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| .\"	$Id: mandoc_char.7,v 1.39 2010/05/12 08:29:23 kristaps Exp $
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| .\"
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| .\" Copyright (c) 2009 Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@bsd.lv>
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| .\"
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| .\" Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
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| .\" purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
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| .\" copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
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| .\"
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| .\" THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
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| .\" WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
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| .\" MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
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| .\" ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
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| .\" WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
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| .\" ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
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| .\" OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
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| .\"
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| .Dd $Mdocdate: May 12 2010 $
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| .Dt MANDOC_CHAR 7
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| .Os
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| .Sh NAME
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| .Nm mandoc_char
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| .Nd mandoc special characters
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| .Sh DESCRIPTION
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| This page documents the special characters and predefined strings accepted by
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| .Xr mandoc 1
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| to format
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| .Xr mdoc 7
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| and
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| .Xr man 7
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| documents.
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| .Pp
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| Both
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| .Xr mdoc 7
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| and
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| .Xr man 7
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| encode special characters with
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| .Sq \eX
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| .Pq for a one-character escape ,
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| .Sq \e(XX
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| .Pq two-character ,
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| and
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| .Sq \e[N]
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| .Pq N-character .
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| One may generalise
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| .Sq \e(XX
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| as
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| .Sq \e[XX]
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| and
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| .Sq \eX
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| as
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| .Sq \e[X] .
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| Predefined strings are functionally similar to special characters, using
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| .Sq \e*X
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| .Pq for a one-character escape ,
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| .Sq \e*(XX
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| .Pq two-character ,
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| and
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| .Sq \e*[N]
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| .Pq N-character .
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| One may generalise
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| .Sq \e*(XX
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| as
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| .Sq \e*[XX]
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| and
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| .Sq \e*X
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| as
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| .Sq \e*[X] .
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| .Pp
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| Note that each output mode will have a different rendering of the
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| characters.
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| It's guaranteed that each input symbol will correspond to a
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| (more or less) meaningful output rendering, regardless the mode.
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| .Sh SPECIAL CHARACTERS
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| These are the preferred input symbols for producing special characters.
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| .Pp
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| Spacing:
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| .Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Description"
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| .It Em Input Ta Em Description
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| .It \e~      Ta non-breaking, non-collapsing space
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| .It \e       Ta breaking, non-collapsing n-width space
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| .It \e^      Ta zero-width space
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| .It \e%      Ta zero-width space
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| .It \e&      Ta zero-width space
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| .It \e|      Ta zero-width space
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| .It \e0      Ta breaking, non-collapsing digit-width space
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| .It \ec      Ta removes any trailing space (if applicable)
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| .El
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| .Pp
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| Lines:
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| .Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
