This is the complete list of character entity references defined in HTML 4.0. Before searching through this list you may want to view the quick list of the
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character entities.
"
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quot;
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"
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quotation mark = APL quote
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&
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amp;
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&
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ampersand
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<
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lt;
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<
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less-than sign
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>
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gt;
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>
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greater-than sign
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nbsp;
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no-break space = non-breaking space
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¡
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iexcl;
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¡
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inverted exclamation mark
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¢
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cent;
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¢
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cent sign
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£
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pound;
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£
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pound sign
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¤
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curren;
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¤
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currency sign
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¥
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yen;
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¥
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yen sign = yuan sign
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¦
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brvbar;
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¦
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broken bar = broken vertical bar
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§
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sect;
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§
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section sign
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¨
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uml;
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¨
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diaeresis = spacing diaeresis
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©
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copy;
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©
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copyright sign
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ª
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ordf;
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ª
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feminine ordinal indicator
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«
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laquo;
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«
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left-pointing double angle quotation mark = left pointing guillemet
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¬
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not;
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¬
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not sign
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­
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shy;
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soft hyphen = discretionary hyphen
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®
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reg;
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®
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registered sign = registered trade mark sign
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¯
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macr;
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¯
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macron = spacing macron = overline = APL overbar
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°
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deg;
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°
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degree sign
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±
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plusmn;
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±
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plus-minus sign = plus-or-minus sign
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²
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sup2;
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²
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superscript two = superscript digit two = squared
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³
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sup3;
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³
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superscript three = superscript digit three = cubed
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´
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acute;
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´
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acute accent = spacing acute
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µ
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micro;
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µ
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micro sign
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¶
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para;
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¶
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pilcrow sign = paragraph sign
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·
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middot;
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·
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middle dot = Georgian comma = Greek middle dot
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¸
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cedil;
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¸
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cedilla = spacing cedilla
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¹
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sup1;
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¹
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superscript one = superscript digit one
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º
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ordm;
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º
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masculine ordinal indicator
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»
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raquo;
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»
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right-pointing double angle quotation mark = right pointing guillemet
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¼
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frac14;
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¼
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vulgar fraction one quarter = fraction one quarter
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½
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frac12;
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½
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vulgar fraction one half = fraction one half
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¾
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frac34;
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¾
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vulgar fraction three quarters = fraction three quarters
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¿
|
iquest;
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¿
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inverted question mark = turned question mark
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À
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Agrave;
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À
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latin capital letter A with grave = latin capital letter A grave
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Á
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Aacute;
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Á
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latin capital letter A with acute
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Â
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Acirc;
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Â
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latin capital letter A with circumflex
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Ã
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Atilde;
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Ã
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latin capital letter A with tilde
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Ä
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Auml;
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Ä
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latin capital letter A with diaeresis
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Å
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Aring ;
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Å
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latin capital letter A with ring above = latin capital letter A ring
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Æ
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AElig;
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Æ
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latin capital letter AE = latin capital ligature AE
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Ç
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Ccedil;
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Ç
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latin capital letter C with cedilla
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È
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Egrave;
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È
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latin capital letter E with grave
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É
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Eacute;
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É
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latin capital letter E with acute
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Ê
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Ecirc;
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Ê
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latin capital letter E with circumflex
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Ë
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Euml;
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Ë
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latin capital letter E with diaeresis
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Ì
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Igrave;
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Ì
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latin capital letter I with grave
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Í
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Iacute;
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Í
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latin capital letter I with acute
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Î
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Icirc;
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Î
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latin capital letter I with circumflex
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Ï
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Iuml;
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Ï
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latin capital letter I with diaeresis
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Ð
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ETH;
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Ð
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latin capital letter ETH
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Ñ
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Ntilde;
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Ñ
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latin capital letter N with tilde
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Ò
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Ograve;
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Ò
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latin capital letter O with grave
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Ó
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Oacute;
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Ó
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latin capital letter O with acute
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Ô
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Ocirc;
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Ô
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latin capital letter O with circumflex
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Õ
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Otilde;
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Õ
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latin capital letter O with tilde
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Ö
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Ouml;
