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RCS file: /cvs/mandoc/mandoc_char.7,v
retrieving revision 1.10
retrieving revision 1.47
diff -u -p -r1.10 -r1.47
--- mandoc/mandoc_char.7	2009/07/27 12:35:53	1.10
+++ mandoc/mandoc_char.7	2011/08/18 08:58:44	1.47
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-.\"	$Id: mandoc_char.7,v 1.10 2009/07/27 12:35:53 kristaps Exp $
+.\"	$Id: mandoc_char.7,v 1.47 2011/08/18 08:58:44 kristaps Exp $
 .\"
-.\" Copyright (c) 2009 Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@kth.se>
+.\" Copyright (c) 2009 Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@bsd.lv>
 .\"
 .\" Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
 .\" purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
@@ -13,34 +13,27 @@
 .\" WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
 .\" ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
 .\" OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
-.\" 
-.Dd $Mdocdate: July 27 2009 $
+.\"
+.Dd $Mdocdate: August 18 2011 $
 .Dt MANDOC_CHAR 7
 .Os
-.\" SECTION
 .Sh NAME
 .Nm mandoc_char
 .Nd mandoc special characters
-.\" SECTION
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
-This documents the special characters and predefined strings accepted by 
+This page documents the special characters and predefined strings accepted by
 .Xr mandoc 1
 to format
 .Xr mdoc 7
 and
 .Xr man 7
-documents.  Specific output devices of
-.Xr mandoc 1 ,
-dictated by the
-.Fl T Ns Ar output
-argument, will properly render these sequences.
-.\" PARAGRAPH
+documents.
 .Pp
 Both
 .Xr mdoc 7
 and
 .Xr man 7
-encode special characters with 
+encode special characters with
 .Sq \eX
 .Pq for a one-character escape ,
 .Sq \e(XX
@@ -51,12 +44,12 @@ and
 One may generalise
 .Sq \e(XX
 as
-.Sq \e[XX] 
+.Sq \e[XX]
 and
 .Sq \eX
 as
 .Sq \e[X] .
-Predefined strings are functionally similar to special characters, using 
+Predefined strings are functionally similar to special characters, using
 .Sq \e*X
 .Pq for a one-character escape ,
 .Sq \e*(XX
@@ -72,483 +65,545 @@ and
 .Sq \e*X
 as
 .Sq \e*[X] .
-.\" SECTION
-.Sh Special Characters
+.Pp
+Note that each output mode will have a different rendering of the
+characters.
+It's guaranteed that each input symbol will correspond to a
+(more or less) meaningful output rendering, regardless the mode.
+.Sh SPECIAL CHARACTERS
 These are the preferred input symbols for producing special characters.
-.\" PARAGRAPH
 .Pp
-Typographic:
-.Bl -tag -width Ds -offset indent -compact
-.It \e~
-.Pq non-breaking space
-.It \e
-.Pq space
-.It \e^
-.Pq zero-width space
-.It \e%
-.Pq zero-width space
-.It \e&
-.Pq zero-width space
-.It \e|
-.Pq zero-width space
+Spacing:
+.Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Description"
+.It Em Input Ta Em Description
+.It \e~      Ta non-breaking, non-collapsing space
+.It \e       Ta breaking, non-collapsing n-width space
+.It \e^      Ta zero-width space
+.It \e%      Ta zero-width space
+.It \e&      Ta zero-width space
+.It \e|      Ta zero-width space
+.It \e0      Ta breaking, non-collapsing digit-width space
+.It \ec      Ta removes any trailing space (if applicable)
 .El
-.\" PARAGRAPH
 .Pp
-Grammatic:
-.Bl -tag -width Ds -offset indent -compact
-.It \e(em
-.Pq em-dash
-.It \e(en
-.Pq en-dash
-.It \e(hy
-.Pq hyphen
-.It \e\e
-.Pq back-slash
-.It \e'
-.Pq apostrophe
-.It \e`
-.Pq back-tick
-.It \e.
-.Pq period
-.It \e(r!
-.Pq upside-down exclamation
-.It \e(r?
