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Typographical symbols that can be used to indicate significant differences on a graph:
 
Typographical symbols that can be used to indicate significant differences on a graph:
  
Note that there are many different [http://www.danshort.com/HTMLentities/?w=dingb html entities]. This utility for [http://www.ltg.ed.ac.uk/~richard/utf-8.cgi?input=2020&mode=hex) Unicode Conversion] is useful for getting decimal or utf-8 code of a unicode character
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Note that there are many different [http://www.danshort.com/HTMLentities/?w=dingb html entities] as defined by [http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/sgml/entities.html w3/org].
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This utility for [http://www.ltg.ed.ac.uk/~richard/utf-8.cgi?input=2020&mode=hex) Unicode Conversion] is useful for getting decimal or utf-8 code of a unicode character.
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Also [http://graphemica.com Graphemica] is a nice looking typographical site for looking up characters.
 
   
 
   
Note that many symbols come in half-width and full width forms. The full-width are located in Unicode block from U+FF00 to U+FFEF.  
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Note that many symbols come in half-width and full width forms. The half/full-width are located in Unicode block from U+FF00 to U+FFEF, but may not be displayed properly if Asian fonts are not installed.
 
   
 
   
 
'''When specifying in Xynk, should try to convert keyboard symbol to bigger (fullwidth) equivalent for display.
 
'''When specifying in Xynk, should try to convert keyboard symbol to bigger (fullwidth) equivalent for display.
 
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i.e., *#+° should be converted to  *#+○
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i.e., *#+° should be converted to  ✻#+O
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<table>
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<th> </th>
 
<th> </th>
 
<th align="left"> Symbol </th>
 
<th align="left"> Symbol </th>
<th align="left"> Name          </th>
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<th align="left"> &amp; Name          </th>
 
<th align="left"> Unicode  </th>
 
<th align="left"> Unicode  </th>
 
<th align="left"> Decimal  </th>
 
<th align="left"> Decimal  </th>
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<th align="left"> HTML      </th>
 
<th align="left"> HTML      </th>
 
<th> Mac Keys </th>
 
<th> Mac Keys </th>
<tr>
 
<td> </td>
 
<td align="left">  &#42;    </td>
 
<td align="left">asterisk      </td>
 
<td align="left"> U+002A    </td>
 
<td align="left"> &amp;#42;    </td>
 
<td align="left"> 2A        </td>
 
<td align="left"> * </td>
 
<td></td>
 
 
</tr>
 
</tr>
 
<tr>
 
<tr>
 
<td> </td>
 
<td> </td>
<td align="left"> &#10033;    </td>
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<td align="left">     </td>
<td align="left">heavy asterisk </td>
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<td align="left"> <strong>Used in Xynk</strong>      </td>
<td align="left"> U+2731   </td>
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<td align="left">    </td>
<td align="left"> &amp;#10033; </td>
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<td align="left">     </td>
<td align="left"> E2 9C B1  </td>
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<td align="left">         </td>
<td align="left">   </td>
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<td align="left"> </td>
 
<td></td>
 
<td></td>
 
</tr>
 
</tr>
 
<tr>
 
<tr>
 
<td> </td>
 
<td> </td>
<td align="left"> &#65290; </td>
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<td align="left">  &#10043;   </td>
<td align="left">full width asterix        </td>
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<td align="left">teardrop-spoked asterix       </td>
<td align="left"> U+FF0A</td>
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<td align="left"> U+273B   </td>
<td align="left"> &amp;#65290; </td>
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<td align="left"> &amp;#10043;     </td>
<td align="left"> EF BC 8A  </td>
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<td align="left"> E2 9C BB        </td>
<td align="left">  </td>
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<td align="left"> </td>
<td></td>
 
</tr>
 
<tr>
 
<td> </td>
 
<td align="left">  &#8727; </td>
 
<td align="left">math asterix </td>
 
<td align="left"> U+2217   </td>
 
<td align="left"> &amp;#8727; </td>
 
<td align="left"> E2 88 97  </td>
 
<td align="left"> &amp;lowast;  </td>
 
 
<td></td>
 
<td></td>
 
</tr>
 
</tr>
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<td align="left"> &amp;Dagger;  </td>
 
