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Special Unicode Symbols For Autocad

This document provides a quick reference for inserting special characters and symbols in AutoCAD. It lists control codes and Unicode strings to insert degree, tolerance, and diameter symbols. It also lists symbols that can be inserted by clicking Symbol on the text formatting toolbar, including almost equal, angle, boundary line, and others. Finally, it lists TrueType and SHX fonts that include these text symbols.

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Special Unicode Symbols For Autocad

This document provides a quick reference for inserting special characters and symbols in AutoCAD. It lists control codes and Unicode strings to insert degree, tolerance, and diameter symbols. It also lists symbols that can be inserted by clicking Symbol on the text formatting toolbar, including almost equal, angle, boundary line, and others. Finally, it lists TrueType and SHX fonts that include these text symbols.

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Symbols and Special Characters (Quick Reference) Page 1 of 3

Commands > M commands > MTEXT >

Symbols and Special Characters


Concept Procedure Quick Reference

You can enter the following special characters and symbols by entering a control code or a
Unicode string. Or in the In-Place Text Editor, click Symbol on the expanded toolbar.

Note Symbols are not supported in vertical text.

Unicode strings and control codes

Control Codes Unicode Strings Result

%%d \U+00B0 Degree symbol (°)

%%p \U+00B1 Tolerance symbol (±)

%%c \U+2205 Diameter symbol ( )

To insert the following text symbols, click Symbol on the expanded Text Formatting toolbar or
enter the appropriate Unicode string:

Text symbols and Unicode strings

Name Symbol Unicode String

Almost equal \U+2248

Angle \U+2220

Boundary line \U+E100

Centerline \U+2104

Delta \U+0394

Electrical phase \U+0278

Flow line \U+E101

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Identity \U+2261

Initial length \U+E200

Monument line \U+E102

Not equal \U+2260

Ohm \U+2126

Omega \U+03A9

Plate/property line \U+214A

Subscript 2 \U+2082

Squared \U+00B2

Cubed \U+00B3

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

 Simplex*

 Romans*

 gdt*

 amgdt*

 Isocp

 Isocp2

 Isocp3

 Isoct

 Isoct2

 Isoct3

 Isocpeur (TTF only)*

 Isocpeur italic (TTF only)

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 Isocteur (TTF only)

 Isocteur italic (TTF only)

* These fonts also include the Initial Length symbol used for arc length dimensions.

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