAC MAC MAC MAC MAC MAC
OPTION e A OPTION`A OPTION i A OPTION u A OPTION n A OPTION A
WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS
ALT 0193 ALT 0192 ALT 0194 ALT 0196 ALT 0195 ALT 0197
HTML HTML HTML HTML HTML HTML
Á or Á À or À  or Â Ä or Ä Ã or à Šor Å
Ç
C cedilla
MAC
SHIFT OPTION C
WINDOWS
ALT 0199
HTML
Ç or Ç
Í
A acute
Ì
A grave
Î
A circumflex
Ï
A umlaut
MAC MAC MAC MAC
OPTION e I OPTION`I OPTION i I OPTION u I
WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS
ALT 0205 ALT 0204 ALT 0206 ALT 0207
HTML HTML HTML HTML
É or É È or È Ê or Ê Ë or Ë
Ñ
N tilde
MAC
OPTION e N
WINDOWS
ALT 0209
HTML
Ñ or Ñ
Ó
O acute
Ò
O grave
Ô
O circumflex
Ö
O umlaut
Õ
O tilde
Ø
O slash
MAC MAC MAC MAC MAC MAC
OPTION e E OPTION`E OPTION i E OPTION u E OPTION n O SHIFT OPTION O
WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS
ALT 0211 ALT 0210 ALT 0212 ALT 0214 ALT 0213 ALT 0216
HTML HTML HTML HTML HTML HTML
Ó or Ó Ò or Ò Ô or Ô Ö or Ö Õ or Õ Ø or Ø
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Accents
Self-centering floating & fixed accents|Uppercase composites
Š
S caron (Esh)
MAC
inaccessible
WINDOWS
ALT 0138
HTML
Š or Š
Ú
A acute
Ù
A grave
Û
A circumflex
Ü
A umlaut
MAC MAC MAC MAC
OPTION e A OPTION`A OPTION i A OPTION u A
WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS
ALT 0218 ALT 0217 ALT 0219 ALT 0220
HTML HTML HTML HTML
Á or Ú À or Ù Â or Û Ä or Ü
Ý
Y acute
Ÿ
Y umlaut
MAC MAC
inaccessible OPTION u Y
WINDOWS WINDOWS
ALT 0221 ALT 0159
HTML HTML
Ý or Ý Ÿ or Ÿ
Ž
Z caron
MAC
inaccessible
WINDOWS
inaccessible
HTML
&142;
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Accents
Self-contained fixed accents|Uppercase composites
ð
eth (Icelandic)
Ð
Eth (Icelandic)
MAC MAC
inaccessible inaccessible
WINDOWS WINDOWS
ALT 0240 ALT 0208
HTML HTML
ð or ð Ð or Ð
ł
l slash
Ł
L slash
MAC MAC
inaccessible inaccessible
WINDOWS WINDOWS
inaccessible inaccessible
HTML HTML
&lslash; or ł &Lslash; or Ł
þ
thorn (Old English)
Þ
Thorn (Old English)
MAC MAC
inaccessible inaccessible
WINDOWS WINDOWS
ALT 0254 ALT 0222
HTML HTML
þ; or þ Þ; or Þ
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Isolated accents
Separated accents|spacing & non-spacing
´ ` ˆ ˇ ˘ ˜
< NOTE
Codes shown are
for the tilde accent,
acute grave circumflex caron breve tilde which differ from
the glyph generated
by the tilde
MAC MAC MAC MAC MAC MAC character on the
SHIFT OPTION e SHIFT OPTION u SHIFT OPTION i SHIFT OPTION t SHIFT OPTION . [period] SHIFT OPTION n keyboard. Use the
WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS tilde keyboard
ALT 0180 ALT 0168 ALT 0136 inaccessible inaccessible ALT 0152 character for such
¸ ˛
HTML HTML HTML HTML HTML HTML things as URLs but
´ or ´ ` or < ˆ or ˆ ˇ or · ˘ or ˘ ˜ or ˜ not accent marks.
