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RCS file: /cvs/mandoc/mandoc_char.7,v
retrieving revision 1.11
retrieving revision 1.39
diff -u -p -r1.11 -r1.39
--- mandoc/mandoc_char.7	2009/07/28 11:53:26	1.11
+++ mandoc/mandoc_char.7	2010/05/12 08:29:23	1.39
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-.\"	$Id: mandoc_char.7,v 1.11 2009/07/28 11:53:26 kristaps Exp $
+.\"	$Id: mandoc_char.7,v 1.39 2010/05/12 08:29:23 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 28 2009 $
+.\"
+.Dd $Mdocdate: May 12 2010 $
 .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
@@ -72,598 +65,495 @@ 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 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
 .El
-.\" PARAGRAPH
 .Pp
 Ligatures:
-.Bl -tag -width Ds -offset indent -compact
-.It \e(ss
-.Pq German eszett
-.It \e(AE
-.Pq AE
-.It \e(ae
-.Pq ae
-.It \e(OE
-.Pq OE
-.It \e(oe
-.Pq 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 accented 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 Eth
-.It \e(Sd
-.Pq eth
-.It \e(TP
-.Pq Thorn
-.It \e(Tp
-.Pq thorn
-.It \e('A
-.Pq acute A
-.It \e('E
-.Pq acute E
-.It \e('I
-.Pq acute I
-.It \e('O
-.Pq acute O
-.It \e('U
-.Pq acute U
-.It \e('a
-.Pq acute a
-.It \e('e
-.Pq acute e
-.It \e('i
-.Pq acute i
-.It \e('o
-.Pq acute o
-.It \e('u
-.Pq acute u
-.It \e(`A
-.Pq grave A
-.It \e(`E
-.Pq grave E
-.It \e(`I
-.Pq grave I
-.It \e(`O
-.Pq grave O
-.It \e(`U
-.Pq grave U
-.It \e(`a
-.Pq grave a
-.It \e(`e
-.Pq grave e
-.It \e(`i
-.Pq grave i
-.It \e(`o
-.Pq grave o
-.It \e(`u
-.Pq grave u
-.It \e(~A
-.Pq tilde A
-.It \e(~N
-.Pq tilde N
-.It \e(~O
-.Pq tilde O
-.It \e(~a
-.Pq tilde a
-.It \e(~n
-.Pq tilde n
-.It \e(~o
-.Pq tilde o
-.It \e(:A
-.Pq dieresis A
-.It \e(:E
-.Pq dieresis E
-.It \e(:I
-.Pq dieresis I
-.It \e(:O
-.Pq dieresis O
-.It \e(:U
-.Pq dieresis U
-.It \e(:a
-.Pq dieresis a
-.It \e(:e
-.Pq dieresis e
-.It \e(:i
-.Pq dieresis i
-.It \e(:o
-.Pq dieresis o
-.It \e(:u
-.Pq dieresis u
-.It \e(:y
-.Pq dieresis y
-.It \e(^A
-.Pq circumflex A
-.It \e(^E
-.Pq circumflex E
-.It \e(^I
-.Pq circumflex I
-.It \e(^O
-.Pq circumflex O
-.It \e(^U
-.Pq circumflex U
-.It \e(^a
-.Pq circumflex a
-.It \e(^e
-.Pq circumflex e
-.It \e(^i
-.Pq circumflex i
-.It \e(^o
-.Pq circumflex o
-.It \e(^u
-.Pq circumflex u
-.It \e(,C
-.Pq cedilla C
-.It \e(,c
-.Pq cedilla c
-.It \e(/L
-.Pq stroke L
-.It \e(/l
-.Pq stroke l
-.It \e(/O
-.Pq stroke O
-.It \e(/o
-.Pq stroke o
-.It \e(oA
-.Pq ring A
-.It \e(oa
-.Pq 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
-.It \e(Eu
-.Pq Euro character glyph
-.It \e(eu
-.Pq Euro symbol
+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
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-.It \e(*x
-.Pq chi
-.It \e(*y
-.Pq eta
-.It \e(*z
-.Pq zeta
-.It \e(ts
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-.\" PARAGRAPH
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-.El 
-.\" SECTION
-.Sh PREDEFINED STRINGS
-These are not recommended for use, as they differ across
-implementations:
+Currency:
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+.It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
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+.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
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-.It \e*(Ne
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-.It \e*(Pi
-.Pq pi
-.It \e*(Na
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+.It \e(sd    Ta \(sd        Ta second
+.It \e(mc    Ta \(mc        Ta micro
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-.\" PARAGRAPH
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-Special symbols:
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-.It \e*(Ba
-.Pq vertical bar
-.It \e*(Am
-.Pq ampersand
+Greek letters:
+.Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
+.It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
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+.It \e(*B    Ta \(*B        Ta Beta
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+.It \e(*D    Ta \(*D        Ta Delta
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+.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
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+.It \e(*P    Ta \(*P        Ta Pi
+.It \e(*R    Ta \(*R        Ta Rho
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+.It \e(*T    Ta \(*T        Ta Tau
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+.It \e(*F    Ta \(*F        Ta Phi
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+.It \e(*Q    Ta \(*Q        Ta Psi
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+.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
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+.It \e(*m    Ta \(*m        Ta mu
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+.It \e(*c    Ta \(*c        Ta xi
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+.It \e(*r    Ta \(*r        Ta rho
+.It \e(*s    Ta \(*s        Ta sigma
+.It \e(*t    Ta \(*t        Ta tau
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+.It \e(*x    Ta \(*x        Ta chi
+.It \e(*q    Ta \(*q        Ta psi
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+.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
-.\" PARAGRAPH
+.Sh PREDEFINED STRINGS
+These are not recommended for use, as they differ across
+implementations:
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-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
+.Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
+.It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
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+.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
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+.It \e*(>=   Ta \*(>=       Ta greater-than-equal
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-.\" SECTION
 .Sh COMPATIBILITY
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-.Xr groff 1 :
+.Xr groff 1 .
 .Pp
-.Bl -tag -width Ds -offset indent -compact
-.It \e(ss
-Renders differently in
+The following render differently in
 .Fl T Ns Ar ascii
-mode.
-.El
-.\" SECTION
+output mode:
+.Bd -ragged -offset indent
+\e(ss, \e(nm, \e(nb, \e(nc, \e(ib, \e(ip, \e(pp, \e[sum], \e[product],
+\e[coproduct], \e(gr, \e(-h, \e(a.
+.Ed
+.Pp
+The following render differently in
+.Fl T Ns Ar html
+output mode:
+.Bd -ragged -offset indent
+\e(~=, \e(nb, \e(nc
+.Ed
+.Pp
+Finally, the following have been omitted by being poorly documented or
+having no known representation:
+.Bd -ragged -offset indent
+\e[radicalex], \e[sqrtex], \e(ru
+.Ed
 .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 Aq 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.