Entering extended characters

Sometimes you want to use a character that does not appear on your keyboard in the description and other text attributes of a variable or text box, and other object. You can use almost any kind character---bullet points, currencies, accents, arrows, math, Greek letters, checkmarks, and much more.

How to type an extended character

When entering an attribute value or cell value into Analytica, you can type the extended character by typing a backslash ( \), the character name, then the TAB key. Here are some examples (where [TAB] means press the TAB key):

You type	You see
\euro[TAB]	€
\Omega[TAB]	Ω
\omega[TAB]	ω
\rarr[TAB]	→

Some character names are sensitive to the upper/lower case of the first character (such as omega vs. Omega), but most are not. As you start typing a character name in an expression attribute, Expression Assist pops up with possible character name completions to help you.

If you know the hexadecimal code for the unicode character, you can enter it by typing backslash, plus, the hex code and [TAB]. For example,

You type	You see
\+2bb9[TAB]	⮹
\+27d6[TAB]	⟖

Character names

Here's a list of all the extended characters that you can type using their names:

You type	You see
\![TAB] \exclamdown[TAB]	¡
\sterling[TAB]	£
\yen[TAB]	¥
\brokenbar[TAB]	¦
\S[TAB]	§
\copyright[TAB] \circledC[TAB]	©
\ordfemiminine[TAB]	ª
\<<[TAB]	«
\neg[TAB]	¬
\registered[TAB] \circled[TAB]	®
\highminus[TAB]	¯
\deg[TAB]	°
\pm[TAB] \plusMinus[TAB]	±
\^2[TAB]	²
\^3[TAB]	³
\micro[TAB]	µ
\P[TAB]	¶
\middleDot[TAB]	·
\^1[TAB]	¹
\ordmasculine[TAB]	º
\>>[TAB]	»
\1/4[TAB]	¼
\1/2[TAB]	½
\3/4[TAB]	¾
\?[TAB] \questiondown[TAB]	¿
\A`[TAB]	À
\A'[TAB]	Á
\A^[TAB]	Â
\A~[TAB]	Ã
\A:[TAB]	Ä
\Ao[TAB]	Å
\AE[TAB]	Æ
\C~[TAB]	Ç
\E`[TAB]	È
\E'[TAB]	É
\E^[TAB]	Ê
\E:[TAB]	Ë
\I`[TAB]	Ì
\I'[TAB]	Í
\I^[TAB]	Î