˙ ˚ ¯ ¨ ˝
dot accent
MAC
OPTION h
WINDOWS
ring
(angstrom)
MAC
OPTION k
WINDOWS
macron
MAC
SHIFT OPTION ,
WINDOWS
ümlaut
(diaeresis)
MAC
SHIFT OPTION u
WINDOWS
hungarumlaut
MAC
SHIFT OPTION g
WINDOWS
cedilla
(cedille)
MAC
SHIFT OPTION z
WINDOWS
ogonek
MAC
SHIFT OPTION x
WINDOWS
inaccessible inaccessible ALT 0175 ALT 0168 inaccessible ALT 0184 inaccessible
HTML HTML HTML HTML HTML HTML HTML
˙ or ÿ š ¯ or ¯ ¨ or ¨ ˝ or ˝ ¸ or ¸ ˛ or ²
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Ligatures
Combined characters
fi
fi ligature
fl
fl ligature
MAC MAC
SHIFT OPTION 5 SHIFT OPTION 6
WINDOWS WINDOWS
inaccessible inaccessible
HTML HTML
unavailable unavailable
æ
ae ligature
Æ
AE ligature
MAC MAC
OPTION ‘ [quote key] SHIFT OPTION ‘ [quote key]
WINDOWS WINDOWS
ALT 0230 ALT 0198
HTML HTML
æ or æ Æ or Æ
œ
oe ligature
Œ
OE ligature
MAC MAC
OPTION q SHIFT OPTION q
WINDOWS WINDOWS
ALT 0156 ALT 0140
HTML HTML
œ or œ Œ or Œ
ß
German double s
(sz ligature)
MAC
OPTION s
The ‘un’ ligature
WINDOWS
ALT 0225 Disassembled character
HTML
ß or ß
ı
< NOTE
On PostScript &
TrueType fonts,the
dotless i only glyph with
part of its outline
MAC removed. Used for
SHIFT OPTION b accenting and to
WINDOWS eliminate overlap
inaccessible with line above
HTML
in tight leading.
ı or ı
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Punctuation
Quote marks|dashes & rules|other symbols
‘ ’ “ ” ‚ „
< NOTE
In QuarkXPress,
standard English
left single quote right single quote left double quote right double quote “curly”quotes single base quote double base quote
are selected with
MAC MAC MAC MAC the quote key by MAC MAC
OPTION ] SHIFT OPTION ] OPTION [ SHIFT OPTION [ default when the SHIFT OPTION 0 SHIFT OPTION w
WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS “Smart Quotes” WINDOWS WINDOWS
ALT 0145 or ALT [ ALT 0146 or ALT ] ALT 0147 or ALT SHIFT [ ALT 0148 or ALT SHIFT ] ALT 0130 ALT 0132
preference is
HTML HTML HTML HTML HTML HTML
turned on.
‘ or ‘ ’ or ’ “ or “ ” or ” ‚ or ‚ &dbquo; or „
« » ‹ ›
< NOTE NOTE NOTE
<
>
French “quote” Primarily used In a pinch, primes can
marks,most in Spanish,quotes be used as inch and
guillemet left guillemet right guillemet single left guillemet single right commonly with both precede and
foot marks, but should
(left angle quote) (right angle quote) (left single angle quote) (right single angle quote) never be used as quotes.
a space between follow intented Proper inch and foot
MAC MAC MAC MAC the guillemet phrase. marks are similar, but
OPTION \ SHIFT OPTION \ SHIFT OPTION 3 SHIFT OPTION 4 (or guillemot) usually slanted or
WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS and following oblique. Check Expert
ALT 0171 ALT 0187 ALT 0139 ALT 0155 sets or OpenType fonts
or preceding
HTML HTML HTML HTML for typographically
character. correct marks.
