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You can override the existing symbols used at different levels in itemized lists by redefining the existing symbol numbers, with code like the following:<texcode>\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</texcode><contextsource="yes">
* [http://homepage.mac.com/atl/tex/ Zapf Dingbats, Unicode and Apple symbols] and how to use them with ConTeXt (Adam's page)
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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:
<texcode>
\usesymbols[bla]
</texcode>
Given a symbol <tt>Snowman</tt> defined in a symbolset <tt>Weather Symbols</tt>in that file, you could typeset the symbol with:
<texcode>
\setupsymbolset [Weather Symbols]
\symbol [Snowman]
</texcode>
Or, alternatively, you don't need to load the entire symbolset:
<texcode>
\symbol[Weather Symbols][Snowman]
</texcode>
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
* [http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/info/symbols/comprehensive/symbols-a4.pdf comprehensive] list of symbols in TeX fonts
* [http://www.unicode.org/charts/symbols.html Unicode slots] of symbols
* [[Symbols/utf8|handy UTF-8 list]]
===Predefined Symbol Sets===
(Try {{cmd|showsymbolset}}<tt>[some set]</tt>!)
* [[source:symb-imp-cc.mkiv|cc]] : [https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/cclicenses/ Creative Commons] logos, set <tt>cc</tt>* [[source:symb-imp-cow.mkiv|cow]] : Cow-TeX logos, sets <tt>cownormal</tt> and <tt>cowcontour</tt>* [[source:symb-imp-eur.texmkiv|eur]] : Adobe Euro (Serif|Sans|Mono), defines {{cmd|texteuro}} the <tt>euro</tt> symbol (no sets)* [[source:symb-imp-jmn.texmkiv|jmn]] : Janusz M. Nowacki's Nowacki’s navigational symbols (sets <tt>navigation 1-4</tt>)* [[source:symb-imp-mis.texmkiv|mis]] : common bullets (no sets, but default definition for enumerations)* [[source:symb-imp-mvs.texmkiv|mvs]] : [[Symbols/mvs|Martin Vogel's Vogel’s Symbols]] (sets <tt>astronomic, zodiac, europe, martinvogel 1-32</tt>; replaces LaTeX's LaTeX’s `marvosym`)* [[source:symb-imp-nav.texmkiv|nav]] : Hans Hagen's 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:symbimp-was.texmkiv|was]]: Roland Waldi's Waldi’s symbols (sets <tt>wasy general, music, astronomy, astrology, geometry, physics, apl</tt>; replaces LaTeX's LaTeX’s `wasysym`)* <context source="yes">\usesymbols[mvs]\bTABLE\bTR\bTD\showsymbolset[astronomic] \eTD\bTD\showsymbolset[Symbols/utf8|handy utf-8 listzodiac] \eTD\bTD\showsymbolset[europe]\eTD\bTD\showsymbolset[martinvogel 1]\eTD\eTR\eTABLE</context>
=== See also ===
* The commands in category [[:Category:Commands/Symbols|Commands/Symbols]].