-.Pq upside-down question
+Lines:
+.Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
+.It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
+.It \e(ba    Ta \(ba        Ta bar
+.It \e(br    Ta \(br        Ta box rule
+.It \e(ul    Ta \(ul        Ta underscore
+.It \e(rl    Ta \(rl        Ta overline
+.It \e(bb    Ta \(bb        Ta broken bar
+.It \e(sl    Ta \(sl        Ta forward slash
+.It \e(rs    Ta \(rs        Ta backward slash
 .El
-.\" PARAGRAPH
 .Pp
-Enclosures:
-.Bl -tag -width Ds -offset indent -compact
-.It \e(lh
-.Pq left hand
-.It \e(rh
-.Pq right hand
-.It \e(Fo
-.Pq left guillemet
-.It \e(Fc
-.Pq right guillemet
-.It \e(fo
-.Pq left guilsing
-.It \e(fc
-.Pq right guilsing
-.It \e(rC
-.Pq right brace
-.It \e(lC
-.Pq left brace
-.It \e(ra
-.Pq right angle
-.It \e(la
-.Pq left angle
-.It \e(rB
-.Pq right bracket
-.It \e(lB
-.Pq left bracket
-.It \e(lq
-.Pq left double-quote
-.It \e(rq
-.Pq right double-quote
-.It \e(oq
-.Pq left single-quote
-.It \e(aq
-.Pq right single-quote
-.It \e(Bq
-.Pq right low double-quote
-.It \e(bq
-.Pq right low single-quote
+Text markers:
+.Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
+.It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
+.It \e(ci    Ta \(ci        Ta circle
+.It \e(bu    Ta \(bu        Ta bullet
+.It \e(dd    Ta \(dd        Ta double dagger
+.It \e(dg    Ta \(dg        Ta dagger
+.It \e(lz    Ta \(lz        Ta lozenge
+.It \e(sq    Ta \(sq        Ta white square
+.It \e(ps    Ta \(ps        Ta paragraph
+.It \e(sc    Ta \(sc        Ta section
+.It \e(lh    Ta \(lh        Ta left hand
+.It \e(rh    Ta \(rh        Ta right hand
+.It \e(at    Ta \(at        Ta at
+.It \e(sh    Ta \(sh        Ta hash (pound)
+.It \e(CR    Ta \(CR        Ta carriage return
+.It \e(OK    Ta \(OK        Ta check mark
 .El
-.\" PARAGRAPH
 .Pp
-Indicatives:
-.Bl -tag -width Ds -offset indent -compact
-.It \e(<-
-.Pq left arrow
-.It \e(->
-.Pq right arrow
-.It \e(ua
-.Pq up arrow
-.It \e(da
-.Pq down arrow
-.It \e(<>
-.Pq left-right arrow
-.It \e(lA
-.Pq left double-arrow
-.It \e(rA
-.Pq right double-arrow
-.It \e(uA
-.Pq up double-arrow
-.It \e(dA
-.Pq down double-arrow
-.It \e(hA
-.Pq left-right double-arrow
+Legal symbols:
+.Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
+.It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
+.It \e(co    Ta \(co        Ta copyright
+.It \e(rg    Ta \(rg        Ta registered
+.It \e(tm    Ta \(tm        Ta trademarked
 .El
-.\" PARAGRAPH
 .Pp
+Punctuation:
+.Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
+.It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
+.It \e(em    Ta \(em        Ta em-dash
+.It \e(en    Ta \(en        Ta en-dash
+.It \e(hy    Ta \(hy        Ta hyphen
+.It \ee      Ta \e          Ta back-slash
+.It \e.      Ta \.          Ta period
+.It \e(r!    Ta \(r!        Ta upside-down exclamation
+.It \e(r?    Ta \(r?        Ta upside-down question
+.El
+.Pp
+Quotes:
+.Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
+.It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
+.It \e(Bq    Ta \(Bq        Ta right low double-quote
+.It \e(bq    Ta \(bq        Ta right low single-quote
+.It \e(lq    Ta \(lq        Ta left double-quote
+.It \e(rq    Ta \(rq        Ta right double-quote
+.It \e(oq    Ta \(oq        Ta left single-quote
+.It \e(cq    Ta \(cq        Ta right single-quote
+.It \e(aq    Ta \(aq        Ta apostrophe quote (text)
+.It \e(dq    Ta \(dq        Ta double quote (text)
+.It \e(Fo    Ta \(Fo        Ta left guillemet
+.It \e(Fc    Ta \(Fc        Ta right guillemet
+.It \e(fo    Ta \(fo        Ta left single guillemet
+.It \e(fc    Ta \(fc        Ta right single guillemet
+.El
+.Pp
+Brackets:
+.Bl -column -compact -offset indent "xxbracketrightbpx" Rendered Description
+.It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