\I:[TAB]	Ï
\DH[TAB]	Ð
\N~[TAB]	Ñ
\O`[TAB]	Ò
\O'[TAB]	Ó
\O^[TAB]	Ô
\O~[TAB]	Õ
\O:[TAB]	Ö
\x[TAB]	×
\O[TAB] \empty[TAB]	Ø
\U`[TAB]	Ù
\U'[TAB]	Ú
\U^[TAB]	Û
\U:[TAB]	Ü
\Y'[TAB]	Ý
\TH[TAB]	Þ
\ss[TAB]	ß
\a`[TAB]	à
\a'[TAB]	á
\a^[TAB]	â
\a~[TAB]	ã
\a:[TAB]	ä
\ao[TAB]	å
\ae[TAB]	æ
\c~[TAB]	ç
\e`[TAB]	è
\e'[TAB]	é
\e^[TAB]	ê
\e:[TAB]	ë
\i`[TAB]	ì
\i'[TAB]	í
\i^[TAB]	î
\i:[TAB]	ï
\eth[TAB]	ð
\n~[TAB]	ñ
\o`[TAB]	ò
\o'[TAB]	ó
\o^[TAB]	ô
\o~[TAB]	õ
\o:[TAB]	ö
\div[TAB]	÷
\o[TAB]	ø
\u`[TAB]	ù
\u'[TAB]	ú
\u^[TAB]	û
\u:[TAB]	ü
\y'[TAB]	ý
\th[TAB]	þ
\y:[TAB]	ÿ
\A^-[TAB]	Ā
\a^-[TAB]	ā
\C'[TAB]	Ć
\c'[TAB]	ć
\C^[TAB]	Ĉ
\c^[TAB]	ĉ
\C.[TAB]	Ċ
\c.[TAB]	ċ
\D-[TAB]	Đ
\d-[TAB]	đ
\E^-[TAB]	Ē
\e^-[TAB]	ē
\Hbar[TAB]	Ħ
\hbar[TAB]	ħ
\I^~[TAB]	Ĩ
\imath[TAB]	ı
\IJ[TAB]	IJ
\ij[TAB]	ij
\L[TAB]	Ł
\l[TAB]	ł
\ng[TAB]	ŋ
\OE[TAB]	Œ
\oe[TAB]	œ
\hvlig[TAB]	ƕ
\nrleg[TAB]	ƞ
\Zbar[TAB]	Ƶ
\zbar[TAB]	ƶ
\doublepipe[TAB]	ǂ
\schwa[TAB]	ə
\pgamma[TAB]	ɣ
\pbgam[TAB]	ɤ
\clomeg[TAB]	ɷ
\esh[TAB]	ʃ
\trnt[TAB]	ʇ
\rtlt[TAB]	ʈ
\invv[TAB]	ʌ
\invw[TAB]	ʍ
\trny[TAB]	ʎ
\acute[TAB]	́
\hat[TAB]	̂
\tilde[TAB]	̃
\bar[TAB]	̄
\overbar[TAB]	̅
\breve[TAB]	̆
\dot[TAB]	̇
\ddot[TAB]	̈
\ovhook[TAB]	̉
\ocirc[TAB]	̊
\[TAB]	̋
\Alpha[TAB]	Α
\Beta[TAB]	Β
\Gamma[TAB]	Γ
\Delta[TAB]	Δ
\Epsilon[TAB]	Ε
\Zeta[TAB]	Ζ
\Eta[TAB]	Η
\Theta[TAB]	Θ
\Iota[TAB]	Ι
\Kappa[TAB]	Κ
\Lambda[TAB]	Λ
\Mu[TAB]	Μ
\Nu[TAB]	Ν
\Xi[TAB]	Ξ
\Omicron[TAB]	Ο
\Pi[TAB]	Π
\ho[TAB]	Ρ
\Sigma[TAB]	Σ
\Tau[TAB]	Τ
\Upsilon[TAB]	Υ
\Phi[TAB]	Φ
\Chi[TAB]	Χ
\Psi[TAB]	Ψ
\Omega[TAB]	Ω
\alpha[TAB]	α
\beta[TAB]	β
\gamma[TAB]	γ
\delta[TAB]	δ
\varepsilon[TAB]	ε
\zeta[TAB]	ζ
\eta[TAB]	η
\theta[TAB]	θ
\iota[TAB]	ι
\kappa[TAB]	κ
\lambda[TAB]	λ
\mu[TAB]	μ
\nu[TAB]	ν
\xi[TAB]	ξ
\omicron[TAB]	ο
\pi[TAB]	π
\rho[TAB]	ρ
\varsigma[TAB]	ς
\sigma[TAB]	σ
\tau[TAB]	τ
\upsilon[TAB]	υ
\varphi[TAB]	φ
\chi[TAB]	χ
\psi[TAB]	ψ
\omega[TAB]	ω
\varbeta[TAB]	ϐ