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| .It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
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| .It \e(ba    Ta \(ba        Ta bar
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| .It \e(br    Ta \(br        Ta box rule
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| .It \e(ul    Ta \(ul        Ta underscore
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| .It \e(rl    Ta \(rl        Ta overline
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| .It \e(bb    Ta \(bb        Ta broken bar
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| .It \e(sl    Ta \(sl        Ta forward slash
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| .It \e(rs    Ta \(rs        Ta backward slash
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| .El
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| .Pp
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| Text markers:
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| .Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
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| .It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
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| .It \e(ci    Ta \(ci        Ta circle
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| .It \e(bu    Ta \(bu        Ta bullet
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| .It \e(dd    Ta \(dd        Ta double dagger
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| .It \e(dg    Ta \(dg        Ta dagger
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| .It \e(lz    Ta \(lz        Ta lozenge
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| .It \e(sq    Ta \(sq        Ta white square
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| .It \e(ps    Ta \(ps        Ta paragraph
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| .It \e(sc    Ta \(sc        Ta section
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| .It \e(lh    Ta \(lh        Ta left hand
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| .It \e(rh    Ta \(rh        Ta right hand
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| .It \e(at    Ta \(at        Ta at
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| .It \e(sh    Ta \(sh        Ta hash (pound)
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| .It \e(CR    Ta \(CR        Ta carriage return
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| .It \e(OK    Ta \(OK        Ta check mark
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| .El
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| .Pp
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| Legal symbols:
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| .Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
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| .It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
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| .It \e(co    Ta \(co        Ta copyright
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| .It \e(rg    Ta \(rg        Ta registered
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| .It \e(tm    Ta \(tm        Ta trademarked
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| .El
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| .Pp
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| Punctuation:
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| .Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
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| .It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
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| .It \e(em    Ta \(em        Ta em-dash
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| .It \e(en    Ta \(en        Ta en-dash
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| .It \e(hy    Ta \(hy        Ta hyphen
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| .It \ee      Ta \e          Ta back-slash
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| .It \e.      Ta \.          Ta period
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| .It \e(r!    Ta \(r!        Ta upside-down exclamation
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| .It \e(r?    Ta \(r?        Ta upside-down question
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| .El
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| .Pp
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| Quotes:
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| .Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
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| .It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
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| .It \e(Bq    Ta \(Bq        Ta right low double-quote
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| .It \e(bq    Ta \(bq        Ta right low single-quote
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| .It \e(lq    Ta \(lq        Ta left double-quote
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| .It \e(rq    Ta \(rq        Ta right double-quote
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| .It \e(oq    Ta \(oq        Ta left single-quote
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| .It \e(cq    Ta \(cq        Ta right single-quote
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| .It \e(aq    Ta \(aq        Ta apostrophe quote (text)
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| .It \e(dq    Ta \(dq        Ta double quote (text)
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| .It \e(Fo    Ta \(Fo        Ta left guillemet
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| .It \e(Fc    Ta \(Fc        Ta right guillemet
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| .It \e(fo    Ta \(fo        Ta left single guillemet
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| .It \e(fc    Ta \(fc        Ta right single guillemet
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| .El
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| .Pp
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| Brackets:
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| .Bl -column -compact -offset indent "xxbracketrightbpx" Rendered Description
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| .It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
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| .It \e(lB    Ta \(lB        Ta left bracket
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| .It \e(rB    Ta \(rB        Ta right bracket
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| .It \e(lC    Ta \(lC        Ta left brace
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| .It \e(rC    Ta \(rC        Ta right brace
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| .It \e(la    Ta \(la        Ta left angle
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| .It \e(ra    Ta \(ra        Ta right angle
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| .It \e(bv    Ta \(bv        Ta brace extension
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| .It \e[braceex] Ta \[braceex] Ta brace extension
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| .It \e[bracketlefttp] Ta \[bracketlefttp] Ta top-left hooked bracket
