SPECIAL CHARACTERS AND
THEIR NAMES
Here are a list of some of the more common special
characters and their names:-
| & |
Ampersand |
| / |
Solidus (or forward slash as we now know it!) Also known as "virgule"
Thanks Alan Seeger |
| ... |
Ellipses |
| * |
Asterisk |
| # |
Crosshatch: Number: or Hash Apparently this is sometimes known as the Pound Sign
as it is the symbol for Pounds weight.
Thanks David Shockey for this information |
| ¶ |
Paragraph |
| § |
Section |
| ™ |
Trade Mark |
| ® |
Registered |
| © |
Copyright |
| é |
Acute |
| è |
Grave |
| ê â î ô û |
Circumflex |
| ñ |
Tilde |
| ä ö ë ï ü ÿ |
Umlaut |
| ç |
Cedilla (below c) |
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