\vartheta[TAB]	ϑ
\phi[TAB]	ϕ
\omegapi[TAB]	ϖ
\Koppa[TAB]	Ϟ
\koppa[TAB]	ϟ
\varkappa[TAB]	ϰ
\varrho[TAB]	ϱ
\VarTheta[TAB]	ϴ
\epsilon[TAB]	ϵ
\backepsilon[TAB]	϶
\^A[TAB]	ᴬ
\^AE[TAB]	ᴭ
\^B[TAB]	ᴮ
\^D[TAB]	ᴰ
\^E[TAB]	ᴱ
\^G[TAB]	ᴳ
\^H[TAB]	ᴴ
\^I[TAB]	ᴵ
\^J[TAB]	ᴶ
\^K[TAB]	ᴷ
\^L[TAB]	ᴸ
\^M[TAB]	ᴹ
\^N[TAB]	ᴺ
\^O[TAB]	ᴼ
\^P[TAB]	ᴾ
\^[TAB]	ᴿ
\^T[TAB]	ᵀ
\^U[TAB]	ᵁ
\^W[TAB]	ᵂ
\^a[TAB]	ᵃ
\^alpha[TAB]	ᵅ
\^b[TAB]	ᵇ
\^d[TAB]	ᵈ
\^e[TAB]	ᵉ
\^epsilon[TAB]	ᵋ
\^g[TAB]	ᵍ
\^k[TAB]	ᵏ
\^m[TAB]	ᵐ
\^o[TAB]	ᵒ
\^p[TAB]	ᵖ
\^t[TAB]	ᵗ
\^u[TAB]	ᵘ
\^v[TAB]	ᵛ
\^beta[TAB]	ᵝ
\^gamma[TAB]	ᵞ
\^delta[TAB]	ᵟ
\^phi[TAB]	ᵠ
\^chi[TAB]	ᵡ
\_i[TAB]	ᵢ
\_r[TAB]	ᵣ
\_u[TAB]	ᵤ
\_v[TAB]	ᵥ
\_beta[TAB]	ᵦ
\_gamma[TAB]	ᵧ
\_rho[TAB]	ᵨ
\_phi[TAB]	ᵩ
\_chi[TAB]	ᵪ
\enspace[TAB]
\emspace[TAB]
\thickspace[TAB]
\thinspace[TAB]
\hspace[TAB]
\endash[TAB]	–
\emdash[TAB]	—
\dvertbar[TAB]	‖
\_dhoriz[TAB]	‗
\leftdquote[TAB]	“
\rightdquote[TAB]	”
\dagger[TAB]	†
\ddagger[TAB]	‡
\bullet[TAB]	•
\ellipsis[TAB] \dots[TAB] \...[TAB]	…
\perthousand[TAB]	‰
\pertenthousand[TAB]	‱
\prime[TAB]	′
\pprime[TAB]	″
\ppprime[TAB]	‴
\backprime[TAB]	‵
\backpprime[TAB]	‶
\backppprime[TAB]	‷
\!![TAB]	‼
\!?[TAB]	‽
\pppprime[TAB]	⁗
\vertellipsis[TAB] \tricolon[TAB]	⁝
\nolinebreak[TAB]	⁠
\^0[TAB]	⁰
\^i[TAB]	ⁱ
\^4[TAB]	⁴
\^5[TAB]	⁵
\^6[TAB]	⁶
\^7[TAB]	⁷
\^8[TAB]	⁸
\^9[TAB]	⁹
\^+[TAB]	⁺
\^-[TAB]	⁻
\^=[TAB]	⁼
\^([TAB]	⁽
\^)[TAB]	⁾
\^n[TAB]	ⁿ
\_0[TAB]	₀
\_1[TAB]	₁
\_2[TAB]	₂
\_3[TAB]	₃
\_4[TAB]	₄
\_5[TAB]	₅
\_6[TAB]	₆
\_7[TAB]	₇
\_8[TAB]	₈
\_9[TAB]	₉
\_+[TAB]	₊
\_-[TAB]	₋
\_=[TAB]	₌
\_([TAB]	₍
\_)[TAB]	₎
\_a[TAB]	ₐ
\_e[TAB]	ₑ
\_o[TAB]	ₒ
\_x[TAB]	ₓ
\_schwa[TAB]	ₔ
\_h[TAB]	ₕ
\_k[TAB]	ₖ
\_l[TAB]	ₗ
\_m[TAB]	ₘ
\_n[TAB]	ₙ
\_p[TAB]	ₚ
\_s[TAB]	ₛ
\_t[TAB]	ₜ
\peseta[TAB]	₧
\sheqel[TAB]	₪
\euro[TAB]	€
\drachma[TAB]	₯
\peso[TAB]	₱
\guarani[TAB]	₲
\austral[TAB]	₳
\cedi[TAB]	₵
\tenge[TAB]	₸
\rupee[TAB]	₹
\mark[TAB]	₻
