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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, right-click and click Symbol.

On the expanded Text Formatting toolbar, click Symbol.
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Unicode strings and control codes

Name Control Codes Unicode Strings

Degree (°) %%d U+00B0

Plus/Minus Tolerance (±) %%p U+00B1

Diameter ( ) %%c U+2205

Text symbols and Unicode strings

Name Symbol Unicode String

Almost equal U+2248

Angle U+2220

Boundary line U+E100

Centerline U+2104

Delta U+0394

Electrical phase U+0278

Flow line U+E101

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Identity U+2261

Initial length U+E200

Monument line U+E102

Not equal U+2260

Ohm U+2126

Omega U+03A9

Plate/property line U+214A

Subscript 2 U+2082

Squared U+00B2

Cubed U+00B3

These text symbols are available in the following True Type (TTF) and SHX fonts:

Simplex*

Romans*

gdt*

amgdt*

Isocp

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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.

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