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Ö
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latin capital letter O with diaeresis
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×
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times;
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×
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multiplication sign
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Ø
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Oslash;
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Ø
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latin capital letter O with stroke = latin capital letter O slash
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Ù
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Ugrave;
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Ù
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latin capital letter U with grave
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Ú
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Uacute;
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Ú
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latin capital letter U with acute
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Û
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Ucirc;
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Û
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latin capital letter U with circumflex
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Ü
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Uuml;
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Ü
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latin capital letter U with diaeresis
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Ý
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Yacute;
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Ý
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latin capital letter Y with acute
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Þ
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THORN;
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Þ
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latin capital letter THORN
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ß
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szlig;
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ß
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latin small letter sharp s = ess-zed
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à
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agrave;
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à
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latin small letter a with grave = latin small letter a grave
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á
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aacute;
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á
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latin small letter a with acute
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â
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acirc;
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â
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latin small letter a with circumflex
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ã
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atilde;
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ã
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latin small letter a with tilde
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ä
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auml;
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ä
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latin small letter a with diaeresis
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å
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aring ;
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å
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latin small letter a with ring above = latin small letter a ring
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æ
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aelig;
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æ
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latin small letter ae = latin small ligature ae
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ç
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ccedil;
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ç
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latin small letter c with cedilla
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è
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egrave;
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è
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latin small letter e with grave
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é
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eacute;
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é
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latin small letter e with acute
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ê
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ecirc;
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ê
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latin small letter e with circumflex
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ë
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euml;
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ë
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latin small letter e with diaeresis
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ì
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igrave;
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ì
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latin small letter i with grave
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í
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iacute;
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í
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latin small letter i with acute
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î
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icirc;
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î
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latin small letter i with circumflex
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ï
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iuml;
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ï
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latin small letter i with diaeresis
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ð
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eth;
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ð
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latin small letter eth
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ñ
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ntilde;
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ñ
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latin small letter n with tilde
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ò
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ograve;
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ò
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latin small letter o with grave
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ó
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oacute;
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ó
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latin small letter o with acute
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ô
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ocirc;
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ô
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latin small letter o with circumflex
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õ
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otilde;
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õ
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latin small letter o with tilde
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ö
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ouml;
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ö
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latin small letter o with diaeresis
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÷
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divide;
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÷
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division sign
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ø
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oslash;
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ø
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latin small letter o with stroke, = latin small letter o slash
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ù
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ugrave;
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ù
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latin small letter u with grave
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ú
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uacute;
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ú
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latin small letter u with acute
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û
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ucirc;
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û
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latin small letter u with circumflex
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ü
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uuml;
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ü
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latin small letter u with diaeresis
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ý
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yacute;
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ý
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latin small letter y with acute
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þ
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thorn;
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þ
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latin small letter thorn with
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ÿ
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yuml;
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ÿ
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latin small letter y with diaeresis
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Œ
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OElig;
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Œ
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latin capital ligature OE
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œ
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oelig;
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œ
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latin small ligature oe
ligature is a misnomer, this is a separate character in some languages
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Š
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Scaron;
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Š
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latin capital letter S with caron
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š
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scaron;
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š
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latin small letter s with caron
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Ÿ
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Yuml;
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Ÿ
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latin capital letter Y with diaeresis
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ƒ
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fnof ;
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ƒ
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latin small f with hook = function = florin
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ˆ
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circ;
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ˆ
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modifier letter circumflex accent
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˜
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tilde;
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˜
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small tilde
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Α
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Alpha;
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Α
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greek capital letter alpha
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Β
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Beta;
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Β
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greek capital letter beta
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Γ
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Gamma;
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Γ
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greek capital letter gamma
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Δ
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Delta;
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Δ
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greek capital letter delta
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Ε
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Epsilon;
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Ε
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greek capital letter epsilon
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Ζ
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Zeta;
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Ζ
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greek capital letter zeta
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Η
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Eta;
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Η
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greek capital letter eta
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Θ
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Theta;
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Θ
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greek capital letter theta
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Ι
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Iota;