+.It \e(lB    Ta \(lB        Ta left bracket
+.It \e(rB    Ta \(rB        Ta right bracket
+.It \e(lC    Ta \(lC        Ta left brace
+.It \e(rC    Ta \(rC        Ta right brace
+.It \e(la    Ta \(la        Ta left angle
+.It \e(ra    Ta \(ra        Ta right angle
+.It \e(bv    Ta \(bv        Ta brace extension
+.It \e[braceex] Ta \[braceex] Ta brace extension
+.It \e[bracketlefttp] Ta \[bracketlefttp] Ta top-left hooked bracket
+.It \e[bracketleftbp] Ta \[bracketleftbp] Ta bottom-left hooked bracket
+.It \e[bracketleftex] Ta \[bracketleftex] Ta left hooked bracket extension
+.It \e[bracketrighttp] Ta \[bracketrighttp] Ta top-right hooked bracket
+.It \e[bracketrightbp] Ta \[bracketrightbp] Ta bottom-right hooked bracket
+.It \e[bracketrightex] Ta \[bracketrightex] Ta right hooked bracket extension
+.It \e(lt    Ta \(lt        Ta top-left hooked brace
+.It \e[bracelefttp] Ta \[bracelefttp] Ta top-left hooked brace
+.It \e(lk    Ta \(lk        Ta mid-left hooked brace
+.It \e[braceleftmid] Ta \[braceleftmid] Ta mid-left hooked brace
+.It \e(lb    Ta \(lb        Ta bottom-left hooked brace
+.It \e[braceleftbp] Ta \[braceleftbp] Ta bottom-left hooked brace
+.It \e[braceleftex] Ta \[braceleftex] Ta left hooked brace extension
+.It \e(rt    Ta \(rt        Ta top-left hooked brace
+.It \e[bracerighttp] Ta \[bracerighttp] Ta top-right hooked brace
+.It \e(rk    Ta \(rk        Ta mid-right hooked brace
+.It \e[bracerightmid] Ta \[bracerightmid] Ta mid-right hooked brace
+.It \e(rb    Ta \(rb        Ta bottom-right hooked brace
+.It \e[bracerightbp] Ta \[bracerightbp] Ta bottom-right hooked brace
+.It \e[bracerightex] Ta \[bracerightex] Ta right hooked brace extension
+.It \e[parenlefttp] Ta \[parenlefttp] Ta top-left hooked parenthesis
+.It \e[parenleftbp] Ta \[parenleftbp] Ta bottom-left hooked parenthesis
+.It \e[parenleftex] Ta \[parenleftex] Ta left hooked parenthesis extension
+.It \e[parenrighttp] Ta \[parenrighttp] Ta top-right hooked parenthesis
+.It \e[parenrightbp] Ta \[parenrightbp] Ta bottom-right hooked parenthesis
+.It \e[parenrightex] Ta \[parenrightex] Ta right hooked parenthesis extension
+.El
+.Pp
+Arrows:
+.Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
+.It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
+.It \e(<-    Ta \(<-        Ta left arrow
+.It \e(->    Ta \(->        Ta right arrow
+.It \e(<>    Ta \(<>        Ta left-right arrow
+.It \e(da    Ta \(da        Ta down arrow
+.It \e(ua    Ta \(ua        Ta up arrow
+.It \e(va    Ta \(va        Ta up-down arrow
+.It \e(lA    Ta \(lA        Ta left double-arrow
+.It \e(rA    Ta \(rA        Ta right double-arrow
+.It \e(hA    Ta \(hA        Ta left-right double-arrow
+.It \e(uA    Ta \(uA        Ta up double-arrow
+.It \e(dA    Ta \(dA        Ta down double-arrow
+.It \e(vA    Ta \(vA        Ta up-down double-arrow
+.El
+.Pp
+Logical:
+.Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
+.It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
+.It \e(AN    Ta \(AN        Ta logical and
+.It \e(OR    Ta \(OR        Ta logical or
+.It \e(no    Ta \(no        Ta logical not
+.It \e[tno]  Ta \[tno]      Ta logical not (text)
+.It \e(te    Ta \(te        Ta existential quantifier
+.It \e(fa    Ta \(fa        Ta universal quantifier
+.It \e(st    Ta \(st        Ta such that
+.It \e(tf    Ta \(tf        Ta therefore
+.It \e(3d    Ta \(3d        Ta therefore
+.It \e(or    Ta \(or        Ta bitwise or
+.El
+.Pp
 Mathematical:
-.Bl -tag -width Ds -offset indent -compact
-.It \e(es
-.Pq empty set
-.It \e(ca
-.Pq intersection
-.It \e(cu
-.Pq union
-.It \e(gr
-.Pq gradient
-.It \e(pd
-.Pq partial differential
-.It \e(ap
-.Pq similarity
-.It \e(=)
-.Pq proper superset
-.It \e((=
-.Pq proper subset
-.It \e(eq
-.Pq equals
-.It \e(di
-.Pq division
-.It \e(mu
-.Pq multiplication
-.It \e(pl
-.Pq addition
-.It \e-
-.Pq subtraction