\manat[TAB]	₼
\ruouble[TAB]	₽
\lari[TAB]	₾
\baht[TAB]	₿
\asteraccent[TAB]	⃰
\bbC[TAB]	ℂ
\eulerE[TAB]	ℇ
\scrg[TAB]	ℊ
\scrH[TAB]	ℋ
\frakH[TAB]	ℌ
\bbH[TAB]	ℍ
\ith[TAB] \planck[TAB]	ℎ
\plank2pi[TAB]	ℏ
\srcll[TAB]	ℐ
\frank[TAB]	ℑ
\scrL[TAB]	ℒ
\ell[TAB]	ℓ
\bbN[TAB]	ℕ
\numero[TAB]	№
\bbP[TAB]	ℙ
\bbQ[TAB]	ℚ
\scr[TAB]	ℛ
\e[TAB] \frak[TAB]	ℜ
\bb[TAB]	ℝ
\prescription[TAB]	℞
\TEL[TAB]	℡
\TM[TAB]	™
\bbZ[TAB]	ℤ
\ohm[TAB]	Ω
\mho[TAB]	℧
\frakZ[TAB]	ℨ
\Angstrom[TAB]	Å
\srcB[TAB]	ℬ
\frakC[TAB]	ℭ
\scrE[TAB]	ℰ
\scrF[TAB]	ℱ
\Finv[TAB]	Ⅎ
\scrM[TAB]	ℳ
\aleph[TAB]	ℵ
\beth[TAB]	ℶ
\gimel[TAB]	ℷ
\dalet[TAB]	ℸ
\info[TAB]	ℹ
\bbpi[TAB]	ℼ
\bbgamma[TAB]	ℽ
\BbGamma[TAB]	ℾ
\BbPi[TAB]	ℿ
\bbsum[TAB]	⅀
\1/7[TAB]	⅐
\1/9[TAB]	⅑
\1/10[TAB]	⅒
\1/3[TAB]	⅓
\2/3[TAB]	⅔
\1/5[TAB]	⅕
\2/5[TAB]	⅖
\3/5[TAB]	⅗
\4/5[TAB]	⅘
\1/6[TAB]	⅙
\5/6[TAB]	⅚
\1/8[TAB]	⅛
\3/8[TAB]	⅜
\5/8[TAB]	⅝
\7/8[TAB]	⅞
\1/[TAB]	⅟
\larr[TAB] \leftarrow[TAB]	←
\uarr[TAB] \uparrow[TAB]	↑
\rarr[TAB] \rightarrow[TAB]	→
\darr[TAB] \downarrow[TAB]	↓
\left[TAB] \ight[TAB] \lrarr[TAB]	↔
\updown[TAB] \udarr[TAB]	↕
\upleft[TAB]	↖
\upright[TAB]	↗
\downright[TAB]	↘
\downleft[TAB]	↙
\larrNot[TAB]	↚
\rarrNot[TAB]	↛
\larrWavy[TAB]	↜
\rarrWavy[TAB]	↝
\larr2headed[TAB]	↞
\uarr2headed[TAB]	↟
\rarr2headed[TAB]	↠
\darr2headed[TAB]	↡
\larrTail[TAB]	↢
\rarrTail[TAB]	↣
\mapsfrom[TAB]	↤
\mapsup[TAB]	↥
\mapsto[TAB]	↦
\mapsdown[TAB]	↧
\updownbar[TAB]	↨
\larrHook[TAB]	↩
\rarrHook[TAB]	↪
\larrLoop[TAB]	↫
\rarrLoop[TAB]	↬
\lrArrowSquiggly[TAB]	↭
\left[TAB] \ightNot[TAB]	↮
\darrZigZag[TAB]	↯
\larrCurve[TAB]	↶
\rarrCurve[TAB]	↷
\larrCircle[TAB]	↺
\rarrCircle[TAB]	↻
\leftHarpoonUp[TAB]	↼
\leftHarpoonDown[TAB]	↽
\upHarpoon[TAB] \ight[TAB]	↾
\upHarpoonLeft[TAB]	↿
\rightHarpoonUp[TAB]	⇀
\rightHarpoonDown[TAB]	⇁
\downHarpoon[TAB] \ight[TAB]	⇂
\downHarpoonLeft[TAB]	⇃
\rightLeftArrows[TAB]	⇄
\upDownArrows[TAB]	⇅