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| .It \e[bracketleftbp] Ta \[bracketleftbp] Ta bottom-left hooked bracket
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| .It \e[bracketleftex] Ta \[bracketleftex] Ta left hooked bracket extension
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| .It \e[bracketrighttp] Ta \[bracketrighttp] Ta top-right hooked bracket
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| .It \e[bracketrightbp] Ta \[bracketrightbp] Ta bottom-right hooked bracket
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| .It \e[bracketrightex] Ta \[bracketrightex] Ta right hooked bracket extension
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| .It \e(lt    Ta \(lt        Ta top-left hooked brace
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| .It \e[bracelefttp] Ta \[bracelefttp] Ta top-left hooked brace
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| .It \e(lk    Ta \(lk        Ta mid-left hooked brace
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| .It \e[braceleftmid] Ta \[braceleftmid] Ta mid-left hooked brace
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| .It \e(lb    Ta \(lb        Ta bottom-left hooked brace
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| .It \e[braceleftbp] Ta \[braceleftbp] Ta bottom-left hooked brace
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| .It \e[braceleftex] Ta \[braceleftex] Ta left hooked brace extension
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| .It \e(rt    Ta \(rt        Ta top-left hooked brace
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| .It \e[bracerighttp] Ta \[bracerighttp] Ta top-right hooked brace
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| .It \e(rk    Ta \(rk        Ta mid-right hooked brace
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| .It \e[bracerightmid] Ta \[bracerightmid] Ta mid-right hooked brace
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| .It \e(rb    Ta \(rb        Ta bottom-right hooked brace
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| .It \e[bracerightbp] Ta \[bracerightbp] Ta bottom-right hooked brace
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| .It \e[bracerightex] Ta \[bracerightex] Ta right hooked brace extension
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| .It \e[parenlefttp] Ta \[parenlefttp] Ta top-left hooked parenthesis
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| .It \e[parenleftbp] Ta \[parenleftbp] Ta bottom-left hooked parenthesis
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| .It \e[parenleftex] Ta \[parenleftex] Ta left hooked parenthesis extension
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| .It \e[parenrighttp] Ta \[parenrighttp] Ta top-right hooked parenthesis
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| .It \e[parenrightbp] Ta \[parenrightbp] Ta bottom-right hooked parenthesis
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| .It \e[parenrightex] Ta \[parenrightex] Ta right hooked parenthesis extension
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| .El
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| .Pp
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| Arrows:
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| .Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
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| .It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
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| .It \e(<-    Ta \(<-        Ta left arrow
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| .It \e(->    Ta \(->        Ta right arrow
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| .It \e(<>    Ta \(<>        Ta left-right arrow
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| .It \e(da    Ta \(da        Ta down arrow
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| .It \e(ua    Ta \(ua        Ta up arrow
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| .It \e(va    Ta \(va        Ta up-down arrow
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| .It \e(lA    Ta \(lA        Ta left double-arrow
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| .It \e(rA    Ta \(rA        Ta right double-arrow
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| .It \e(hA    Ta \(hA        Ta left-right double-arrow
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| .It \e(uA    Ta \(uA        Ta up double-arrow
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| .It \e(dA    Ta \(dA        Ta down double-arrow
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| .It \e(vA    Ta \(vA        Ta up-down double-arrow
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| .El
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| .Pp
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| Logical:
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| .Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
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| .It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
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| .It \e(AN    Ta \(AN        Ta logical and
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| .It \e(OR    Ta \(OR        Ta logical or
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| .It \e(no    Ta \(no        Ta logical not
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| .It \e[tno]  Ta \[tno]      Ta logical not (text)
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| .It \e(te    Ta \(te        Ta existential quantifier
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| .It \e(fa    Ta \(fa        Ta universal quantifier
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| .It \e(st    Ta \(st        Ta such that
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| .It \e(tf    Ta \(tf        Ta therefore
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| .It \e(3d    Ta \(3d        Ta therefore
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| .It \e(or    Ta \(or        Ta bitwise or
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| .El
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| .Pp
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| Mathematical:
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| .Bl -column -compact -offset indent "xxcoproductxx" "Rendered" "Description"
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| .It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
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| .It \e(pl    Ta \(pl        Ta plus
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| .It \e(mi    Ta \(mi        Ta minus
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| .It \e-      Ta \-          Ta minus (text)
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| .It \e(-+    Ta \(-+        Ta minus-plus
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| .It \e(+-    Ta \(+-        Ta plus-minus
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| .It \e[t+-]  Ta \[t+-]      Ta plus-minus (text)
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| .It \e(pc    Ta \(pc        Ta centre-dot
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| .It \e(mu    Ta \(mu        Ta multiply