-.It \e(nm
-.Pq not element
-.It \e(mo
-.Pq element
-.It \e(Im
-.Pq imaginary
-.It \e(Re
-.Pq real
-.It \e(Ah
-.Pq aleph
-.It \e(te
-.Pq existential quantifier
-.It \e(fa
-.Pq universal quantifier
-.It \e(AN
-.Pq logical AND
-.It \e(OR
-.Pq logical OR
-.It \e(no
-.Pq logical NOT
-.It \e(st
-.Pq such that
-.It \e(tf
-.Pq therefore
-.It \e(~~
-.Pq approximate
-.It \e(~=
-.Pq approximately equals
-.It \e(=~
-.Pq congruent
-.It \e(<=
-.Pq less-than-equal
-.It \e(>=
-.Pq greater-than-equal
-.It \e(==
-.Pq equal
-.It \e(!=
-.Pq not equal
-.It \e(if
-.Pq infinity
-.It \e(na
-.Pq NaN, an extension
-.It \e(+-
-.Pq plus-minus
-.It \e(**
-.Pq asterisk
+.Bl -column -compact -offset indent "xxcoproductxx" "Rendered" "Description"
+.It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
+.It \e(pl    Ta \(pl        Ta plus
+.It \e(mi    Ta \(mi        Ta minus
+.It \e-      Ta \-          Ta minus (text)
+.It \e(-+    Ta \(-+        Ta minus-plus
+.It \e(+-    Ta \(+-        Ta plus-minus
+.It \e[t+-]  Ta \[t+-]      Ta plus-minus (text)
+.It \e(pc    Ta \(pc        Ta centre-dot
+.It \e(mu    Ta \(mu        Ta multiply
+.It \e[tmu]  Ta \[tmu]      Ta multiply (text)
+.It \e(c*    Ta \(c*        Ta circle-multiply
+.It \e(c+    Ta \(c+        Ta circle-plus
+.It \e(di    Ta \(di        Ta divide
+.It \e[tdi]  Ta \[tdi]      Ta divide (text)
+.It \e(f/    Ta \(f/        Ta fraction
+.It \e(**    Ta \(**        Ta asterisk
+.It \e(<=    Ta \(<=        Ta less-than-equal
+.It \e(>=    Ta \(>=        Ta greater-than-equal
+.It \e(<<    Ta \(<<        Ta much less
+.It \e(>>    Ta \(>>        Ta much greater
+.It \e(eq    Ta \(eq        Ta equal
+.It \e(!=    Ta \(!=        Ta not equal
+.It \e(==    Ta \(==        Ta equivalent
+.It \e(ne    Ta \(ne        Ta not equivalent
+.It \e(=~    Ta \(=~        Ta congruent
+.It \e(-~    Ta \(-~        Ta asymptotically congruent
+.It \e(ap    Ta \(ap        Ta asymptotically similar
+.It \e(~~    Ta \(~~        Ta approximately similar
+.It \e(~=    Ta \(~=        Ta approximately equal
+.It \e(pt    Ta \(pt        Ta proportionate
+.It \e(es    Ta \(es        Ta empty set
+.It \e(mo    Ta \(mo        Ta element
+.It \e(nm    Ta \(nm        Ta not element
+.It \e(sb    Ta \(sb        Ta proper subset
+.It \e(nb    Ta \(nb        Ta not subset
+.It \e(sp    Ta \(sp        Ta proper superset
+.It \e(nc    Ta \(nc        Ta not superset
+.It \e(ib    Ta \(ib        Ta reflexive subset
+.It \e(ip    Ta \(ip        Ta reflexive superset
+.It \e(ca    Ta \(ca        Ta intersection
+.It \e(cu    Ta \(cu        Ta union
+.It \e(/_    Ta \(/_        Ta angle
+.It \e(pp    Ta \(pp        Ta perpendicular
+.It \e(is    Ta \(is        Ta integral
+.It \e[integral] Ta \[integral] Ta integral
+.It \e[sum]    Ta \[sum]   Ta summation
+.It \e[product] Ta \[product] Ta product
+.It \e[coproduct] Ta \[coproduct] Ta coproduct
+.It \e(gr    Ta \(gr        Ta gradient
+.It \e(sr    Ta \(sr        Ta square root
+.It \e[sqrt] Ta \[sqrt]     Ta square root
+.It \e(lc    Ta \(lc        Ta left-ceiling
+.It \e(rc    Ta \(rc        Ta right-ceiling
+.It \e(lf    Ta \(lf        Ta left-floor
+.It \e(rf    Ta \(rf        Ta right-floor
+.It \e(if    Ta \(if        Ta infinity
+.It \e(Ah    Ta \(Ah        Ta aleph
+.It \e(Im    Ta \(Im        Ta imaginary
+.It \e(Re    Ta \(Re        Ta real
+.It \e(pd    Ta \(pd        Ta partial differential
+.It \e(-h    Ta \(-h        Ta Planck constant over 2\(*p
+.It \e[12]   Ta \[12]       Ta one-half
+.It \e[14]   Ta \[14]       Ta one-fourth
+.It \e[34]   Ta \[34]       Ta three-fourths
 .El
-.\" PARAGRAPH
 .Pp
 Ligatures:
-.Bl -tag -width Ds -offset indent -compact
-.It \e(ss
-.Pq German eszett
-.It \e(AE
-.Pq upper-case AE
-.It \e(ae
-.Pq lower-case AE
-.It \e(OE
-.Pq upper-case OE
-.It \e(oe
-.Pq lower-case OE
-.It \e(ff