<td align="left"> &amp;Dagger;  </td>
 
<td> shift+option+7</td>
 
<td> shift+option+7</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td> </td>
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<td align="left"> &#10005; </td>
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<td align="left"> multiplication sign </td>
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<td align="left">  U+2715  </td>
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<td align="left"> &amp;#10005; </td>
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<td align="left"> E2 9C 95 </td>
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<td align="left">  </td>
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<td></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td> </td>
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<td align="left"> &#65291; </td>
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<td align="left">full width plus          </td>
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<td align="left"> U+FF0B </td>
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<td align="left"> &amp;#65291;  </td>
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<td align="left"> EF BC 8B </td>
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<td align="left">    </td>
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<td></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td> </td>
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<td align="left"> &#35; </td>
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<td align="left">number sign </td>
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<td align="left"> U+0023 </td>
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<td align="left"> &amp;#35; </td>
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<td align="left"> 23 </td>
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<td align="left"> #</td>
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<td></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td> </td>
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<td align="left"> &#9734; </td>
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<td align="left">white star </td>
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<td align="left">U+2606 </td>
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<td align="left"> &amp;#9734;</td>
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<td align="left"> E2 98 86 </td>
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<td align="left"> </td>
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<td></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td> </td>
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<td align="left"> &#79; </td>
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<td align="left">big O </td>
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<td align="left"> U+004F </td>
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<td align="left"> &amp;#79;  </td>
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<td align="left"> 79  </td>
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<td align="left"> O</td>
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<td></td>
 
</tr>
 
</tr>
 
<tr>
 
<tr>
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<tr>
 
<tr>
 
<td> </td>
 
<td> </td>
<td align="left"> &#43;  </td>
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<td align="left"> &#182;  </td>
<td align="left">plus           </td>
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<td align="left">pilcrow           </td>
<td align="left"> U+002B   </td>
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<td align="left"> U+00B6   </td>
<td align="left"> &amp;#43;  </td>
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<td align="left"> &amp;#182;  </td>
<td align="left"> 2B </td>
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<td align="left"> C2 B6 </td>
<td align="left"> +  </td>
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<td align="left"> &para;  </td>
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<td> option+7</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td> </td>
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<td align="left"> --------- </td>
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<td align="left"> --------------------------------- </td>
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<td align="left"> -------------  </td>
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<td align="left"> --------------- </td>
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<td align="left"> ---------------- </td>
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<td align="left"> --------------------------- </td>
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<td> ----------------</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td> </td>
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<td align="left">      </td>
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<td align="left"> <strong>Some other symbols</strong>      </td>
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<td align="left">    </td>
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<td align="left">      </td>
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<td align="left">        </td>
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<td align="left">  </td>
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<td></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td> </td>
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<td align="left">  &#42;    </td>
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<td align="left">asterisk      </td>
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<td align="left"> U+002A    </td>
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<td align="left"> &amp;#42;    </td>
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<td align="left"> 2A        </td>
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<td align="left"> * </td>
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<td></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td> </td>
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<td align="left"> &#10033;    </td>
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<td align="left">heavy asterisk </td>
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<td align="left"> U+2731    </td>
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<td align="left"> &amp;#10033; </td>
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<td align="left"> E2 9C B1  </td>
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<td align="left">  </td>
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<td></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td> </td>
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<td align="left"> &#65290; </td>
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<td align="left">full width asterix        </td>
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<td align="left"> U+FF0A</td>
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<td align="left"> &amp;#65290; </td>
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<td align="left"> EF BC 8A  </td>
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<td align="left">   </td>
 
<td></td>
 
<td></td>
 
</tr>
 
</tr>
 
<tr>
 
<tr>
 
<td> </td>
 
<td> </td>
<td align="left"> &#65291;  </td>
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<td align="left"> &#8727;  </td>
<td align="left">full width plus          </td>
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<td align="left">math asterix </td>
<td align="left"> U+FF0B </td>
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<td align="left"> U+2217    </td>
<td align="left"> &amp;#65291;  </td>
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<td align="left"> &amp;#8727;  </td>
<td align="left"> EF BC 8B </td>
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<td align="left"> E2 88 97  </td>
<td align="left">   </td>
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<td align="left"> &amp;lowast;  </td>
 