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| .It \e[tmu]  Ta \[tmu]      Ta multiply (text)
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| .It \e(c*    Ta \(c*        Ta circle-multiply
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| .It \e(c+    Ta \(c+        Ta circle-plus
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| .It \e(di    Ta \(di        Ta divide
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| .It \e[tdi]  Ta \[tdi]      Ta divide (text)
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| .It \e(f/    Ta \(f/        Ta fraction
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| .It \e(**    Ta \(**        Ta asterisk
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| .It \e(<=    Ta \(<=        Ta less-than-equal
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| .It \e(>=    Ta \(>=        Ta greater-than-equal
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| .It \e(<<    Ta \(<<        Ta much less
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| .It \e(>>    Ta \(>>        Ta much greater
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| .It \e(eq    Ta \(eq        Ta equal
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| .It \e(!=    Ta \(!=        Ta not equal
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| .It \e(==    Ta \(==        Ta equivalent
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| .It \e(ne    Ta \(ne        Ta not equivalent
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| .It \e(=~    Ta \(=~        Ta congruent
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| .It \e(-~    Ta \(-~        Ta asymptotically congruent
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| .It \e(ap    Ta \(ap        Ta asymptotically similar
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| .It \e(~~    Ta \(~~        Ta approximately similar
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| .It \e(~=    Ta \(~=        Ta approximately equal
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| .It \e(pt    Ta \(pt        Ta proportionate
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| .It \e(es    Ta \(es        Ta empty set
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| .It \e(mo    Ta \(mo        Ta element
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| .It \e(nm    Ta \(nm        Ta not element
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| .It \e(sb    Ta \(sb        Ta proper subset
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| .It \e(nb    Ta \(nb        Ta not subset
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| .It \e(sp    Ta \(sp        Ta proper superset
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| .It \e(nc    Ta \(nc        Ta not superset
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| .It \e(ib    Ta \(ib        Ta reflexive subset
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| .It \e(ip    Ta \(ip        Ta reflexive superset
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| .It \e(ca    Ta \(ca        Ta intersection
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| .It \e(cu    Ta \(cu        Ta union
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| .It \e(/_    Ta \(/_        Ta angle
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| .It \e(pp    Ta \(pp        Ta perpendicular
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| .It \e(is    Ta \(is        Ta integral
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| .It \e[integral] Ta \[integral] Ta integral
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| .It \e[sum]    Ta \[sum]   Ta summation
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| .It \e[product] Ta \[product] Ta product
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| .It \e[coproduct] Ta \[coproduct] Ta coproduct
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| .It \e(gr    Ta \(gr        Ta gradient
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| .It \e(sr    Ta \(sr        Ta square root
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| .It \e[sqrt] Ta \[sqrt]     Ta square root
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| .It \e(lc    Ta \(lc        Ta left-ceiling
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| .It \e(rc    Ta \(rc        Ta right-ceiling
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| .It \e(lf    Ta \(lf        Ta left-floor
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| .It \e(rf    Ta \(rf        Ta right-floor
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| .It \e(if    Ta \(if        Ta infinity
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| .It \e(Ah    Ta \(Ah        Ta aleph
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| .It \e(Im    Ta \(Im        Ta imaginary
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| .It \e(Re    Ta \(Re        Ta real
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| .It \e(pd    Ta \(pd        Ta partial differential
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| .It \e(-h    Ta \(-h        Ta Planck constant over 2\(*p
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| .El
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| .Pp
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| Ligatures:
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| .Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
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| .It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
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| .It \e(ff    Ta \(ff        Ta ff ligature
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| .It \e(fi    Ta \(fi        Ta fi ligature
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| .It \e(fl    Ta \(fl        Ta fl ligature
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| .It \e(Fi    Ta \(Fi        Ta ffi ligature
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| .It \e(Fl    Ta \(Fl        Ta ffl ligature
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| .It \e(AE    Ta \(AE        Ta AE
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| .It \e(ae    Ta \(ae        Ta ae
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| .It \e(OE    Ta \(OE        Ta OE
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| .It \e(oe    Ta \(oe        Ta oe
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| .It \e(ss    Ta \(ss        Ta German eszett
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| .It \e(IJ    Ta \(IJ        Ta IJ ligature
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| .It \e(ij    Ta \(ij        Ta ij ligature
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| .El
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| .Pp
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| Accents:
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| .Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
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| .It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
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| .It \e(a"    Ta \(a"        Ta Hungarian umlaut
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| .It \e(a-    Ta \(a-        Ta macron