« or « » or » ‹ or ‹ › or ›
>
>
– — _ | ¦ '
prime
"
double prime
endash emdash baseline rule vertical bar broken bar (sometimes inch) (sometimes foot)
(key if “smart quotes”enabled) (key if “smart quotes”enabled)
MAC MAC MAC MAC MAC MAC MAC
OPTION - [hyphen] SHIFT OPTION - [hyphen] SHIFT - [hyphen] SHIFT \ [backslash] inaccessible CONTROL ' SHIFT CONTROL "
WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS
ALT 0150 ALT 0151 SHIFT - [hyphen] SHIFT \ [backslash] ALT 0166 CONTROL ' [apostrophe] CONTROL ALT '
HTML HTML HTML HTML HTML HTML HTML
– or – — or — SHIFT - [hyphen] SHIFT \ [backslash] ¦ or ¦ ' or ' " or "
… ellipses
·
middle dot
•
bullet
¿
inverted question
¡
inverted exclam
¶
paragraph (pilcrow)
§
section
MAC MAC MAC MAC MAC MAC MAC
OPTION ; SHIFT OPTION 9 OPTION 8 SHIFT OPTION / OPTION 1 OPTION 7 OPTION 6
WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS
ALT 0133 ALT 0183 ALT 0149 or ALT SHIFT 8 ALT 0191 ALT 0161 ALT 0182 or ALT SHIFT 7 ALT 0167 or ALT SHIFT 6
HTML HTML HTML HTML HTML HTML HTML
… or … · or · • or • ¿ or ¿ ¡ or ¡ ¶ or ¶ § or §
† ‡ ª º
< NOTE
¢ £ ¥ ƒ ¤
< NOTE
™
trademark
®
registered trademark
©
copyright
MAC MAC MAC
OPTION 2 OPTION r OPTION g
WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS
ALT 0153 or ALT SHIFT 2 ALT 0174 or ALT SHIFT r ALT 0169 or ALT SHIFT c
HTML HTML HTML
™ or ™ ® or ® © or ©
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Math & Greek symbols
Some symbols generally generic (not drawn to font style)
÷divide
±
plus minus
$
not equal
%
less than or equal
&
greater than or equal
'
approx equal
×
multiply
MAC MAC MAC MAC MAC MAC MAC
OPTION / SHIFT OPTION = OPTION = OPTION , OPTION . [period] OPTION x inaccessible
WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS
ALT 0247 ALT 0177 inaccessible inaccessible inaccessible inaccessible ALT 0215
HTML HTML HTML HTML HTML HTML HTML
÷ or ÷ ± or ± ≠; or ≠ ≤; or ≤ ≥; or ≥ ≈; or ≈ × or ×
−
< NOTE
Hyphen
commonly used,
/
slash
< NOTE
Forward slash
when used in text; ⁄ ° ‰
minus or coded as division symbol fraction slash degree per mille (1/1000)
endash.
(division symbol) in palettes. For
MAC (see page12 MAC entering amounts MAC MAC MAC
inaccessible for endash.) / as mathematical SHIFT OPTION 1 SHIFT OPTION 8 SHIFT OPTION r
WINDOWS WINDOWS equations, like: WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS
inaccessible / 6p6/2 inaccessible ALT 0176 ALT 0137
HTML HTML HTML HTML HTML
(equaling 3p3).
− or − / (applicable text only) ⁄ or ⁄ ° or ° ‰ or ‰
(
infinity
)
partial derivative
*
integral
+
radical
,
product
-
summation
. pi
(square root)
MAC MAC MAC MAC MAC MAC MAC
OPTION 5 OPTION d OPTION b OPTION v SHIFT OPTION p OPTION w OPTION p
WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS
inaccessible inaccessible inaccessible inaccessible inaccessible inaccessible inaccessible
HTML HTML HTML HTML HTML HTML HTML
∞ or ∞ ∂ or ∂ ∫ or ∫ √ or √ ∏ or ∏ ∑ or ∑ π or π
µ
mu (micro)
/
omega
¬
logical not
½
one half
¼
one quarter
¾
three quarters
¦
broken bar
MAC MAC MAC MAC MAC MAC MAC
OPTION m OPTION z OPTION l [l.c. l] OPTION v SHIFT OPTION p OPTION w inaccessible
WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS
ALT 0181 inaccessible ALT 0172 ALT 0189 ALT 0188 ALT 0190 ALT 0166
HTML HTML HTML HTML HTML HTML HTML
µ or µ Ω or ω ¬ or ¬ ½ or ½ ¼ or ¼ ¾ or ¾ ¦ or ¦
¹
superscript one
²
superscript two
³
superscript three
0
empty set|null
MAC MAC MAC MAC
inaccessible inaccessible inaccessible OPTION j
WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS WINDOWS
ALT 0185 ALT 0178 ALT 0179 inaccessible
HTML HTML HTML HTML
¹ or ¹ ² or ² ³ or ³ ∅ or ∅
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Glossary
Related terms
Accent|Generally now known interchangeably as diacritic marks Letter|A character created to express a sound in a language. The
(which referred only to pronunciation), symbols that appear above, primary 26 uppercase and their respective 26 lowercase alphabetic
below, connected or through and rarely next to a character to indicate characters on a font used to form words. Not synonymous with glyph
special pronunciation and/or meaning. or character, which also include figures, punctuation and other
ASCII|American Standard Code for Information Interchange. Original symbols on a font.