-.Pq ff ligature
-.It \e(fi
-.Pq fi ligature
-.It \e(fl
-.Pq fl ligature
-.It \e(Fi
-.Pq ffi ligature
-.It \e(Fl
-.Pq ffl ligature
+.Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
+.It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
+.It \e(ff    Ta \(ff        Ta ff ligature
+.It \e(fi    Ta \(fi        Ta fi ligature
+.It \e(fl    Ta \(fl        Ta fl ligature
+.It \e(Fi    Ta \(Fi        Ta ffi ligature
+.It \e(Fl    Ta \(Fl        Ta ffl ligature
+.It \e(AE    Ta \(AE        Ta AE
+.It \e(ae    Ta \(ae        Ta ae
+.It \e(OE    Ta \(OE        Ta OE
+.It \e(oe    Ta \(oe        Ta oe
+.It \e(ss    Ta \(ss        Ta German eszett
+.It \e(IJ    Ta \(IJ        Ta IJ ligature
+.It \e(ij    Ta \(ij        Ta ij ligature
 .El
-.\" PARAGRAPH
 .Pp
-Diacritics and letters:
-.Bl -tag -width Ds -offset indent -compact
-.It \e(ga
-.Pq grave accent
-.It \e(aa
-.Pq accute accent
-.It \e(a"
-.Pq umlaut accent
-.It \e(ad
-.Pq dieresis accent
-.It \e(a~
-.Pq tilde accent
-.It \e(a^
-.Pq circumflex accent
-.It \e(ac
-.Pq cedilla accent
-.It \e(ad
-.Pq dieresis accent
-.It \e(ah
-.Pq caron accent
-.It \e(ao
-.Pq ring accent
-.It \e(ho
-.Pq hook accent
-.It \e(ab
-.Pq breve accent
-.It \e(a-
-.Pq macron accent
-.It \e(-D
-.Pq upper-case eth
-.It \e(Sd
-.Pq lower-case eth
-.It \e(TP
-.Pq upper-case thorn
-.It \e(Tp
-.Pq lower-case thorn
-.It \e('A
-.Pq upper-case acute A
-.It \e('E
-.Pq upper-case acute E
-.It \e('I
-.Pq upper-case acute I
-.It \e('O
-.Pq upper-case acute O
-.It \e('U
-.Pq upper-case acute U
-.It \e('a
-.Pq lower-case acute a
-.It \e('e
-.Pq lower-case acute e
-.It \e('i
-.Pq lower-case acute i
-.It \e('o
-.Pq lower-case acute o
-.It \e('u
-.Pq lower-case acute u
-.It \e(`A
-.Pq upper-case grave A
-.It \e(`E
-.Pq upper-case grave E
-.It \e(`I
-.Pq upper-case grave I
-.It \e(`O
-.Pq upper-case grave O
-.It \e(`U
-.Pq upper-case grave U
-.It \e(`a
-.Pq lower-case grave a
-.It \e(`e
-.Pq lower-case grave e
-.It \e(`i
-.Pq lower-case grave i
-.It \e(`o
-.Pq lower-case grave o
-.It \e(`u
-.Pq lower-case grave u
-.It \e(~A
-.Pq upper-case tilde A
-.It \e(~N
-.Pq upper-case tilde N
-.It \e(~O
-.Pq upper-case tilde O
-.It \e(~a
-.Pq lower-case tilde a
-.It \e(~n
-.Pq lower-case tilde n
-.It \e(~o
-.Pq lower-case tilde o
-.It \e(:A
-.Pq upper-case dieresis A
-.It \e(:E
-.Pq upper-case dieresis E
-.It \e(:I
-.Pq upper-case dieresis I
-.It \e(:O
-.Pq upper-case dieresis O
-.It \e(:U
-.Pq upper-case dieresis U
-.It \e(:a
-.Pq lower-case dieresis a
-.It \e(:e
-.Pq lower-case dieresis e
-.It \e(:i
-.Pq lower-case dieresis i
-.It \e(:o
-.Pq lower-case dieresis o
-.It \e(:u
-.Pq lower-case dieresis u
-.It \e(:y
-.Pq lower-case dieresis y
-.It \e(^A
-.Pq upper-case circumflex A
-.It \e(^E
-.Pq upper-case circumflex E
-.It \e(^I
-.Pq upper-case circumflex I
-.It \e(^O
-.Pq upper-case circumflex O
-.It \e(^U
-.Pq upper-case circumflex U
-.It \e(^a
-.Pq lower-case circumflex a
-.It \e(^e
-.Pq lower-case circumflex e
-.It \e(^i
-.Pq lower-case circumflex i
-.It \e(^o
-.Pq lower-case circumflex o
-.It \e(^u
-.Pq lower-case circumflex u
-.It \e(,C
-.Pq upper-case cedilla C
-.It \e(,c
-.Pq lower-case cedilla c
-.It \e(/L
-.Pq upper-case stroke L
-.It \e(/l
-.Pq lower-case stroke l
-.It \e(/O
-.Pq upper-case stroke O
-.It \e(/o
-.Pq lower-case stroke o
-.It \e(oA
-.Pq upper-case ring A
-.It \e(oa
-.Pq lower-case ring a
+Accents:
+.Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
+.It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
+.It \e(a"    Ta \(a"        Ta Hungarian umlaut
+.It \e(a-    Ta \(a-        Ta macron
+.It \e(a.    Ta \(a.        Ta dotted
+.It \e(a^    Ta \(a^        Ta circumflex
+.It \e(aa    Ta \(aa        Ta acute
+.It \e'      Ta \'          Ta acute
+.It \e(ga    Ta \(ga        Ta grave
+.It \e`      Ta \`          Ta grave
+.It \e(ab    Ta \(ab        Ta breve
