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 .Nd mandoc special characters  .Nd mandoc special characters
 .\" SECTION  .\" SECTION
 .Sh DESCRIPTION  .Sh DESCRIPTION
 This documents the special characters accepted by  This documents the special characters and predefined strings accepted by
 .Xr mandoc 1  .Xr mandoc 1
 to format  to format
 .Xr mdoc 7  .Xr mdoc 7
Line 34  documents.  Specific output devices of
Line 34  documents.  Specific output devices of
 dictated by the  dictated by the
 .Fl T Ns Ar output  .Fl T Ns Ar output
 argument, will properly render these sequences.  argument, will properly render these sequences.
   .\" PARAGRAPH
 .Pp  .Pp
 Both  Both
 .Xr mdoc 7  .Xr mdoc 7
 and  and
 .Xr man 7  .Xr man 7
 encode these special characters with  encode special characters with
 .Sq \eX  .Sq \eX
 .Pq for a one-character escape ,  .Pq for a one-character escape ,
 .Sq \e(XX  .Sq \e(XX
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Line 51  and
 One may generalise  One may generalise
 .Sq \e(XX  .Sq \e(XX
 as  as
 .Sq \e[XX] .  .Sq \e[XX]
   and
   .Sq \eX
   as
   .Sq \e[X] .
   Predefined strings are functionally similar to special characters, using
   .Sq \e*X
   .Pq for a one-character escape ,
   .Sq \e*(XX
   .Pq two-character ,
   and
   .Sq \e*[N]
   .Pq N-character .
   One may generalise
   .Sq \e*(XX
   as
   .Sq \e*[XX]
   and
   .Sq \e*X
   as
   .Sq \e*[X] .
   .\" SECTION
   .Sh Special Characters
   These are the preferred input symbols for producing special characters.
 .\" PARAGRAPH  .\" PARAGRAPH
 .Pp  .Pp
 Typographic:  Typographic:
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 .Pq right bracket  .Pq right bracket
 .It \e(lB  .It \e(lB
 .Pq left bracket  .Pq left bracket
 .It \eq  
 .Pq double-quote  
 .It \e(lq  .It \e(lq
 .Pq left double-quote  .Pq left double-quote
 .It \e(rq  .It \e(rq
Line 230  Mathematical:
Line 252  Mathematical:
 .It \e(if  .It \e(if
 .Pq infinity  .Pq infinity
 .It \e(na  .It \e(na
 .Pq NaN , an extension  .Pq NaN, an extension
 .It \e(+-  .It \e(+-
 .Pq plus-minus  .Pq plus-minus
 .It \e(**  .It \e(**
Line 458  Special symbols:
Line 480  Special symbols:
 .It \ee  .It \ee
 .Pq escape  .Pq escape
 .El  .El
   .\" SECTION
   .Sh PREDEFINED STRINGS
   These are not recommended for use, as they differ across
   implementations:
   .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
   .El
   .\" PARAGRAPH
   .Pp
   Special symbols:
   .Bl -tag -width Ds -offset indent -compact
   .It \e*(Ba
   .Pq vertical bar
   .It \e*(Am
   .Pq ampersand
   .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
   .El
 .\" SECTION  .\" SECTION
 .Sh COMPATIBILITY  .Sh COMPATIBILITY
 This section documents compatibility of  This section documents compatibility of

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