8 bit computer character code set developed by ANSI,the American National Ligature|A combination of two or more letters or symbols into one
Standards Institute. Defines the basic128-character set of non-printing glyph for aesthetic, pronunciation or meaning purposes.
command keys including the primary 96 printing characters accessible by
Lining figures|Figures of the same height, aligning at the baseline
the keyboard.
and at cap height or just below. Usually of fixed width to align in tables,
Character|Any printable or non-printable typographic element they can also be proportional,with differing widths and kerns for better
contained within a single position on a font, including its outline and fit in running body copy.
related metrics (widths, kerns and other measurement values). Can
Oldstyle figures|Figures drawn with primary heights the same as
include letters, figures, accents and other symbols, as well as non-printing
x-heights, but including ascenders and descenders. Oldstyle figures are
symbols or commands (such as spaces or line endings). Also referred to
usually proportional, but can also be of fixed-width for tabular purposes.
as a sort in hot metal typesetting. A character’s outlines are called glyphs.
Pi character|Any symbol not a letter, figure, punctuation, accent
Character set|A grouping of characters usually defined by
or other standard glyph considered to be part of a specific typeface.
standards set by varying computing consortiums, computer language
Pi characters, and pi fonts, include non-alphanumeric symbols such as
character strings or groupings developed for specific purposes, such
bullets, boxes, arrows, math, Greek, other dingbats, picture-like
as defining typesetting of different languages.
characters, ornaments and various decorative elements.
Composite character|A combination of two or more individual
Point size|A measurement system primarily used for typography
characters into one font position, or keystroke.
and graphic design. Although 72 points are slightly less than an inch,
Case|From non-digital metal typesetting, the position of a letter, most software preferences make 72 points equal an inch for ease in
determining capital (uppercase, shift) or small (lowercase, unshift) conversion.
letters of the Latin alphabet.
Punctuation space|see space, fixed.
Diacritic|see accent.
Rule|A line, horizontal or vertical, of any width used in typography.
Dingbat|see pi character. Space, fixed|Non-printing separator characters whose width
Em space|see space, fixed. remains the same (non-flexible) at a specific size.
Em space is the square of the point size (in10 point,10 point×10 point).
En space|see space, fixed.
En space is a half em, though fonts vary.
Figure|A printing numeral, or number. Thin space is a quarter (usually referred to as 4-to-the-em or 4-per-em)
or fifth of an em.
Figure space|see space, fixed.
Thick space is a third of an em.
Fixed accent|An accent created as one character, not a referenced Hairline (hair) space is a very thin space, technically the width of the
combination of a letter and a floating accent within a font. thinnest stroke of a letter.
Figure space is the width of a figure, or number.
Floating accent|An accent meant to be combined with another Punctuation space is the width of a period or comma.
character, usually self-centering.
Space, proportional|The standard wordspace, coded to adjust
Font family|A complete set of fonts of one style (or design), thinner or wider than its average default width to align lines of type.
comprised of fonts of varying weights, inclinations and other variations.
Symbol|see pi character.
Font|An individual set of characters, including letters, figures,
punctuation, various symbols and its related codings. A font is one Thin or thick space|see space, fixed.
weight with one inclination (roman (upright), italic (inclined or oblique) Typeface|An individual set of characters, including letters, figures,
and one style (or design). punctuation and its various symbols of a particular style. A font is one
Glyph|A font character’s outline, the underlying specific graphical weight with one inclination (roman (upright), italic (inclined or oblique)
symbol(s) of a character, printing or non-printing. and one style (or design). In current usage, differs from font,which is the
physical form (various digital formats and platforms, or metal,wood, etc.)
Hairline space|see space, fixed.
Unicode|International computer coding system designed to define
ISO|International Organization for Standardization. A global network
far larger character sets than the original limited ASCII coding. Developed by
of organizations that identifies, develops and promotes international
the Unicode Consortium,a worldwide group of typographic- and software-
standards and related activities.
related companies and organizations.Taken over by ISO/IEC,which continues
Keystroke|A depressing of a single key on a keyboard, used also to development of character set standards. Mostly important for font and
mean a single glyph, or character, position on a font. web development.
Latin alphabet|Technically, the 26 letters that form the basis of Weight|Relative thickness of character strokes. One aspect of a font
the alphabet for the common Western languages. Derived from Roman (or typeface) family.
stone-carved Capitals, later evolving through scribes’calligraphic
handwriting to include the small (lowercase) letters.
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