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Symbols are named graphical or typographic elements. They can be divided into symbol sets, which gives some namespace independence, as well. You can load the symbol definitions from a <tt>symb-bla</tt> file with:
 
Symbols are named graphical or typographic elements. They can be divided into symbol sets, which gives some namespace independence, as well. You can load the symbol definitions from a <tt>symb-bla</tt> file with:
 
<texcode>
 
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===Which (free) font contains some symbol?===
 
===Which (free) font contains some symbol?===
  
* [http://dante.ctan.org/CTAN/info/symbols/comprehensive/symbols-a4.pdf comprehensive] list of symbols in TeX fonts
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* [http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/info/symbols/comprehensive/symbols-a4.pdf comprehensive] list of symbols in TeX fonts
 
* [http://homepage.mac.com/atl/tex/ Zapf Dingbats, Unicode and Apple symbols] and how to use them with ConTeXt (Adam's page)
 
* [http://homepage.mac.com/atl/tex/ Zapf Dingbats, Unicode and Apple symbols] and how to use them with ConTeXt (Adam's page)
 
* [http://www.unicode.org/charts/symbols.html Unicode slots] of symbols
 
* [http://www.unicode.org/charts/symbols.html Unicode slots] of symbols
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===Predefined Symbol Sets===
 
===Predefined Symbol Sets===
  
(Try [[cmd:showsymbolset|\showsymbolset]]<tt>[some set]</tt>!)
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(Try {{cmd|showsymbolset}}<tt>[some set]</tt>!)
  
* [[source:symb-eur.tex|eur]] : Adobe Euro (Serif|Sans|Mono), defines [[cmd:texteuro|\texteuro]] (no sets)
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* [[source:symb-eur.tex|eur]] : Adobe Euro (Serif|Sans|Mono), defines {{cmd|texteuro}} (no sets)
* [[source:symb-glm.tex|glm]] : guillem(e|o)ts, defines [[cmd:leftguillemot|\leftguillemot]], [[cmd:rightguillemot|\rightguillemot]], [[cmd:guilsingleleft|\guilsingleleft]], [[cmd:guilsingleright|\guilsingleright]] (no sets)
 
 
* [[source:symb-jmn.tex|jmn]] : Janusz M. Nowacki's navigational symbols (sets <tt>navigation 1-4</tt>)
 
* [[source:symb-jmn.tex|jmn]] : Janusz M. Nowacki's navigational symbols (sets <tt>navigation 1-4</tt>)
 
* [[source:symb-mis.tex|mis]] : common bullets (no sets, but default definition for enumerations)
 
* [[source:symb-mis.tex|mis]] : common bullets (no sets, but default definition for enumerations)
* [[source:symb-mvs.tex|mvs]] : Martin Vogel's symbols (sets <tt>astronomic, zodiac, europe, martinvogel 1-3</tt>; replaces LaTeX's marvosym)
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* [[source:symb-mvs.tex|mvs]] : [[Symbols/mvs|Martin Vogel's Symbols]] (sets <tt>astronomic, zodiac, europe, martinvogel 1-3</tt>; replaces LaTeX's marvosym)
* [[source:symb-nav.tex|nav]] : Hans Hagen's navigational symbols (sets <tt>navigation 1-3</tt>)
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* [[source:symb-nav.tex|nav]] : Hans Hagen's [[Symbols/nav|navigational symbols]]  (sets <tt>navigation 1-3</tt>)
 
* [[source:symb-uni.tex|uni]] : Unicode symbols (including Zapf Dingbats, lots of sets...)
 
* [[source:symb-uni.tex|uni]] : Unicode symbols (including Zapf Dingbats, lots of sets...)
 
* [[source:symb-was.tex|was]]: Roland Waldi's symbols (sets <tt>wasy general, music, astronomy, astrology, geometry, physics, apl</tt>; replaces LaTeX's wasysym)
 
* [[source:symb-was.tex|was]]: Roland Waldi's symbols (sets <tt>wasy general, music, astronomy, astrology, geometry, physics, apl</tt>; replaces LaTeX's wasysym)
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* [[Symbols/utf8|handy utf-8 list]]>
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=== See also ===
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* The commands in category [[:Category:Commands/Symbols|Commands/Symbols]].
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* Create your symbol with [[symbolset]]
  
 
[[Category:Fonts]]
 
[[Category:Fonts]]
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[[Category:Symbols]]

Revision as of 20:10, 8 June 2020

Symbols are named graphical or typographic elements. They can be divided into symbol sets, which gives some namespace independence, as well. You can load the symbol definitions from a symb-bla file with:

\usesymbols[bla]

Given a symbol Snowman defined in a symbolset Weather Symbols, you could typeset the symbol with:

\setupsymbolset [Weather Symbols]
\symbol [Snowman]

Or, alternatively, you don't need to load the entire symbolset:

\symbol[Weather Symbols][Snowman]


You can override the existing symbols used at different levels in itemized lists by redefining the existing symbol numbers, with code like the following:

\usesymbols[mvs]
\definesymbol[1][{\symbol[martinvogel 2][PointingHand]}]
\definesymbol[2][{\symbol[martinvogel 2][CheckedBox]}]
\startitemize[packed]
\item item \item item
 \startitemize[packed]
 \item item \item item
 \stopitemize
\item item
\stopitemize

Which (free) font contains some symbol?

Predefined Symbol Sets

(Try \showsymbolset[some set]!)

  • eur : Adobe Euro (Serif|Sans|Mono), defines \texteuro (no sets)
  • jmn : Janusz M. Nowacki's navigational symbols (sets navigation 1-4)
  • mis : common bullets (no sets, but default definition for enumerations)
  • mvs : Martin Vogel's Symbols (sets astronomic, zodiac, europe, martinvogel 1-3; replaces LaTeX's marvosym)
  • nav : Hans Hagen's navigational symbols (sets navigation 1-3)
  • uni : Unicode symbols (including Zapf Dingbats, lots of sets...)
  • was: Roland Waldi's symbols (sets wasy general, music, astronomy, astrology, geometry, physics, apl; replaces LaTeX's wasysym)
  • handy utf-8 list>

See also