+.It \e(ac    Ta \(ac        Ta cedilla
+.It \e(ad    Ta \(ad        Ta dieresis
+.It \e(ah    Ta \(ah        Ta caron
+.It \e(ao    Ta \(ao        Ta ring
+.It \e(a~    Ta \(a~        Ta tilde
+.It \e(ho    Ta \(ho        Ta ogonek
+.It \e(ha    Ta \(ha        Ta hat (text)
+.It \e(ti    Ta \(ti        Ta tilde (text)
 .El
-.\" PARAGRAPH
 .Pp
-Monetary:
-.Bl -tag -width Ds -offset indent -compact
-.It \e(Cs
-.Pq Scandinavian
-.It \e(Do
-.Pq dollar
-.It \e(Po
-.Pq pound
-.It \e(Ye
-.Pq yen
-.It \e(Fn
-.Pq florin
-.It \e(ct
-.Pq cent
+Accented letters:
+.Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
+.It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
+.It \e('A    Ta \('A        Ta acute A
+.It \e('E    Ta \('E        Ta acute E
+.It \e('I    Ta \('I        Ta acute I
+.It \e('O    Ta \('O        Ta acute O
+.It \e('U    Ta \('U        Ta acute U
+.It \e('a    Ta \('a        Ta acute a
+.It \e('e    Ta \('e        Ta acute e
+.It \e('i    Ta \('i        Ta acute i
+.It \e('o    Ta \('o        Ta acute o
+.It \e('u    Ta \('u        Ta acute u
+.It \e(`A    Ta \(`A        Ta grave A
+.It \e(`E    Ta \(`E        Ta grave E
+.It \e(`I    Ta \(`I        Ta grave I
+.It \e(`O    Ta \(`O        Ta grave O
+.It \e(`U    Ta \(`U        Ta grave U
+.It \e(`a    Ta \(`a        Ta grave a
+.It \e(`e    Ta \(`e        Ta grave e
+.It \e(`i    Ta \(`i        Ta grave i
+.It \e(`o    Ta \(`i        Ta grave o
+.It \e(`u    Ta \(`u        Ta grave u
+.It \e(~A    Ta \(~A        Ta tilde A
+.It \e(~N    Ta \(~N        Ta tilde N
+.It \e(~O    Ta \(~O        Ta tilde O
+.It \e(~a    Ta \(~a        Ta tilde a
+.It \e(~n    Ta \(~n        Ta tilde n
+.It \e(~o    Ta \(~o        Ta tilde o
+.It \e(:A    Ta \(:A        Ta dieresis A
+.It \e(:E    Ta \(:E        Ta dieresis E
+.It \e(:I    Ta \(:I        Ta dieresis I
+.It \e(:O    Ta \(:O        Ta dieresis O
+.It \e(:U    Ta \(:U        Ta dieresis U
+.It \e(:a    Ta \(:a        Ta dieresis a
+.It \e(:e    Ta \(:e        Ta dieresis e
+.It \e(:i    Ta \(:i        Ta dieresis i
+.It \e(:o    Ta \(:o        Ta dieresis o
+.It \e(:u    Ta \(:u        Ta dieresis u
+.It \e(:y    Ta \(:y        Ta dieresis y
+.It \e(^A    Ta \(^A        Ta circumflex A
+.It \e(^E    Ta \(^E        Ta circumflex E
+.It \e(^I    Ta \(^I        Ta circumflex I
+.It \e(^O    Ta \(^O        Ta circumflex O
+.It \e(^U    Ta \(^U        Ta circumflex U
+.It \e(^a    Ta \(^a        Ta circumflex a
+.It \e(^e    Ta \(^e        Ta circumflex e
+.It \e(^i    Ta \(^i        Ta circumflex i
+.It \e(^o    Ta \(^o        Ta circumflex o
+.It \e(^u    Ta \(^u        Ta circumflex u
+.It \e(,C    Ta \(,C        Ta cedilla C
+.It \e(,c    Ta \(,c        Ta cedilla c
+.It \e(/L    Ta \(/L        Ta stroke L
+.It \e(/l    Ta \(/l        Ta stroke l
+.It \e(/O    Ta \(/O        Ta stroke O
+.It \e(/o    Ta \(/o        Ta stroke o
+.It \e(oA    Ta \(oA        Ta ring A
+.It \e(oa    Ta \(oa        Ta ring a
 .El
-.\" PARAGRAPH
 .Pp
-Special symbols:
-.Bl -tag -width Ds -offset indent -compact
-.It \e0
-.Pq white-space
-.It \e(de
-.Pq degree
-.It \e(ps
-.Pq paragraph
-.It \e(sc
-.Pq section
-.It \e(dg
-.Pq dagger
-.It \e(dd
-.Pq double dagger
-.It \e(ci
-.Pq circle
-.It \e(ba
-.Pq bar
-.It \e(bb
-.Pq broken bar
-.It \e(co
-.Pq copyright
-.It \e(rg
-.Pq registered
-.It \e(tm
-.Pq trademarked
-.It \ee
-.Pq escape
-.El 
-.\" SECTION
-.Sh PREDEFINED STRINGS
-These are not recommended for use, as they differ across
-implementations:
+Special letters:
+.Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
+.It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
+.It \e(-D    Ta \(-D        Ta Eth
+.It \e(Sd    Ta \(Sd        Ta eth
+.It \e(TP    Ta \(TP        Ta Thorn
+.It \e(Tp    Ta \(Tp        Ta thorn
+.It \e(.i    Ta \(.i        Ta dotless i
+.It \e(.j    Ta \(.j        Ta dotless j