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Ι
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greek capital letter iota
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Κ
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Kappa;
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Κ
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greek capital letter kappa
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Λ
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Lambda;
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Λ
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greek capital letter lambda
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Μ
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Mu;
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Μ
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greek capital letter mu
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Ν
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Nu;
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Ν
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greek capital letter nu
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Ξ
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Xi;
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Ξ
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greek capital letter xi
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Ο
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Omicron;
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Ο
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greek capital letter omicron
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Π
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Pi;
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Π
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greek capital letter pi
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Ρ
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Rho;
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Ρ
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greek capital letter rho
there is no Sigmaf, and no U+03A2 character either
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Σ
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Sigma;
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Σ
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greek capital letter sigma
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Τ
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Tau;
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Τ
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greek capital letter tau
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Υ
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Upsilon;
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Υ
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greek capital letter upsilon
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Φ
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Phi;
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Φ
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greek capital letter phi
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Χ
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Chi;
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Χ
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greek capital letter chi
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Ψ
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Psi;
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Ψ
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greek capital letter psi
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Ω
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Omega;
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Ω
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greek capital letter omega
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α
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alpha;
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α
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greek small letter alpha
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β
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beta;
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β
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greek small letter beta
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γ
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gamma;
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γ
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greek small letter gamma
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δ
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delta;
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δ
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greek small letter delta
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ε
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epsilon;
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ε
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greek small letter epsilon
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ζ
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zeta;
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ζ
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greek small letter zeta
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η
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eta;
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η
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greek small letter eta
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θ
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theta;
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θ
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greek small letter theta
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ι
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iota;
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ι
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greek small letter iota
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κ
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kappa;
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κ
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greek small letter kappa
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λ
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lambda;
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λ
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greek small letter lambda
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μ
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mu;
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μ
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greek small letter mu
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ν
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nu;
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ν
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greek small letter nu
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ξ
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xi;
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ξ
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greek small letter xi
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ο
|
omicron;
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ο
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greek small letter omicron
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π
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pi;
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π
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greek small letter pi
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ρ
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rho;
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ρ
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greek small letter rho
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ς
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sigmaf;
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ς
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greek small letter final sigma
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σ
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sigma;
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σ
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greek small letter sigma
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τ
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tau;
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τ
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greek small letter tau
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υ
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upsilon;
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υ
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greek small letter upsilon
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φ
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phi;
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φ
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greek small letter phi
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χ
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chi;
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χ
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greek small letter chi
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ψ
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psi;
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ψ
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greek small letter psi
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ω
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omega;
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ω
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greek small letter omega
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ϑ
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thetasym;
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ϑ
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greek small letter theta symbol
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ϒ
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upsih;
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ϒ
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greek upsilon with hook symbol
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ϖ
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piv;
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ϖ
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greek pi symbol
|
 
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ensp;
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en space
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emsp;
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em space
|
 
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thinsp;
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thin space
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‌
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zwnj;
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zero width non-joiner
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‍
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zwj;
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zero width joiner
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‎
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lrm;
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left-to-right mark
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‏
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rlm;
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right-to-left mark
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–
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ndash;
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–
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en dash
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—
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mdash;
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—
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em dash
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‘
|
lsquo;
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‘
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left single quotation mark
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’
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rsquo;
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’
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right single quotation mark
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‚
|
sbquo;
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‚
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single low-9 quotation mark
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“
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ldquo;
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“
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left double quotation mark
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”
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rdquo;
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”
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right double quotation mark
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„
|
bdquo;
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„
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double low-9 quotation mark
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†
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dagger;
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†
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dagger
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‡
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Dagger;
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‡
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double dagger
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•
|
bull;
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•
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bullet = black small circle
bullet is not the same as bullet operator
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…
|
hellip;
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…
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horizontal ellipsis = three dot leader
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‰
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permil;
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‰
|
per mille sign
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′
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prime;
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′