<td></td>
 
<td></td>
 
</tr>
 
</tr>
 
<tr>
 
<tr>
 
<td> </td>
 
<td> </td>
<td align="left"> &#35; </td>
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<td align="left"> &#43; </td>
<td align="left">number </td>
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<td align="left">plus            </td>
<td align="left"> U+0023 </td>
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<td align="left"> U+002B    </td>
<td align="left"> &amp;#35; </td>
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<td align="left"> &amp;#43; </td>
<td align="left"> 23 </td>
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<td align="left"> 2B </td>
<td align="left"> #</td>
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<td align="left"> </td>
 
<td></td>
 
<td></td>
 
</tr>
 
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<td align="left"> E2 97 87 </td>
 
<td align="left"> E2 97 87 </td>
 
<td align="left">  </td>
 
<td align="left">  </td>
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<td></td>
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</tr>
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<td> </td>
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<td align="left"> &#8267;  </td>
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<td align="left">reversed pilcrow          </td>
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<td align="left"> U+204B</td>
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<td align="left"> &amp;#8267;  </td>
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<td align="left"> E2 81 8B </td>
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<td align="left">    </td>
 
<td></td>
 
<td></td>
 
</tr>
 
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<td align="left"> -------------  </td>
 
<td align="left"> -------------  </td>
 
<td align="left"> --------------- </td>
 
<td align="left"> --------------- </td>
<td align="left"> ------------------- </td>
 
 
<td align="left"> ---------------- </td>
 
<td align="left"> ---------------- </td>
<td> --------- </td>
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<td align="left"> --------------------------- </td>
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<td> ---------------- </td>
 
</tr>
 
</tr>
 
</table>
 
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Latest revision as of 16:48, 12 July 2013

Typographical symbols that can be used to indicate significant differences on a graph:

Note that there are many different html entities as defined by w3/org.

This utility for Unicode Conversion is useful for getting decimal or utf-8 code of a unicode character.

Also Graphemica is a nice looking typographical site for looking up characters.

Note that many symbols come in half-width and full width forms. The half/full-width are located in Unicode block from U+FF00 to U+FFEF, but may not be displayed properly if Asian fonts are not installed.

When specifying in Xynk, should try to convert keyboard symbol to bigger (fullwidth) equivalent for display.

i.e., *#+° should be converted to ✻#+O




Symbol & Name Unicode Decimal UTF-8 HTML Mac Keys
Used in Xynk
teardrop-spoked asterix U+273B &#10043; E2 9C BB
dagger (obelisk) U+2020 &#8224; E2 80 A0 &dagger; option-t
double dagger (diesis) U+2021 &#8225; E2 80 A1 &Dagger; shift+option+7
multiplication sign U+2715 &#10005; E2 9C 95
full width plus U+FF0B &#65291; EF BC 8B
# number sign U+0023 &#35; 23 #
white star U+2606 &#9734; E2 98 86
O big O U+004F &#79; 79 O
§ section U+00A7 &#167; C2 A7 &sect; option+6
pilcrow U+00B6 &#182; C2 B6 option+7
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Some other symbols
* asterisk U+002A &#42; 2A *
heavy asterisk U+2731 &#10033; E2 9C B1
full width asterix U+FF0A &#65290; EF BC 8A
math asterix U+2217 &#8727; E2 88 97 &lowast;
+ plus U+002B &#43; 2B +
full width number U+FF03 &#65283; EF BC 83
° degree U+00B0 &#176; C2 B0 ° shift-option-8
white circle U+25CB &#9675; E2 97 8B
half width white circle U+FFEE &#65518; EF BF AE
white diamond U+25C7 &#9671; E2 97 87
reversed pilcrow U+204B &#8267; E2 81 8B
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