+.El
 .Pp
-Mathematical:
-.Bl -tag -width Ds -offset indent -compact
-.It \e*(Ne
-.Pq not equal
-.It \e*(Ge
-.Pq greater-than-equal
-.It \e*(Le
-.Pq less-than-equal
-.It \e*(Gt
-.Pq greater-than
-.It \e*(Lt
-.Pq greater-than
-.It \e*(Pm
-.Pq plus-minus
-.It \e*(If
-.Pq infinity
-.It \e*(Pi
-.Pq pi
-.It \e*(Na
-.Pq NaN
+Currency:
+.Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
+.It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
+.It \e(Do    Ta \(Do        Ta dollar
+.It \e(ct    Ta \(ct        Ta cent
+.It \e(Eu    Ta \(Eu        Ta Euro symbol
+.It \e(eu    Ta \(eu        Ta Euro symbol
+.It \e(Ye    Ta \(Ye        Ta yen
+.It \e(Po    Ta \(Po        Ta pound
+.It \e(Cs    Ta \(Cs        Ta Scandinavian
+.It \e(Fn    Ta \(Fn        Ta florin
 .El
-.\" PARAGRAPH
 .Pp
-Special symbols:
-.Bl -tag -width Ds -offset indent -compact
-.It \e*(Ba
-.Pq vertical bar
-.It \e*(Am
-.Pq ampersand
+Units:
+.Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
+.It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
+.It \e(de    Ta \(de        Ta degree
+.It \e(%0    Ta \(%0        Ta per-thousand
+.It \e(fm    Ta \(fm        Ta minute
+.It \e(sd    Ta \(sd        Ta second
+.It \e(mc    Ta \(mc        Ta micro
 .El
-.\" PARAGRAPH
 .Pp
-Enclosures:
-.Bl -tag -width Ds -offset indent -compact
-.It \e*q
-.Pq double-quote
-.It \e*(Rq
-.Pq right-double-quote
-.It \e*(Lq
-.Pq left-double-quote
-.It \e*(lp
-.Pq right-parenthesis
-.It \e*(rp
-.Pq left-parenthesis
+Greek letters:
+.Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
+.It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
+.It \e(*A    Ta \(*A        Ta Alpha
+.It \e(*B    Ta \(*B        Ta Beta
+.It \e(*G    Ta \(*G        Ta Gamma
+.It \e(*D    Ta \(*D        Ta Delta
+.It \e(*E    Ta \(*E        Ta Epsilon
+.It \e(*Z    Ta \(*Z        Ta Zeta
+.It \e(*Y    Ta \(*Y        Ta Eta
+.It \e(*H    Ta \(*H        Ta Theta
+.It \e(*I    Ta \(*I        Ta Iota
+.It \e(*K    Ta \(*K        Ta Kappa
+.It \e(*L    Ta \(*L        Ta Lambda
+.It \e(*M    Ta \(*M        Ta Mu
+.It \e(*N    Ta \(*N        Ta Nu
+.It \e(*C    Ta \(*C        Ta Xi
+.It \e(*O    Ta \(*O        Ta Omicron
+.It \e(*P    Ta \(*P        Ta Pi
+.It \e(*R    Ta \(*R        Ta Rho
+.It \e(*S    Ta \(*S        Ta Sigma
+.It \e(*T    Ta \(*T        Ta Tau
+.It \e(*U    Ta \(*U        Ta Upsilon
+.It \e(*F    Ta \(*F        Ta Phi
+.It \e(*X    Ta \(*X        Ta Chi
+.It \e(*Q    Ta \(*Q        Ta Psi
+.It \e(*W    Ta \(*W        Ta Omega
+.It \e(*a    Ta \(*a        Ta alpha
+.It \e(*b    Ta \(*b        Ta beta
+.It \e(*g    Ta \(*g        Ta gamma
+.It \e(*d    Ta \(*d        Ta delta
+.It \e(*e    Ta \(*e        Ta epsilon
+.It \e(*z    Ta \(*z        Ta zeta
+.It \e(*y    Ta \(*y        Ta eta
+.It \e(*h    Ta \(*h        Ta theta
+.It \e(*i    Ta \(*i        Ta iota
+.It \e(*k    Ta \(*k        Ta kappa
+.It \e(*l    Ta \(*l        Ta lambda
+.It \e(*m    Ta \(*m        Ta mu
+.It \e(*n    Ta \(*n        Ta nu
+.It \e(*c    Ta \(*c        Ta xi
+.It \e(*o    Ta \(*o        Ta omicron
+.It \e(*p    Ta \(*p        Ta pi
+.It \e(*r    Ta \(*r        Ta rho
+.It \e(*s    Ta \(*s        Ta sigma
+.It \e(*t    Ta \(*t        Ta tau
+.It \e(*u    Ta \(*u        Ta upsilon
+.It \e(*f    Ta \(*f        Ta phi
+.It \e(*x    Ta \(*x        Ta chi
+.It \e(*q    Ta \(*q        Ta psi
+.It \e(*w    Ta \(*w        Ta omega
+.It \e(+h    Ta \(+h        Ta theta variant
+.It \e(+f    Ta \(+f        Ta phi variant
+.It \e(+p    Ta \(+p        Ta pi variant
+.It \e(+e    Ta \(+e        Ta epsilon variant
+.It \e(ts    Ta \(ts        Ta sigma terminal
 .El
-.\" SECTION
+.Sh PREDEFINED STRINGS
+Predefined strings are inherited from the macro packages of historical
+troff implementations.
+They are
+.Em not recommended
+for use, as they differ across implementations.