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| .It \e(a.    Ta \(a.        Ta dotted
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| .It \e(a^    Ta \(a^        Ta circumflex
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| .It \e(aa    Ta \(aa        Ta acute
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| .It \e'      Ta \'          Ta acute
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| .It \e(ga    Ta \(ga        Ta grave
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| .It \e`      Ta \`          Ta grave
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| .It \e(ab    Ta \(ab        Ta breve
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| .It \e(ac    Ta \(ac        Ta cedilla
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| .It \e(ad    Ta \(ad        Ta dieresis
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| .It \e(ah    Ta \(ah        Ta caron
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| .It \e(ao    Ta \(ao        Ta ring
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| .It \e(a~    Ta \(a~        Ta tilde
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| .It \e(ho    Ta \(ho        Ta ogonek
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| .It \e(ha    Ta \(ha        Ta hat (text)
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| .It \e(ti    Ta \(ti        Ta tilde (text)
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| .El
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| .Pp
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| Accented letters:
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| .Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
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| .It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
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| .It \e('A    Ta \('A        Ta acute A
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| .It \e('E    Ta \('E        Ta acute E
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| .It \e('I    Ta \('I        Ta acute I
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| .It \e('O    Ta \('O        Ta acute O
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| .It \e('U    Ta \('U        Ta acute U
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| .It \e('a    Ta \('a        Ta acute a
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| .It \e('e    Ta \('e        Ta acute e
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| .It \e('i    Ta \('i        Ta acute i
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| .It \e('o    Ta \('o        Ta acute o
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| .It \e('u    Ta \('u        Ta acute u
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| .It \e(`A    Ta \(`A        Ta grave A
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| .It \e(`E    Ta \(`E        Ta grave E
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| .It \e(`I    Ta \(`I        Ta grave I
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| .It \e(`O    Ta \(`O        Ta grave O
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| .It \e(`U    Ta \(`U        Ta grave U
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| .It \e(`a    Ta \(`a        Ta grave a
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| .It \e(`e    Ta \(`e        Ta grave e
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| .It \e(`i    Ta \(`i        Ta grave i
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| .It \e(`o    Ta \(`i        Ta grave o
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| .It \e(`u    Ta \(`u        Ta grave u
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| .It \e(~A    Ta \(~A        Ta tilde A
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| .It \e(~N    Ta \(~N        Ta tilde N
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| .It \e(~O    Ta \(~O        Ta tilde O
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| .It \e(~a    Ta \(~a        Ta tilde a
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| .It \e(~n    Ta \(~n        Ta tilde n
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| .It \e(~o    Ta \(~o        Ta tilde o
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| .It \e(:A    Ta \(:A        Ta dieresis A
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| .It \e(:E    Ta \(:E        Ta dieresis E
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| .It \e(:I    Ta \(:I        Ta dieresis I
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| .It \e(:O    Ta \(:O        Ta dieresis O
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| .It \e(:U    Ta \(:U        Ta dieresis U
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| .It \e(:a    Ta \(:a        Ta dieresis a
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| .It \e(:e    Ta \(:e        Ta dieresis e
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| .It \e(:i    Ta \(:i        Ta dieresis i
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| .It \e(:o    Ta \(:o        Ta dieresis o
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| .It \e(:u    Ta \(:u        Ta dieresis u
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| .It \e(:y    Ta \(:y        Ta dieresis y
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| .It \e(^A    Ta \(^A        Ta circumflex A
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| .It \e(^E    Ta \(^E        Ta circumflex E
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| .It \e(^I    Ta \(^I        Ta circumflex I
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| .It \e(^O    Ta \(^O        Ta circumflex O
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| .It \e(^U    Ta \(^U        Ta circumflex U
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| .It \e(^a    Ta \(^a        Ta circumflex a
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| .It \e(^e    Ta \(^e        Ta circumflex e
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| .It \e(^i    Ta \(^i        Ta circumflex i
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| .It \e(^o    Ta \(^o        Ta circumflex o
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| .It \e(^u    Ta \(^u        Ta circumflex u
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| .It \e(,C    Ta \(,C        Ta cedilla C
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| .It \e(,c    Ta \(,c        Ta cedilla c
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| .It \e(/L    Ta \(/L        Ta stroke L
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| .It \e(/l    Ta \(/l        Ta stroke l
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| .It \e(/O    Ta \(/O        Ta stroke O
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| .It \e(/o    Ta \(/o        Ta stroke o
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| .It \e(oA    Ta \(oA        Ta ring A
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| .It \e(oa    Ta \(oa        Ta ring a
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| .El
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| .Pp
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| Special letters:
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| .Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
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| .It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
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| .It \e(-D    Ta \(-D        Ta Eth
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| .It \e(Sd    Ta \(Sd        Ta eth
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| .It \e(TP    Ta \(TP        Ta Thorn
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| .It \e(Tp    Ta \(Tp        Ta thorn
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| .It \e(.i    Ta \(.i        Ta dotless i
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| .It \e(.j    Ta \(.j        Ta dotless j
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| .El
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| .Pp
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| Currency:
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| .Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
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| .It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
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| .It \e(Do    Ta \(Do        Ta dollar
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| .It \e(ct    Ta \(ct        Ta cent
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| .It \e(Eu    Ta \(Eu        Ta Euro symbol
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| .It \e(eu    Ta \(eu        Ta Euro symbol
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| .It \e(Ye    Ta \(Ye        Ta yen
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| .It \e(Po    Ta \(Po        Ta pound
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| .It \e(Cs    Ta \(Cs        Ta Scandinavian
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| .It \e(Fn    Ta \(Fn        Ta florin
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| .El
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| .Pp
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| Units:
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| .Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
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| .It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
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| .It \e(de    Ta \(de        Ta degree
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| .It \e(%0    Ta \(%0        Ta per-thousand
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| .It \e(fm    Ta \(fm        Ta minute
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| .It \e(sd    Ta \(sd        Ta second
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| .It \e(mc    Ta \(mc        Ta micro
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| .El
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| .Pp
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| Greek letters:
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| .Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
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| .It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
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| .It \e(*A    Ta \(*A        Ta Alpha
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| .It \e(*B    Ta \(*B        Ta Beta
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| .It \e(*G    Ta \(*G        Ta Gamma
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| .It \e(*D    Ta \(*D        Ta Delta
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| .It \e(*E    Ta \(*E        Ta Epsilon
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| .It \e(*Z    Ta \(*Z        Ta Zeta
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| .It \e(*Y    Ta \(*Y        Ta Eta
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| .It \e(*H    Ta \(*H        Ta Theta
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| .It \e(*I    Ta \(*I        Ta Iota
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| .It \e(*K    Ta \(*K        Ta Kappa
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| .It \e(*L    Ta \(*L        Ta Lambda
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| .It \e(*M    Ta \(*M        Ta Mu
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| .It \e(*N    Ta \(*N        Ta Nu
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| .It \e(*C    Ta \(*C        Ta Xi
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| .It \e(*O    Ta \(*O        Ta Omicron
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| .It \e(*P    Ta \(*P        Ta Pi
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| .It \e(*R    Ta \(*R        Ta Rho
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| .It \e(*S    Ta \(*S        Ta Sigma
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| .It \e(*T    Ta \(*T        Ta Tau
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| .It \e(*U    Ta \(*U        Ta Upsilon
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| .It \e(*F    Ta \(*F        Ta Phi
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| .It \e(*X    Ta \(*X        Ta Chi
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| .It \e(*Q    Ta \(*Q        Ta Psi
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| .It \e(*W    Ta \(*W        Ta Omega
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| .It \e(*a    Ta \(*a        Ta alpha
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| .It \e(*b    Ta \(*b        Ta beta
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| .It \e(*g    Ta \(*g        Ta gamma
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| .It \e(*d    Ta \(*d        Ta delta
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| .It \e(*e    Ta \(*e        Ta epsilon
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| .It \e(*z    Ta \(*z        Ta zeta
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| .It \e(*y    Ta \(*y        Ta eta
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| .It \e(*h    Ta \(*h        Ta theta
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| .It \e(*i    Ta \(*i        Ta iota
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| .It \e(*k    Ta \(*k        Ta kappa
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| .It \e(*l    Ta \(*l        Ta lambda
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| .It \e(*m    Ta \(*m        Ta mu
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| .It \e(*n    Ta \(*n        Ta nu
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| .It \e(*c    Ta \(*c        Ta xi
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| .It \e(*o    Ta \(*o        Ta omicron
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| .It \e(*p    Ta \(*p        Ta pi
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| .It \e(*r    Ta \(*r        Ta rho
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| .It \e(*s    Ta \(*s        Ta sigma
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| .It \e(*t    Ta \(*t        Ta tau
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| .It \e(*u    Ta \(*u        Ta upsilon
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| .It \e(*f    Ta \(*f        Ta phi