\left[TAB] \ightArrows[TAB]	⇆
\leftLeftArrows[TAB]	⇇
\upUpArrows[TAB]	⇈
\right[TAB] \ightArrows[TAB]	⇉
\downDownArrows[TAB]	⇊
\left[TAB] \ightHarpoons[TAB]	⇋
\ightLeftHarpoons[TAB]	⇌
\LarrNot[TAB]	⇍
\Left[TAB] \ightNot[TAB]	⇎
\arrNot[TAB]	⇏
\Larr[TAB] \LeftArrow[TAB]	⇐
\Uarr[TAB] \UpArrow[TAB]	⇑
\arr[TAB] \ightArrow[TAB]	⇒
\Darr[TAB] \DownArrow[TAB]	⇓
\Left[TAB] \ightArrow[TAB]	⇔
\UpDownArrow[TAB]	⇕
\NWarr[TAB]	⇖
\NEarr[TAB]	⇗
\SEarr[TAB]	⇘
\SWarr[TAB]	⇙
\LarrTriple[TAB]	⇚
\arrTriple[TAB]	⇛
\LarrHollow[TAB]	⇦
\UarrHollow[TAB]	⇧
\arrHollow[TAB]	⇨
\DarrHollow[TAB]	⇩
\ightThreeArrows[TAB]	⇶
\larrTriangle[TAB]	⇽
\rarrTriangle[TAB]	⇾
\lrArrTriangle[TAB]	⇿
\forall[TAB]	∀
\complement[TAB]	∁
\partial[TAB]	∂
\exists[TAB]	∃
\nexists[TAB]	∄
\emptyset[TAB]	∅
\increment[TAB]	∆
\nabla[TAB] \grad[TAB]	∇
\in[TAB]	∈
\notin[TAB]	∉
\smallin[TAB]	∊
\ni[TAB]	∋
\nni[TAB]	∌
\smallni[TAB]	∍
\qed[TAB]	∎
\prod[TAB]	∏
\coprod[TAB]	∐
\sum[TAB]	∑
\minus[TAB]	−
\minusPlus[TAB]	∓
\dotPlus[TAB]	∔
\setMinus[TAB]	∖
\ast[TAB]	∗
\circ[TAB]	∘
\smallBullet[TAB]	∙
\sqrt[TAB] \surd[TAB]	√
\cuberoot[TAB]	∛
\fourthroot[TAB]	∜
\proportional[TAB]	∝
\infinity[TAB]	∞
\rightAngle[TAB]	∟
\angle[TAB]	∠
\measuredAngle[TAB]	∡
\sphericalAngle[TAB]	∢
\goesInto[TAB]	∣
\nGoesInto[TAB]	∤
\parallel[TAB]	∥
\nparallel[TAB]	∦
\wedge[TAB]	∧
\vee[TAB]	∨
\cap[TAB] \intersect[TAB]	∩
\cup[TAB] \union[TAB]	∪
\int[TAB]	∫
\iint[TAB]	∬
\iiint[TAB]	∭
\oint[TAB]	∮
\oiint[TAB]	∯
\oiiint[TAB]	∰
\therefore[TAB]	∴
\because[TAB]	∵
\proportion[TAB]	∶
\dotminus[TAB]	∷
\sim[TAB]	∼
\backsim[TAB]	∽
\sinewave[TAB]	∿
\nsim[TAB]	≁
\eqsim[TAB]	≂
\simeq[TAB]	≃
\nsime[TAB]	≄
\cong[TAB]	≅
\approxNotEq[TAB]	≆
\ncong[TAB]	≇
\approx[TAB]	≈
\napprox[TAB]	≉
\approxEq[TAB]	≊
\dotEq[TAB]	≐
\dotEqDot[TAB]	≑
\colonEq[TAB]	≒
\eqColon[TAB]	≓
\circEq[TAB]	≗
\neq[TAB] \!=[TAB]	≠
\equiv[TAB]	≡
\nequiv[TAB]	≢