+Manuals using these predefined strings are almost certainly not
+portable.
+.Pp
+.Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
+.It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
+.It \e*(Ba   Ta \*(Ba       Ta vertical bar
+.It \e*(Ne   Ta \*(Ne       Ta not equal
+.It \e*(Ge   Ta \*(Ge       Ta greater-than-equal
+.It \e*(Le   Ta \*(Le       Ta less-than-equal
+.It \e*(Gt   Ta \*(Gt       Ta greater-than
+.It \e*(Lt   Ta \*(Lt       Ta less-than
+.It \e*(Pm   Ta \*(Pm       Ta plus-minus
+.It \e*(If   Ta \*(If       Ta infinity
+.It \e*(Pi   Ta \*(Pi       Ta pi
+.It \e*(Na   Ta \*(Na       Ta NaN
+.It \e*(Am   Ta \*(Am       Ta ampersand
+.It \e*R     Ta \*R         Ta restricted mark
+.It \e*(Tm   Ta \*(Tm       Ta trade mark
+.It \e*q     Ta \*q         Ta double-quote
+.It \e*(Rq   Ta \*(Rq       Ta right-double-quote
+.It \e*(Lq   Ta \*(Lq       Ta left-double-quote
+.It \e*(lp   Ta \*(lp       Ta right-parenthesis
+.It \e*(rp   Ta \*(rp       Ta left-parenthesis
+.It \e*(lq   Ta \*(lq       Ta left double-quote
+.It \e*(rq   Ta \*(rq       Ta right double-quote
+.It \e*(ua   Ta \*(ua       Ta up arrow
+.It \e*(va   Ta \*(va       Ta up-down arrow
+.It \e*(<=   Ta \*(<=       Ta less-than-equal
+.It \e*(>=   Ta \*(>=       Ta greater-than-equal
+.It \e*(aa   Ta \*(aa       Ta acute
+.It \e*(ga   Ta \*(ga       Ta grave
+.It \e*(Px   Ta \*(Px       Ta POSIX standard name
+.It \e*(Ai   Ta \*(Ai       Ta ANSI standard name
+.El
+.Sh UNICODE CHARACTERS
+The escape sequence
+.Pp
+.Dl \e[uXXXX]
+.Pp
+is interpreted as a Unicode codepoint.
+The codepoint must be in the range above U+0080 and less than U+10FFFF.
+For compatibility, points must be zero-padded to four characters; if
+greater than four characters, no zero padding is allowed.
+Unicode surrogates are not allowed.
+.\" .Pp
+.\" Unicode glyphs attenuate to the
+.\" .Sq \&?
+.\" character if invalid or not rendered by current output media.
+.Sh NUMBERED CHARACTERS
+For backward compatibility with existing manuals,
+.Xr mandoc 1
+also supports the
+.Pp
+.Dl \eN\(aq Ns Ar number Ns \(aq
+.Pp
+escape sequence, inserting the character
+.Ar number
+from the current character set into the output.
+Of course, this is inherently non-portable and is already marked
+as deprecated in the Heirloom roff manual.
+For example, do not use \eN'34', use \e(dq, or even the plain
+.Sq \(dq
+character where possible.
 .Sh COMPATIBILITY
-This section documents compatibility of
-.Nm
-with older or existing versions of
-.Xr groff 1 :
+This section documents compatibility between mandoc and other other
+troff implementations, at this time limited to GNU troff
+.Pq Qq groff .
 .Pp
-.Bl -tag -width Ds -offset indent -compact
-.It \e(ss
-Renders differently in
-.Fl T Ns Ar ascii
-mode.
+.Bl -dash -compact
+.It
+The \eN\(aq\(aq escape sequence is limited to printable characters; in
+groff, it accepts arbitrary character numbers.
+.It
+In
+.Fl T Ns Cm ascii ,
+the
+\e(ss, \e(nm, \e(nb, \e(nc, \e(ib, \e(ip, \e(pp, \e[sum], \e[product],
+\e[coproduct], \e(gr, \e(\-h, and \e(a. special characters render
+differently between mandoc and groff.
+.It
+In
+.Fl T Ns Cm html
+and
+.Fl T Ns Cm xhtml ,
+the \e(~=, \e(nb, and \e(nc special characters render differently
+between mandoc and groff.
+.It
+The
+.Fl T Ns Cm ps
+and
+.Fl T Ns Cm pdf
+modes format like
+.Fl T Ns Cm ascii
+instead of rendering glyphs as in groff.
+.It
+The \e[radicalex], \e[sqrtex], and \e(ru special characters have been omitted
+from mandoc either because they are poorly documented or they have no
+known representation.
 .El
-.\" SECTION
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr mandoc 1
-.\" SECTION
 .Sh AUTHORS
 The
 .Nm
-utility was written by 
-.An Kristaps Dzonsons Aq kristaps@kth.se .
+manual page was written by
+.An Kristaps Dzonsons ,
+.Mt kristaps@bsd.lv .
+.Sh CAVEATS
+The
+.Sq \e*(Ba
+escape mimics the behaviour of the
+.Sq \&|
+character in
+.Xr mdoc 7 ;
+thus, if you wish to render a vertical bar with no side effects, use
+the
+.Sq \e(ba
+escape.