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| .It \e(*x    Ta \(*x        Ta chi
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| .It \e(*q    Ta \(*q        Ta psi
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| .It \e(*w    Ta \(*w        Ta omega
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| .It \e(+h    Ta \(+h        Ta theta variant
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| .It \e(+f    Ta \(+f        Ta phi variant
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| .It \e(+p    Ta \(+p        Ta pi variant
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| .It \e(+e    Ta \(+e        Ta epsilon variant
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| .It \e(ts    Ta \(ts        Ta sigma terminal
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| .El
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| .Sh PREDEFINED STRINGS
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| These are not recommended for use, as they differ across
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| implementations:
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| .Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
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| .It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
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| .It \e*(Ba   Ta \*(Ba       Ta vertical bar
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| .It \e*(Ne   Ta \*(Ne       Ta not equal
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| .It \e*(Ge   Ta \*(Ge       Ta greater-than-equal
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| .It \e*(Le   Ta \*(Le       Ta less-than-equal
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| .It \e*(Gt   Ta \*(Gt       Ta greater-than
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| .It \e*(Lt   Ta \*(Lt       Ta less-than
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| .It \e*(Pm   Ta \*(Pm       Ta plus-minus
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| .It \e*(If   Ta \*(If       Ta infinity
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| .It \e*(Pi   Ta \*(Pi       Ta pi
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| .It \e*(Na   Ta \*(Na       Ta NaN
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| .It \e*(Am   Ta \*(Am       Ta ampersand
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| .It \e*R     Ta \*R         Ta restricted mark
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| .It \e*(Tm   Ta \*(Tm       Ta trade mark
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| .It \e*q     Ta \*q         Ta double-quote
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| .It \e*(Rq   Ta \*(Rq       Ta right-double-quote
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| .It \e*(Lq   Ta \*(Lq       Ta left-double-quote
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| .It \e*(lp   Ta \*(lp       Ta right-parenthesis
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| .It \e*(rp   Ta \*(rp       Ta left-parenthesis
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| .It \e*(lq   Ta \*(lq       Ta left double-quote
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| .It \e*(rq   Ta \*(rq       Ta right double-quote
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| .It \e*(ua   Ta \*(ua       Ta up arrow
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| .It \e*(va   Ta \*(va       Ta up-down arrow
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| .It \e*(<=   Ta \*(<=       Ta less-than-equal
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| .It \e*(>=   Ta \*(>=       Ta greater-than-equal
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| .It \e*(aa   Ta \*(aa       Ta acute
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| .It \e*(ga   Ta \*(ga       Ta grave
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| .El
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| .Sh COMPATIBILITY
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| This section documents compatibility of
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| .Nm
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| with older or existing versions of
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| .Xr groff 1 .
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| .Pp
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| The following render differently in
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| output mode:
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| .Bd -ragged -offset indent
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| \e(ss, \e(nm, \e(nb, \e(nc, \e(ib, \e(ip, \e(pp, \e[sum], \e[product],
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| \e[coproduct], \e(gr, \e(-h, \e(a.
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| .Ed
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| .Pp
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| The following render differently in
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| .Fl T Ns Ar html
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| output mode:
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| .Bd -ragged -offset indent
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| \e(~=, \e(nb, \e(nc
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| .Ed
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| .Pp
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| Finally, the following have been omitted by being poorly documented or
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| having no known representation:
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| .Bd -ragged -offset indent
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| \e[radicalex], \e[sqrtex], \e(ru
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| .Ed
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| .Sh SEE ALSO
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| .Xr mandoc 1
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| .Sh AUTHORS
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| The
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| .Nm
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| manual page was written by
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| .An Kristaps Dzonsons Aq kristaps@bsd.lv .
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| .Sh CAVEATS
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| The
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| .Sq \e*(Ba
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| escape mimics the behaviour of the
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| .Sq \&|
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| character in
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| .Xr mdoc 7 ;
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| thus, if you wish to render a vertical bar with no side effects, use
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| the
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| .Sq \e(ba
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| escape.
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