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prime = minutes = feet
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″
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Prime;
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″
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double prime = seconds = inches
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‹
|
lsaquo;
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‹
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single left-pointing angle quotation mark
lsaquo is proposed but not yet ISO standardized
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›
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rsaquo;
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›
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single right-pointing angle quotation mark
rsaquo is proposed but not yet ISO standardized
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‾
|
oline;
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‾
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overline = spacing overscore
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⁄
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frasl;
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⁄
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fraction slash
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€
|
euro;
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€
|
euro sign
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ℑ
|
image;
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ℑ
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blackletter capital I = imaginary part
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℘
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weierp;
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℘
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script capital P = power set = Weierstrass p
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ℜ
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real;
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ℜ
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blackletter capital R = real part symbol
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™
|
trade;
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™
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trade mark sign
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ℵ
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alefsym;
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ℵ
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alef symbol = first transfinite cardinal
alef symbol is not the same as hebrew letter alef, U+05D0 although the same glyph could be used to depict both characters
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←
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larr;
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←
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leftwards arrow
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↑
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uarr;
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↑
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upwards arrow
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→
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rarr;
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→
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rightwards arrow
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↓
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darr;
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↓
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downwards arrow
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↔
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harr;
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↔
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left right arrow
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↵
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crarr;
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↵
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downwards arrow with corner leftwardsc = carriage return
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⇐
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lArr;
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⇐
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leftwards double arrow
Unicode does not say that lArr is the same as the 'is implied by' arrow but also does not have any other character for that function. So ? lArr can be used for 'is implied by'
⇑
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uArr;
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⇑
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upwards double arrow
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⇒
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rArr;
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⇒
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rightwards double arrow
Unicode does not say this is the 'implies' character but does not have another character with this function so ? rArr can be used for 'implies' as ISOtech suggests
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⇓
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dArr;
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⇓
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downwards double arrow
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⇔
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hArr;
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⇔
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left right double arrow
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∀
|
forall ;
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∀
|
for all
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∂
|
part;
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∂
|
partial differential
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∃
|
exist;
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∃
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there exists
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∅
|
empty;
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∅
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empty set = null set = diameter
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∇
|
nabla;
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∇
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nabla = backward difference
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∈
|
isin;
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∈
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element of
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∉
|
notin;
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∉
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not an element of
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∋
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ni;
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∋
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contains as member
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∏
|
prod;
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∏
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n-ary product = product sign
prod is not the same character as U+03A0 'greek capital letter pi' though the same glyph might be used for both
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∑
|
sum;
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∑
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n-ary sumation
sum is not the same character as U+03A3 'greek capital letter sigma' though the same glyph might be used for both
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−
|
minus ;
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−
|
minus sign
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∗
|
lowast;
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∗
|
asterisk operator
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√
|
radic;
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√
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square root = radical sign
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∝
|
prop;
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∝
|
proportional to
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∞
|
infin;
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∞
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infinity
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∠
|
ang;
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∠
|
angle
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∧
|
and;
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∧
|
logical and = wedge
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∨
|
or;
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∨
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logical or = vee
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∩
|
cap;
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∩
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intersection = cap
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∪
|
cup;
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∪
|
union = cup
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∫
|
int;
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∫
|
integral
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∴
|
there4;
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∴
|
therefore
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∼
|
sim;
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∼
|
tilde operator = varies with = similar to
tilde operator is not the same character as the tilde, U+007E, although the same glyph might be used to represent both
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≅
|
cong;
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≅
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approximately equal to
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≈
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asymp;
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≈
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almost equal to = asymptotic to
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≠
|
ne;
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≠
|
not equal to
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≡
|
equiv;
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≡
|
identical to
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≤
|
le;
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≤
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less-than or equal to
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≥
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ge;
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≥
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greater-than or equal to
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⊂
|
sub;
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⊂
|
subset of
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⊃
|
sup;
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⊃
|
superset of
note that nsup, 'not a superset of, U+2283' is not covered by the Symbol font encoding and is not included. Should it be, for symmetry? It is in ISOamsn
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⊄
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nsub;
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⊄
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not a subset of
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⊆
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sube;
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⊆
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subset of or equal to
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⊇
|
supe;
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⊇
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superset of or equal to
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⊕
|
oplus ;
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⊕
|
circled plus = direct sum
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⊗
|
otimes;
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⊗
|
circled times = vector product
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⊥
|
perp;
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⊥
|
up tack = orthogonal to = perpendicular
|
⋅
|
sdot;
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⋅
|
dot operator
dot operator is not the same character as U+00B7 middle dot
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⌈
|
lceil;
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⌈
|
left ceiling = apl upstile
|
⌉
|
rceil;
|
⌉
|
right ceiling
|
⌊
|
lfloor;
|
⌊
|
left floor = apl downstile
|
⌋
|
rfloor;
|
⌋
|
right floor
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〈
|
lang;
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〈
|
left-pointing angle bracket = bra
lang is not the same character as U+003C 'less than' or U+2039 'single left-pointing angle quotation mark'
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〉
|
rang;
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〉
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right-pointing angle bracket = ket
rang is not the same character as U+003E 'greater than' or U+203A 'single right-pointing angle quotation mark'
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◊
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loz;
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◊
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lozenge
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♠
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spades;
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♠
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black spade suit
black here seems to mean filled as opposed to hollow
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♣
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clubs;
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♣
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black club suit = shamrock
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♥
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hearts;
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♥
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black heart suit = valentine
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♦
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diams;
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♦
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black diamond suit
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