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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> | <texcode> | ||
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===Which (free) font contains some symbol?=== | ===Which (free) font contains some symbol?=== | ||
− | * [http:// | + | * [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 | + | (Try {{cmd|showsymbolset}}<tt>[some set]</tt>!) |
− | * [[source:symb-eur.tex|eur]] : Adobe Euro (Serif|Sans|Mono), defines | + | * [[source:symb-eur.tex|eur]] : Adobe Euro (Serif|Sans|Mono), defines {{cmd|texteuro}} (no sets) |
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* [[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 | + | * [[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>) | + | * [[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) | ||
+ | * [[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]]. | ||
+ | * Create your symbol with [[symbolset]] | ||
[[Category:Fonts]] | [[Category:Fonts]] | ||
+ | [[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?
- comprehensive list of symbols in TeX fonts
- Zapf Dingbats, Unicode and Apple symbols and how to use them with ConTeXt (Adam's page)
- Unicode slots of symbols
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
- The commands in category Commands/Symbols.
- Create your symbol with symbolset