\equiv4[TAB]	≣
\le[TAB] \leq[TAB] \lte[TAB] \!<[TAB]	≤
\ge[TAB] \geq[TAB] \gte[TAB] \!>[TAB]	≥
\leqq[TAB]	≦
\geqq[TAB]	≧
\lneqq[TAB]	≨
\gneqq[TAB]	≩
\muchLessThan[TAB]	≪
\muchGreaterThan[TAB]	≫
\prec[TAB]	≺
\succ[TAB]	≻
\precEq[TAB]	≼
\succEq[TAB]	≽
\nprec[TAB]	⊀
\nsucc[TAB]	⊁
\subset[TAB]	⊂
\supset[TAB]	⊃
\nsubset[TAB]	⊄
\nsupset[TAB]	⊅
\subseteq[TAB]	⊆
\supseteq[TAB]	⊇
\nsubseteq[TAB]	⊈
\nsupseteq[TAB]	⊉
\subsetneq[TAB]	⊊
\supsetneq[TAB]	⊋
\oplus[TAB]	⊕
\ominus[TAB]	⊖
\otimes[TAB]	⊗
\oslash[TAB]	⊘
\odot[TAB]	⊙
\circledcirc[TAB]	⊚
\rtack[TAB]	⊢
\ltack[TAB]	⊣
\dtack[TAB]	⊤
\utack[TAB]	⊥
\models[TAB]	⊧
\doesNotProve[TAB]	⊬
\notTrue[TAB]	⊭
\bigwedge[TAB]	⋀
\bigvee[TAB]	⋁
\bigcap[TAB] \bigIntersect[TAB]	⋂
\bigcup[TAB] \bigUnion[TAB]	⋃
\diamond[TAB]	⋄
\cdot[TAB]	⋅
\star[TAB]	⋆
\divideontimes[TAB]	⋇
\bowtie[TAB]	⋈
\vdots[TAB]	⋮
\cdots[TAB]	⋯
\up[TAB] \ightEllipsis[TAB]	⋰
\diameter[TAB]	⌀
\lceil[TAB]	⌈
\rceil[TAB]	⌉
\lfloor[TAB]	⌊
\rfloor[TAB]	⌋
\checkmarkBoxedInv[TAB]	☑
\cancelXboxedSmall[TAB]	☒
\frownFace[TAB]	☹
\happyFace[TAB]	☺
\spadeSuit[TAB]	♠
\clubSuit[TAB]	♣
\heartSuit[TAB]	♥
\diamondSuit[TAB]	♦
\anchor[TAB]	⚓
\circleHollow[TAB]	⚪
\circleFilled[TAB]	⚫
\checkmarkBoxed[TAB]	✅
\hand[TAB]	✋
\checkmark[TAB]	✓
\checkmarkHeavy[TAB]	✔
\cancelX[TAB]	✕
\cancelXheavy[TAB]	✖
\cancelXitalic[TAB]	✗
\cancelXitalicHeavy[TAB]	✘
\bigTimes[TAB]	❌
\cancelXboxed[TAB]	❎
\_j[TAB]	ⱼ
\^v[TAB]	ⱽ

Note: Your browser may add color to some characters in the above table. The character color in Analytica is based on the font color.

The character names are read from the initialization file "characterNames.ini", located in the Analytica installation folder.

History

Introduced in Analytica 6.3

See Also

• TextCharacterEncode: The 'characterName' and '-characterName' options map from character to name and vise versa.
• Chr and Asc